A Simple Computation of zeta (2k)
- Ciaurri, O. 1
- Navas, L.M. 2
- Ruiz, F.J. 3
- Varona, J.L. 1
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Universidad de La Rioja
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Universidad de Salamanca
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Universidad de Zaragoza
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ISSN: 0002-9890
Any de publicació: 2015
Volum: 122
Número: 5
Pàgines: 444-451
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: American Mathematical Monthly
Resum
We present a new simple proof of Euler's formulas for zeta(2k), where k = 1, 2, 3,.... The computation is done using only the defining properties of the Bernoulli polynomials and summing a telescoping series. The same method also yields integral formulas for zeta(2k + 1).