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1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12

10-03-2018, 11:13 AM

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Albert Chan Offline

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RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12

After some investigation, -1/12 may not be wrong ...
It depends on what "Equal" meant: Does 1+2+3... Really Equal -1/12 ?

Above article included a link to Numberphile more convincing second proof.

Here is a good explanation from Professor Frenkel:

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1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Albert Chan - 10-01-2018, 08:26 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Thomas Klemm - 10-01-2018, 09:09 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - SlideRule - 10-01-2018, 09:25 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Albert Chan - 10-01-2018, 11:34 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - SlideRule - 10-01-2018, 11:56 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Maximilian Hohmann - 10-02-2018, 05:52 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - pier4r - 10-03-2018, 03:42 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Maximilian Hohmann - 10-03-2018, 04:15 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - pier4r - 10-03-2018, 05:13 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Thomas Okken - 10-03-2018, 06:22 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Maximilian Hohmann - 10-03-2018, 06:42 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Albert Chan - 10-03-2018 11:13 AM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - mfleming - 10-04-2018, 01:38 AM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - SlideRule - 10-04-2018, 11:48 AM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Albert Chan - 08-19-2019, 04:15 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - toml_12953 - 08-19-2019, 05:22 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - ijabbott - 08-19-2019, 07:17 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - jebem - 08-20-2019, 04:03 PM

RE: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... = -1/12 - Gerson W. Barbosa - 08-20-2019, 11:31 PM

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