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#1 2016-11-19 04:11:11

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Triple Summation

How do I approximate the following Triple Sum?


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#2 2016-11-19 10:17:33

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Re: Triple Summation

Hi;

Agnishom: I have a lower bound of 2.34 but nothing more than that.

zetafunc: I am getting about 1.64 for that double sum. Are you sure about 3?


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#3 2016-11-19 10:33:21

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Re: Triple Summation

Never mind.

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#4 2016-11-19 10:41:20

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Re: Triple Summation

I do not know the first line. What did you use there?


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#5 2016-11-19 10:45:55

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Re: Triple Summation

Sorry, I made a mistake. I mistakenly thought that

where
is the beta function, and
is the gamma function. But of course, the denominator is actually
not
.

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#6 2016-11-19 10:46:46

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Re: Triple Summation

Does that change your answer?


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#7 2016-11-19 10:49:29

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Re: Triple Summation

Yes, because there will be an extra factor. You can however say that the double sum is:

then maybe replace the beta function with its integral representation and go from there. For Agnishom's triple sum, my idea is to either use a modified beta function (with 3 arguments rather than 2) and repeat the same procedure, or try to compare with the trinomial theorem.

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#8 2016-11-19 10:58:22

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Re: Triple Summation

We are going to need some analytical approach for the 3 sum because numerically it is very difficult.


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#9 2016-11-19 17:42:38

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Re: Triple Summation

How would an experimental mathematician do it?


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#10 2016-11-19 19:11:40

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Re: Triple Summation

How would an experimental mathematician do it?

He would try to get a very accurate numerical answer is one way. I have already given you a lower bound.

zetafunc: I would guess that your sum


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#11 2016-11-20 05:08:53

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Re: Triple Summation

That upper bound is correct. How do I do better?


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#12 2016-11-20 06:49:38

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Re: Triple Summation

How much accuracy do you require and that is a lower bound.


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#13 2016-11-20 18:21:26

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Re: Triple Summation

Yep, that lower bound is correct.

How about 8 digits?


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#14 2016-11-20 18:42:19

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Re: Triple Summation

Yep, that lower bound is correct.

You have the answer already?


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#15 2016-12-01 16:28:10

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Re: Triple Summation

Yes, I have a closed form answer


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#16 2016-12-01 19:26:11

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Re: Triple Summation

Hmmm, I will try for a digit or two more but that will be difficult.

My closed form involves zeta(3).


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#17 2016-12-02 16:05:14

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Re: Triple Summation

But how did you go about doing it?


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#18 2016-12-02 18:51:49

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Re: Triple Summation

I used M of course and lots of CPU cycles.


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#19 2016-12-03 13:22:53

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Re: Triple Summation

And that gave you zeta(3)?


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#20 2016-12-03 13:49:57

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Re: Triple Summation

No, there was more than that but zeta(3) was part of the conjectured form.


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