OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Steven R. Finch, Errata and Addenda to Mathematical Constants. p. 8.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Dirichlet Beta Function
FORMULA
Equals (Pi/4)*(gamma + log(2*Pi) - 2*log(Gamma(1/4)/Gamma(3/4))), where gamma is Euler's constant and Gamma(x) is the Euler Gamma function.
Equals Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k+1)*log(2*k+1)/(2*k+1). - Jean-François Alcover, Aug 11 2014
EXAMPLE
0.1929013167969124293631897640...
MAPLE
Pi/4*(gamma+log(2*Pi)-2*log(GAMMA(1/4)/GAMMA(3/4))); evalf(%) ; # R. J. Mathar, Jun 10 2024
MATHEMATICA
Prepend@@RealDigits[(Pi*(EulerGamma + 2*Log[2] + 3*Log[Pi] - 4*Log[Gamma[1/4]]))/4, 10, 101]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Eric W. Weisstein, Nov 19 2002
STATUS
approved
