OFFSET
2,1
COMMENTS
This constant and the constant of A128892 are connected by the equation Sum_{n>=0} S_n - 2*Pi*Sum{n>=0} V_n = 2, where S_n and V_n are respectively the area and volume of an n-dimensional sphere of unit radius. - Philippe A.J.G. Chevalier, Dec 17 2015
REFERENCES
Jerome Spanier and Keith B. Oldham, "Atlas of Functions", Hemisphere Publishing Corp., 1987, chapter 41, page 400.
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 2..5002
FORMULA
Sum_{n>=0} Pi^(n/2)/Gamma(n/2+1), where the summand is the volume of a ball in n dimensions. - Jean-François Alcover, Apr 14 2015
EXAMPLE
45.9993260893828553662740531827001975528647961835874132957770302131...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[E^Pi*(1 + Erf[Sqrt[Pi]]), 10, 111][[1]] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 22 2007 *)
PROG
(MATLAB) exp(pi)*(1+erf(sqrt(pi))) \\ Altug Alkan, Nov 11 2015
(PARI) exp(Pi)*(2-erfc(sqrt(Pi))) \\ Michel Marcus, Nov 11 2015
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Philippe Deléham, Apr 20 2007
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 22 2007
STATUS
approved