Discuss the convergence of the series $sum_{n=2}^infty(ln{n})^{-ln(ln{n})}$
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Discuss the convergence or divergence of the series where the general term $x_n$ is given by
$$x_n=(ln{n})^{-ln(ln{n})},,,nge 2.$$
calculus real-analysis sequences-and-series limits convergence
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Discuss the convergence or divergence of the series where the general term $x_n$ is given by
$$x_n=(ln{n})^{-ln(ln{n})},,,nge 2.$$
calculus real-analysis sequences-and-series limits convergence
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Cauchy's Condensation Test gives you a clearly divergent series (its general term doesn't even converge to zero...)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:20
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I have not learnt Cauchy Condensation Test. Can you tell me how it works? Thanks
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– anonymous
Mar 16 '14 at 13:26
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Google it, @anonymous....:)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:27
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@DonAntonio: Are you saying $x_n not to 0$ as $n to infty$?
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– Henry
Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
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@Henry No, he's saying $2^kcdot x_{2^k} notto 0$. (Or maybe replace the $2$ with a different base, the condensation test isn't tied to $2$.)
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– Daniel Fischer♦
Mar 16 '14 at 13:32
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Discuss the convergence or divergence of the series where the general term $x_n$ is given by
$$x_n=(ln{n})^{-ln(ln{n})},,,nge 2.$$
calculus real-analysis sequences-and-series limits convergence
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Discuss the convergence or divergence of the series where the general term $x_n$ is given by
$$x_n=(ln{n})^{-ln(ln{n})},,,nge 2.$$
calculus real-analysis sequences-and-series limits convergence
calculus real-analysis sequences-and-series limits convergence
edited Aug 23 '14 at 14:55
Yiorgos S. Smyrlis
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asked Mar 16 '14 at 13:15
anonymousanonymous
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Cauchy's Condensation Test gives you a clearly divergent series (its general term doesn't even converge to zero...)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:20
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I have not learnt Cauchy Condensation Test. Can you tell me how it works? Thanks
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– anonymous
Mar 16 '14 at 13:26
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Google it, @anonymous....:)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:27
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@DonAntonio: Are you saying $x_n not to 0$ as $n to infty$?
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– Henry
Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
2
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@Henry No, he's saying $2^kcdot x_{2^k} notto 0$. (Or maybe replace the $2$ with a different base, the condensation test isn't tied to $2$.)
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– Daniel Fischer♦
Mar 16 '14 at 13:32
add a comment |
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Cauchy's Condensation Test gives you a clearly divergent series (its general term doesn't even converge to zero...)
$endgroup$
– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:20
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I have not learnt Cauchy Condensation Test. Can you tell me how it works? Thanks
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– anonymous
Mar 16 '14 at 13:26
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Google it, @anonymous....:)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:27
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@DonAntonio: Are you saying $x_n not to 0$ as $n to infty$?
$endgroup$
– Henry
Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
2
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@Henry No, he's saying $2^kcdot x_{2^k} notto 0$. (Or maybe replace the $2$ with a different base, the condensation test isn't tied to $2$.)
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– Daniel Fischer♦
Mar 16 '14 at 13:32
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Cauchy's Condensation Test gives you a clearly divergent series (its general term doesn't even converge to zero...)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:20
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Cauchy's Condensation Test gives you a clearly divergent series (its general term doesn't even converge to zero...)
$endgroup$
– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:20
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I have not learnt Cauchy Condensation Test. Can you tell me how it works? Thanks
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– anonymous
Mar 16 '14 at 13:26
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I have not learnt Cauchy Condensation Test. Can you tell me how it works? Thanks
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– anonymous
Mar 16 '14 at 13:26
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Google it, @anonymous....:)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:27
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Google it, @anonymous....:)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:27
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@DonAntonio: Are you saying $x_n not to 0$ as $n to infty$?
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– Henry
Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
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@DonAntonio: Are you saying $x_n not to 0$ as $n to infty$?
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– Henry
Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
2
2
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@Henry No, he's saying $2^kcdot x_{2^k} notto 0$. (Or maybe replace the $2$ with a different base, the condensation test isn't tied to $2$.)
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– Daniel Fischer♦
Mar 16 '14 at 13:32
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@Henry No, he's saying $2^kcdot x_{2^k} notto 0$. (Or maybe replace the $2$ with a different base, the condensation test isn't tied to $2$.)
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– Daniel Fischer♦
Mar 16 '14 at 13:32
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We have that
$$
(ln n)^{-ln ln n}=mathrm{e}^{-(ln ln n)^2}>mathrm{e}^{-ln n}=frac{1}{n},
$$
for $n$ sufficiently large since
$$
lim_{ntoinfty}frac{(ln ln n)^2}{ln n}=lim_{Ntoinfty}frac{(ln N)^2}{N}=0.
$$
Hence the series
$$
sum_{n=2}^infty(ln n)^{-ln ln n}
$$
diverges to infinity, by virtue of the comparison test.
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We have that
$$
(ln n)^{-ln ln n}=mathrm{e}^{-(ln ln n)^2}>mathrm{e}^{-ln n}=frac{1}{n},
$$
for $n$ sufficiently large since
$$
lim_{ntoinfty}frac{(ln ln n)^2}{ln n}=lim_{Ntoinfty}frac{(ln N)^2}{N}=0.
$$
Hence the series
$$
sum_{n=2}^infty(ln n)^{-ln ln n}
$$
diverges to infinity, by virtue of the comparison test.
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We have that
$$
(ln n)^{-ln ln n}=mathrm{e}^{-(ln ln n)^2}>mathrm{e}^{-ln n}=frac{1}{n},
$$
for $n$ sufficiently large since
$$
lim_{ntoinfty}frac{(ln ln n)^2}{ln n}=lim_{Ntoinfty}frac{(ln N)^2}{N}=0.
$$
Hence the series
$$
sum_{n=2}^infty(ln n)^{-ln ln n}
$$
diverges to infinity, by virtue of the comparison test.
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We have that
$$
(ln n)^{-ln ln n}=mathrm{e}^{-(ln ln n)^2}>mathrm{e}^{-ln n}=frac{1}{n},
$$
for $n$ sufficiently large since
$$
lim_{ntoinfty}frac{(ln ln n)^2}{ln n}=lim_{Ntoinfty}frac{(ln N)^2}{N}=0.
$$
Hence the series
$$
sum_{n=2}^infty(ln n)^{-ln ln n}
$$
diverges to infinity, by virtue of the comparison test.
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We have that
$$
(ln n)^{-ln ln n}=mathrm{e}^{-(ln ln n)^2}>mathrm{e}^{-ln n}=frac{1}{n},
$$
for $n$ sufficiently large since
$$
lim_{ntoinfty}frac{(ln ln n)^2}{ln n}=lim_{Ntoinfty}frac{(ln N)^2}{N}=0.
$$
Hence the series
$$
sum_{n=2}^infty(ln n)^{-ln ln n}
$$
diverges to infinity, by virtue of the comparison test.
answered Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
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Cauchy's Condensation Test gives you a clearly divergent series (its general term doesn't even converge to zero...)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:20
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I have not learnt Cauchy Condensation Test. Can you tell me how it works? Thanks
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– anonymous
Mar 16 '14 at 13:26
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Google it, @anonymous....:)
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– DonAntonio
Mar 16 '14 at 13:27
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@DonAntonio: Are you saying $x_n not to 0$ as $n to infty$?
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– Henry
Mar 16 '14 at 13:29
2
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@Henry No, he's saying $2^kcdot x_{2^k} notto 0$. (Or maybe replace the $2$ with a different base, the condensation test isn't tied to $2$.)
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– Daniel Fischer♦
Mar 16 '14 at 13:32