basel problem

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

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The question as to the value of ∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(n²), the sum of the reciprocals of the squares of the positive integers.

"As noted, some of Euler's contemporaries, while accepting his answer to the Basel Problem, wondered about the validity of the argument that got him there."
"Solving the Basel problem was one of the early triumphs of L. Euler (1707–1783)... ."
"And so ends one of Euler's most famous papers. We see that Euler actually solves the Basel problem three times and that he does much more."

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What does basel problem mean?

The question as to the value of ∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(n²), the sum of the reciprocals of the squares of the positive integers.

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