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A055505 Numerators in expansion of (1-x)^(-1/x)/e. 2
1, 1, 11, 7, 2447, 959, 238043, 67223, 559440199, 123377159, 29128857391, 5267725147, 9447595434410813, 1447646915836493, 225037938358318573, 29911565062525361, 3651003047854884043877, 38950782815463986767 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,3

COMMENTS

Comments from Miklos Kristof (kristmikl(AT)freemail.hu), Nov 04 2007: (Start) This is also the sequence of numerators associated with expansion of (1+x)^(1/x).

(1 + x)^(1/x)=exp(1)*(1 - 1/2*x + 11/24*x^2 - 7/16*x^3 + 2447/5760*x^4 - 959/2304*x^5 + 238043/580608*x^6 - ...).

(1+x)^(1/x)=exp(log(1+x)/x)=exp(1)*exp(-x/2)*exp(x^2/3)*exp(x^3/4)*...

Let a(n) be this sequence, let b(n) be A055535. Then (1+x)^(1/x)=exp(1)*a(n)/b(n) x^n.

a(n)/b(n) = sum(s(i,i-n)/(i !), i=n,...,infinity),... where s(n,m) is a Stirling number of the first kind.

exp(1)=1+sum(s(i,i)/i !, i=1,... infinity), for the n=1 case.

a(1)/b(1)=1/1 because 1+1/1!+1/2!+1/3!+1/4!+...=exp(1)

a(2)/b(2)=1/2 because 1/2!+3/3!+6/4!+10/5!+...=1/2*exp(1)

a(3)/b(3)=11/24 because 2/3!+11/4!+35/5!+85/6!+...=11/24*exp(1)

a(4)/b(4)=7/16 because 6/4!+50/5!+225/6!+735/7!+...=7/16*exp(1) (End)

REFERENCES

Markus Brede, On the convergence of the sequence defining Euler's number, Math. Intelligencer, 27, no. 3 (2005), 6-7.

L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 293, Problem 11.

S. R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge, 2003, Section 1.3.1.

FORMULA

See Maple line for formula.

EXAMPLE

1+1/2*x+11/24*x^2+7/16*x^3+2447/5760*x^4+...

1, -1/2, 11/24, -7/16, 2447/5760, -959/2304, 238043/580608, -67223/165888, ...

MAPLE

T:=proc(u) local k, l; add( stirling1(u+k, k)*((u+k)!)^(-1)* add( (-1)^l/l!, l=0..u-k), k=0..u); end;

CROSSREFS

Cf. A055535, A094638, A130534, A055535.

Sequence in context: A060954 A038321 A002749 * A159526 A090841 A085757

Adjacent sequences:  A055502 A055503 A055504 * A055506 A055507 A055508

KEYWORD

nonn,frac

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Jul 11 2000

EXTENSIONS

Edited by N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Jul 01 2008 at the suggestion of R. J. Mathar

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