OFFSET
0,1
REFERENCES
Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, vol. 94, Cambridge University Press, 2003, Section 1.7.2, p. 55.
LINKS
Sheldon Yang, Some properties of Catalan's constant G, Internat. J. Math. Ed. Sci. Tech. 23 (4) (1992) 549-556, L*(0).
FORMULA
Equals Sum_{n>=1} ((2n-1)!!/(2n)!!)^2 / (2*n).
Equals Sum_{k>=1} binomial(2*k,k)^2/(k*2^(4*k+1)) (see Finch). - Stefano Spezia, Nov 13 2024
EXAMPLE
0.22005074499...
MAPLE
2*log(2)-4*Catalan/Pi ; evalf(%) ;
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[2*Log[2] - 4*Catalan/Pi, 10, 120][[1]] (* Amiram Eldar, Jun 10 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) 2*log(2) - 4*Catalan/Pi \\ Amiram Eldar, Jun 10 2024
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
R. J. Mathar, Jun 07 2024
STATUS
approved