Euler–Mascheroni constant γ

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The Euler–Mascheroni constant γ is a mathematical constant that arises in analysis and number theory, defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm.

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Euler constant 1
Euler–Mascheroni constant 1
Euler–Mascheroni constant γ canonical 1

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instanceOf mathematical constant ⓘ
alternativeName Euler constant ⓘ
Mascheroni constant ⓘ
appearsIn analysis ⓘ
analytic number theory ⓘ
asymptotic analysis of harmonic numbers ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
special functions ⓘ
approximateDecimalExpansion 0.57721566490153286060651209008240243104215933593992… ⓘ
approximateValue 0.57721 ⓘ
0.5772156649 ⓘ
conjecturedProperty believed to be irrational ⓘ
believed to be transcendental ⓘ
definition lim_{n→∞}(1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + … + 1/n − ln n) ⓘ
discoveredBy Leonhard Euler ⓘ
domain analytic number theory ⓘ
real analysis ⓘ
historicalNote further investigated by Lorenzo Mascheroni ⓘ
studied by Euler in the 18th century ⓘ
integralRepresentation γ = ∫_0^1 (1 − H_x) dx where H_x is analytically continued ⓘ
γ = ∫_0^∞ (e^{−x}/x − e^{−x}/(1 − e^{−x})) dx ⓘ
namedAfter Leonhard Euler ⓘ
Lorenzo Mascheroni ⓘ
openProblem It is unknown whether γ is algebraic or transcendental ⓘ
It is unknown whether γ is rational or irrational ⓘ
relation H_n = ln n + γ + 1/(2n) + O(1/n^2) ⓘ
H_n = ln n + γ + o(1) as n→∞ ⓘ
appears in Mertens' theorems ⓘ
appears in estimates for the average order of arithmetic functions ⓘ
appears in the Laurent expansion of ζ(s) at s = 1 ⓘ
appears in the asymptotic expansion of the factorial via Γ function ⓘ
appears in the constant term of many asymptotic expansions involving logarithms ⓘ
ln n! = n ln n − n + (1/2) ln(2πn) + γ/(12n) + O(1/n^3) ⓘ
Γ'(1) = −γ ⓘ
γ = lim_{n→∞}(H_n − ln n) ⓘ
γ = lim_{n→∞}(∑_{k=1}^n 1/k − ln n) ⓘ
γ = −Γ'(1) ⓘ
γ = −ψ(1) ⓘ
γ = ∫_0^1 (1 − 1/ln x) dx is incorrect (divergent integral) ⓘ
γ = ∫_1^∞ (1/⌊x⌋ − 1/x) dx ⓘ
ζ(s) = 1/(s − 1) + γ + O(s − 1) as s→1 ⓘ
ψ(x) = d/dx ln Γ(x) and ψ(1) = −γ ⓘ
∏_{p≤x} (1 − 1/p) ∼ e^{−γ}/ln x as x→∞ ⓘ
∑_{p≤x} 1/p = ln ln x + B_1 + o(1) where B_1 is related to γ ⓘ
seriesRepresentation γ = 1 − ln 2 + ∑_{n=2}^∞ (−1)^n (ζ(n)/n) ⓘ
γ = ∑_{n=1}^∞ (1/n − ln((n+1)/n)) ⓘ
γ = ∑_{n=2}^∞ (−1)^n ζ(n)/n ⓘ
symbol γ ⓘ

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Gamma function → containsConstant → Euler–Mascheroni constant γ ⓘ
Mertens’ third theorem → involves → Euler–Mascheroni constant ⓘ
subject linked to: Mertens’ theorems
linked to: Euler–Mascheroni constant γ
Euler–Mascheroni constant → alternativeName → Euler constant ⓘ
subject linked to: Euler–Mascheroni constant γ
linked to: Euler–Mascheroni constant γ
Euler–Mascheroni constant → alternativeName → Mascheroni constant ⓘ
subject linked to: Euler–Mascheroni constant γ
linked to: Euler–Mascheroni constant γ