OFFSET
0,1
REFERENCES
Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge University Press, 2003, Sections 1.10 Madelung's constant, p. 80.
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Lattice Sum.
FORMULA
gamma_2 = (1/4)*(delta_2 + 2*log((sqrt(2) + 1)/(sqrt(2) - 1)) - 4*EulerGamma), where delta_2 is A247042.
EXAMPLE
-0.670908307882478806085271599253853426816260971797672535...
MATHEMATICA
delta2 = 2*Zeta[1/2]*(Zeta[1/2, 1/4] - Zeta[1/2, 3/4]); gamma2 = (1/4)*(delta2 + 2*Log[(Sqrt[2] + 1)/(Sqrt[2] - 1)] - 4*EulerGamma); RealDigits[gamma2, 10, 103] // First
PROG
(PARI) (2*zeta(1/2)*(zetahurwitz(1/2, 1/4)-zetahurwitz(1/2, 3/4)) + 2*log((sqrt(2) + 1)/(sqrt(2) - 1)))/4 - Euler \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 31 2018
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AUTHOR
Jean-François Alcover, Sep 10 2014
STATUS
approved