OFFSET
1,2
REFERENCES
Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge University Press, 2003, Sections 1.10 Madelung's constant, p. 77.
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Madelung Constants.
FORMULA
Equals (1/sqrt(Pi))*Integral_{t=0..oo} ((Sum_{k=-oo..oo} (-1)^k*exp(-k^2*t))^5 - 1)/sqrt(t) dt.
EXAMPLE
-1.9093378156187685595201437984336...
MATHEMATICA
digits = 32; f[n_, x_] := 1/Sqrt[Pi*x]*(EllipticTheta[4, 0, Exp[-x]]^n - 1); M[5] = NIntegrate[f[5, x], {x, 0, Infinity}, WorkingPrecision -> digits + 5]; RealDigits[M[5], 10, digits] // First
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Jean-François Alcover, Nov 06 2015
STATUS
approved
