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The Real And Complex Number Systems

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then<br />

since<br />

n<br />

lim n→<br />

∑<br />

k1<br />

n<br />

S n ∑ ka k − a k1 <br />

k1<br />

n<br />

∑<br />

k1<br />

a k − na n1 ,<br />

lim n→<br />

S n exists<br />

a k exists and lim n→<br />

na n 0.<br />

B Prove that ∑ 1 p diverges, where p is a prime.<br />

Proof: GivenN, letp 1 ,...,p k be the primes that divide at least one integer≤ N. <strong>The</strong>n<br />

N<br />

∑<br />

n1<br />

k<br />

1<br />

n ≤ <br />

j1<br />

k<br />

<br />

j1<br />

≤ exp<br />

1 1 p j<br />

1 p j<br />

2 ...<br />

1<br />

1 − p 1 j<br />

by 1 − x −1 ≤ e 2x if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1/2. Hence, ∑ 1 p diverges since ∑ 1 n diverges.<br />

Remark: <strong>The</strong>re are many proofs about it. <strong>The</strong> reader can see the book, An<br />

Introduction To <strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>ory Of <strong>Number</strong>s by Loo-Keng Hua, pp 91-93. (Chinese<br />

Version)<br />

C Discuss some series related with ∑ sink .<br />

k<br />

STUDY: (1) We have shown that the series ∑ sin 1 diverges.<br />

k<br />

(2) <strong>The</strong> series ∑ sinna b diverges where a ≠ n for all n ∈ Z and b ∈ R.<br />

Proof: Suppose that ∑ sinna b converges, then lim n→ sinna b 0. Hence,<br />

lim n→|sinn 1a b − sinna b| 0. Consider<br />

|sinn 1a b − sinna b|<br />

k<br />

∑<br />

j1<br />

2<br />

p j<br />

2cos na b a 2<br />

sin a 2<br />

which implies that<br />

2 cosna b cos a<br />

2<br />

− sinna b sin a 2<br />

sin a 2

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