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Special Lecture: Colloquia on “1+2+3+…=-1/12” by Professor C.S. Rajan – 22 February 2025
Type: Special Lecture – Colloquium
Event Date: 22 Feb 2025
Venue: Dept. of Mathematics, RKMVERI
Campus: Belur Campus
Department: Mathematics
Program: MSc in Mathematics
Dept. of Mathematics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI) has organised an colloquia on “1+2+3+…=-1/12” by Professor C.S. Rajan, Ashoka University Delhi on 22 February 2025.
Title: 1+2+3+…=-1/12
Abstract
This is a famous formula attributed/quoted by Euler, Ramanujan and physicists. This formula gets related to the sum of reciprocals of natural numbers which Euler calculated. We will touch upon some of these topics in a manner accessible to beginning undergraduate students.
Activity Coordinator(s)
| Faculty/Staff Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Sukumar Das Adhikari (Primary Coordinator) | Mathematics – Belur Campus |
| Stephan Baier | Mathematics – Belur Campus |
Participant Information
| RKMVERI Faculty & Staff | 5 |
| RKMVERI Students | 25 |