Could you show me limx→0(1+∞∑n=1(−1)n(sinnxnx)2)=12.
These day, I want to write a article about the sums of divergent series. In Hardy's book Divergent Series, he show me a method proposed by Riemann with
limx→0(1+∞∑n=1(−1)n(sinnxnx)2), from which we can obtain 1−1+1−1+⋯=12.
I hope someone tell me how to prove (1),Thanks!
Answer
We begin with the function f(x) as represented by the series
f(x)=∞∑n=1(−1)nsin2nxn2x2
Using the identity
sin2nx=1−cos2nx2
in (1) yields
f(x)=12∞∑n=1(−1)n1−cos2nxn2x2=12∞∑n=1(−1)nn2x2−12Re(∞∑n=1(−1)nei2nxn2x2)=−π224x2−12x2Re(Li2(−ei2x))
We expand Li2(−ei2x) in a series around x=0 to find
Li2(−ei2x)=−π212−i2log(2)x+x2+O(x3)
Then, upon substituting (3) into (2) we have
f(x)=−12+O(x)
Finally, we have
\bbox[5px,border:2px solid #C0A000]{\lim_{x\to 0}\left(1+\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n\frac{\sin^2 nx}{n^2x^2} \right)=\frac12}
as was to be shown!
NOTE:
If we inappropriately interchange the limit with the series and use \lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin^2 nx}{n^2x^2}=1, we obtain the absurd conclusion that
1-1+1-1+1\cdots =\frac12
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