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

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posted on 2025-05-08, 13:27 authored by Jonathan Sondow, W. Zudilin
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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Journal title

The Ramanujan Journal

Volume

12

Issue

2

Pagination

225-244

Publisher

Springer

Language

  • en, English

College/Research Centre

Faculty of Science and Information Technology

School

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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