In this talk we present two proofs for the famous Basel problem which concerns Euler's formula for ζ(2). These two approaches are based on the papers of Stark (1978-https://www.jstor.org/stable/2320072) and Moreno (2016-https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4169/college.math.j.47.2.134).
The main ingredients of these two proofs of ζ(2)=π26 are the first and the second mean value theorems for integrals which are taught in any introductory analysis course.
If time allows, using similar ideas, we will also give a brief account for Euler's other two formulas such as ζ(4)=π490 and ζ(6)=π6945.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00
Zoom, Meeting ID: 935 1032 7072
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