Convergence of the Borwein Series with Sinusoidal Coefficient #
References:
- MathWorld, Harmonic Series
- Borwein, J.; Bailey, D.; Girgensohn, R. Experimentation in Mathematics: Computational Paths to Discovery, A K Peters, 2004, p. 56.
Does the series $$ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\left(\frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{3}\sin n\right)^n}{n} $$ converge?
After computing approximately $10^7$ terms, the partial sums approximate $2.163$.
See https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.11017 for a proof of the convergence, relying on an irrationality measure for pi.
Also see https://github.com/AxiomMath/gdm-formal-conjectures/blob/main/docs/BorweinSineSeries.md for a partial formalization of the conjecture, conditional on such an irrationality measure of pi (cf https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.06345).