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A157699 Decimal expansion of 2*log(1/2+1/sqrt(2)). 0
3, 7, 6, 4, 5, 2, 8, 1, 2, 9, 1, 9, 1, 9, 5, 4, 3, 1, 6, 3, 0, 7, 5, 4, 4, 0, 7, 0, 4, 3, 2, 3, 1, 4, 8, 1, 9, 0, 5, 3, 2, 0, 3, 8, 7, 8, 0, 2, 7, 6, 0, 3, 1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1, 1, 9, 8, 3, 1, 9, 9, 6, 7, 1, 2, 4, 5, 0, 4, 6, 6, 2, 7, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 8, 7, 1, 2, 9, 8, 2, 7, 6, 7, 4, 7, 1, 0, 6, 2, 9, 4, 7, 6 (list; constant; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENTS

Equals sum_{n=1..infinity} (-1)^(n+1)*binomial(2n,n)/(n*4^n) . A factor 2 is missing in the Lehmer publication.

LINKS

D. H. Lehmer, Interesting series involving the Central Binomial Coefficient, Am. Math. Monthly 92, no 7 (1985) 449-457.

FORMULA

0.3764528129191954316... = 2*0.1882264064595977158153772035.. = 2*log(1.2071067811865...)

MAPLE

2*log(1/2+1/sqrt(2)) ;

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A016666 A065281 A019952 * A159779 A188734 A021883

Adjacent sequences:  A157696 A157697 A157698 * A157700 A157701 A157702

KEYWORD

cons,easy,nonn

AUTHOR

R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Mar 04 2009

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