OFFSET
0,2
REFERENCES
Ovidiu Furdui, Limits, Series, and Fractional Part Integrals: Problems in Mathematical Analysis, New York: Springer, 2013. See section 2.11, page 101.
LINKS
Ovidiu Furdui, A class of fractional part integrals and zeta function values, Integral Transforms and Special Functions, Vol. 24, No. 6 (2013), pp. 485-490.
FORMULA
Equals 4*log(2*pi) - 4*gamma - 5.
Equals 4*A345208 - 1.
In general, for m >= 2, Integral_{x=0..1} {1/x}^m * {1/(1-x)}^m dx = 2 * (Sum_{j=2..m-1} (-1)^(m+j-1) * (zeta(j)-1)) + (-1)^m - (2*m) * Sum_{k>=0} (zeta(2*k+m) - zeta(2*k+m+1))/(k+m) (note that the first sum vanishes when m = 2).
EXAMPLE
0.04264560603125049181658953091533139472254244534257...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[4*Log[2*Pi] - 4*EulerGamma - 5, 10, 120, -1][[1]]
PROG
(PARI) 4*log(2*Pi) - 4*Euler - 5
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Jul 31 2025
STATUS
approved
