For the math heads in the crowd

markem · 02-09-2021, 09:45 AM

I subscribe to a site called Cantor's Paradise, which includes interesting stories about different facets of mathematics.

A famous mathematician, and subject of a book or two, is Srinivasa Ramanujan. His contributions are legion. Well, here is something that I didn't know about him. He proved that

1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + ∞ = -1/12

Yep. The sum of the integers through infinity equals -1/12. Turns out to be an important result, especially for quantum mechanics and string theory.

A short and very accessible article can be found here:
https://medium.com/cantors-paradise/...2-a8cc23dea793

Math is weird.

02-09-2021, 09:45 AM	#1
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,625 Trading: (47)	For the math heads in the crowd I subscribe to a site called Cantor's Paradise, which includes interesting stories about different facets of mathematics. A famous mathematician, and subject of a book or two, is Srinivasa Ramanujan. His contributions are legion. Well, here is something that I didn't know about him. He proved that 1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + ∞ = -1/12 Yep. The sum of the integers through infinity equals -1/12. Turns out to be an important result, especially for quantum mechanics and string theory. A short and very accessible article can be found here: https://medium.com/cantors-paradise/...2-a8cc23dea793 Math is weird. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

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