OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
There are floor(k/2) positive zeros of the Hermite polynomial of degree k:
k | zeros | corresponding weights for Hermite-Gauss quadrature
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LINKS
Paolo Xausa, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards, Applied Math. Series 55, Tenth Printing, 1972 [alternative scanned copy]. Eq. 25.4.46 p. 890 and Table 25.10 p. 924.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Hermite-Gauss Quadrature.
FORMULA
This constant divided by sqrt(Pi) is a root of 48*x^2 - 24*x + 1 = 0.
Equals sqrt(Pi)*(3-sqrt(6))/12.
EXAMPLE
0.0813128354472451771430345571898884117633329166383...
MATHEMATICA
First[RealDigits[Sqrt[Pi]*(3 - Sqrt[6])/12, 10, 100, -1]] (* Paolo Xausa, Feb 19 2026 *)
PROG
(PARI) sqrt(Pi)*polrootsreal(Pol([48, -24, 1]))[1]
(PARI) sqrt(Pi)*(3-sqrt(6))/12
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
A.H.M. Smeets, Feb 12 2026
STATUS
approved
