OFFSET
1,2
REFERENCES
Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge University Press, 2003, Section 5.15 Optimal stopping constants, p. 361.
LINKS
Steven R. Finch, Errata and Addenda to Mathematical Constants. p. 45.
Eric Weisstein's MathWorld, Sultan's Dowry Problem.
Wikipedia, Secretary problem.
FORMULA
Ei(-b) - gamma - log(b) = -1, where gamma is Euler's constant and Ei is the exponential integral function.
EXAMPLE
1.3450166170219969844905799199986915015387584206063675416287261...
MATHEMATICA
b /. FindRoot[ExpIntegralEi[-b] - EulerGamma - Log[b] == -1, {b, 2}, WorkingPrecision -> 101] // RealDigits // First
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Jean-François Alcover, Sep 01 2014
STATUS
approved