Euler’s constant, q-logarithms, and formulas of Ramanujan and Gosper

Author： Sondow Jonathan   Zudilin Wadim  

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 1382-4090

Source： The Ramanujan Journal, Vol.12, Iss.2, 2006-10, pp. : 225-244

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Abstract

The aim of the paper is to relate computational and arithmetic questions about Euler’s constant γ with properties of the values of the q-logarithm function, with natural choice of~q. By these means, we generalize a classical formula for γ due to Ramanujan, together with Vacca’s and Gosper’s series for γ, as well as deduce irrationality criteria and tests and new asymptotic formulas for computing Euler’s constant. The main tools are Euler-type integrals and hypergeometric series.

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