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A143819
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Decimal expansion of Sum_{k>=0} 1/(3*k)!.
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12
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1, 1, 6, 8, 0, 5, 8, 3, 1, 3, 3, 7, 5, 9, 1, 8, 5, 2, 5, 5, 1, 6, 2, 5, 6, 9, 2, 9, 6, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 7, 4, 7, 7, 1, 6, 9, 3, 3, 2, 9, 5, 1, 1, 3, 2, 9, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3, 8, 5, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 2, 6, 8, 5, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 6, 4, 7, 3, 2, 0, 5, 5, 7, 1, 7, 9, 0, 8, 7, 2, 4, 8, 0, 5, 8, 5, 5, 1, 9, 1, 8, 9, 6
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1,3
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Previous name was: Decimal expansion of the constant 1 + 1/3! + 1/6! + 1/9! + ... = 1.16805 83133 75918 ... .
Define a sequence R(n) of real numbers by R(n) := Sum_{k>=0} (3*k)^n/(3*k)! for n = 0,1,2,... . This constant is R(0); the decimal expansions of R(2) - R(1) = 1/1! + 1/4! + 1/7! and R(1) = 1/2! + 1/5! + 1/8! + ... may be found in A143820 and A143821. It is easy to verify that the sequence R(n) satisfies the recurrence relation u(n+3) = 3*u(n+2) - 2*u(n+1) + Sum_{i=0..n} binomial(n,i) * 3^(n-i)*u(i). Hence R(n) is an integral linear combination of R(0), R(1) and R(2) and so also an integral linear combination of R(0), R(1) and R(2) - R(1). Some examples are given below.
Bowman and Mc Laughlin (Corollary 10 with m = -1) give a continued fraction expansion for this constant and deduce the constant is irrational. - Peter Bala, Apr 17 2017
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FORMULA
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Equals (exp(1) + exp(w) + exp(w^2))/3, where w = exp(2*Pi*i/3).
Equals 1/3 * (e + 2 * cos(sqrt(3)/2) / sqrt(e)). - Bernard Schott, Mar 01 2020
Sum_{k>=0} (-1)^k / (3*k)! = (exp(-1) + 2*exp(1/2)*cos(sqrt(3)/2))/ 3 = 0.83471946857721... - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 02 2020
Continued fraction: 1 + 1/(6 - 6/(121 - 120/(505 - ... - P(n-1)/((P(n) + 1) - ... )))), where P(n) = (3*n )*(3*n - 1)*(3*n - 2) for n >= 1. Cf. A346441. - Peter Bala, Feb 22 2024
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EXAMPLE
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1.168058313375918525516256929611144747716933295113292516385891232685...
R(n) as a linear combination of R(0), R(1) and R(2) - R(1).
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R(n) | R(0) R(1) R(2)-R(1)
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R(3) | 1 1 3
R(4) | 6 2 7
R(5) | 25 11 16
R(6) | 91 66 46
R(7) | 322 352 203
R(8) | 1232 1730 1178
R(9) | 5672 8233 7242
R(10) | 32202 39987 43786
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MATHEMATICA
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With[{nn=120}, RealDigits[N[Total[Table[1/(3n)!, {n, nn}]]+1, nn], 10, nn][[1]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 20 2013 *)
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approved
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