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Double integrals for Euler’s constant and \(\ln \frac 4\pi\) and an analog of Hadjicostas’s formula. (English) Zbl 1138.11356

From the introduction: Euler’s constant \(\gamma\) is defined as the limit
\[ \gamma= \lim_{N\to\infty} \bigl(1+ \tfrac12+ \tfrac13+\cdots+ \tfrac1N-\ln N\bigr). \tag{1} \]
In this note we prove the formulas
\[ \gamma= \sum_{n=1}^\infty \biggl(\frac1n-\ln \frac{n+1}{n}\biggr)= \iint_{[0,1]^2} \frac{1-x}{(1-xy)(-\ln xy)}\,dx\,dy, \tag{2} \] \[ \ln \frac 4\pi= \sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^{n-1}\biggl(\frac1n-\ln \frac{n+1}{n}\biggr)= \iint_{[0,1]^2} \frac{1-x}{(1+xy)(-\ln xy)}\,dx\,dy. \tag{3} \]
In view of series (2), which is due to Euler, series (3) reveals \(\ln(4/\pi)\) to be an “alternating Euler constant”.

MSC:

11Y60 Evaluation of number-theoretic constants
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