ON SOME SERIES INVOLVING

SMARANDACHE FUNCTION
by
Emil Burton
The study of infinite series involving Smarandache function is
one of the most interesting aspects of analysis.
In this brief article me give only a bare introduction to it.
First we prove that the series
E
S(k)
(kH) !
converges and has
the sum OE]e-
2
~
2' 2 l
K=2
S (m) is the Smarandache function: S(m) = min {kEN;.mlk!}
Let us denote
ic=2
n
~ S(k) < 1
L.J (k+1)! 2
n k
E--,------;--,---
k=2 (k+1)!
S(k) ~ k implies that
1:' 1
1+-+-+ ... +-
1! 2! n!
by En' We show that
as follows:
n
E
k=2
S(k)
(k+1) !
13
n k
~ E .....,....,...---,--
k=2 (k+l)!
=
=
1
2
1
2!
1
(n+l) !
1 < 1
(k+l) ! 2
On the other hand
consequently:
implies that
r. S (k) n 1
(k+l)! > (k+:)! =
- -
+ I
3! 4! ... n+l'
5
n
S(k) 1
It follows that
E -- <
E
<
and
::+1 2
k-2
(k+l) ! 2
L
S(k)
is convergent series with a Ef a sum
ic=Z
(k+l) ! L
S (k) > -
5
=
. 2
therefore
e-
2
1
-
2 I
2
REMARK: Some of inequalities S(k) k are strictly and
k S(k) +1 , S(k) 2 . Hence .
and
We can also check that
S{k}
(k-I) !
rENe and
S(k}
(k+r) !
rEN,
are both convergent as follows:
t S(k)
k=r (k-r)!
Zl
L k
k=r (k-r)!
I I + 1 r + 2 _r-:+--,-( n_--:-I __ } =
-+--+--+ ... +
O! l! 2! (n- I) !
= ... +
O! 1!
+ +
.:.. . (1 2
(n-r) ! ) I! 2! ...
n-r )
( ) = IEn_r + E
n
-
r
-
1
n-I !
n
We get
L
ie-r
converges.
Also we have
S{k)
(k-r) !
S(k)
(k+r) !
< 00 I
which
IEN .
Let us define the set = {mEN: m = I neN, n 3} .
If mEM.z it is obvious that
n!
SCm) = n, m=
n!
mEM.z
-
m 2
-. =
2 SCm} ! n!
-
L m =:xl
So, m=3 S{m)!
lDEHz
A problem: test
L
k=2
kEN
1
S(k) !
and therefore
the convergence
,.
L k = 00
k=2 S(k}!
kEN
behaviour of the series
R ~ F E R E N E S
1. Smarandache Function Journal, Vol.1 1990, Vol. 2-3, 1993,
Vol.4-5 1994, Number Theory Publishing, Co., R. Muller Editor,
Phoenix, New York, Lyon.
Curent Address: Dept. of Math. University of Craiova,
Craiova (1100) - Romania