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In mathematics, 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ⋯, also written , , or simply , is a divergent

series, meaning that its sequence of partial sums does not converge to a limit in the real
numbers. The sequence 1n can be thought of as a geometric series with the common ratio 1.
Unlike other geometric series with rational ratio (except −1), it converges in neither the real
numbers nor in the p-adic numbers for some p. In the context of the extended real number line

The series 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ⋯ After smoothing

Asymptotic behavior of the smoothing. The y-intercept of the line is − 12 .[1]

since its sequence of partial sums increases monotonically without bound.

Where the sum of n0 occurs in physical applications, it may sometimes be interpreted by zeta
function regularization, as the value at s = 0 of the Riemann zeta function:

The two formulas given above are not valid at zero however, but the analytic continuation is.

Using this one gets (given that Γ(1) = 1),

where the power series expansion for ζ(s) about s = 1 follows because ζ(s) has a simple pole of
residue one there. In this sense 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ⋯ = ζ(0) = − 12 .

Emilio Elizalde presents a comment from others about the series:

In a short period of less than a year, two distinguished physicists, A.

Slavnov and F. Yndurain, gave seminars in Barcelona, about different
 subjects. It was remarkable that, in both presentations, at some point
the speaker addressed the audience with these words: 'As everybody
knows, 1 + 1 + 1 + ⋯ = − 12 .' Implying maybe: If you do not know this, it is
no use to continue listening.[2]

See also

Grandi's series

1−2+3−4+···

1+2+3+4+···

1+2+4+8+···

1−2+4−8+⋯

1 − 1 + 2 − 6 + 24 − 120 + · · ·

Harmonic series

Notes

1. Tao, Terence (April 10, 2010), The Euler-Maclaurin formula, Bernoulli numbers, the zeta function, and
real-variable analytic continuation (http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/the-euler-maclaurin-form
ula-bernoulli-numbers-the-zeta-function-and-real-variable-analytic-continuation/) , retrieved January 30,
2014

2. Elizalde, Emilio (2004). "Cosmology: Techniques and Applications". Proceedings of the II International
Conference on Fundamental Interactions. arXiv:gr-qc/0409076 (https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0409076) .
Bibcode:2004gr.qc.....9076E (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004gr.qc.....9076E) .

External links

OEIS sequence A000012 (The simplest sequence of positive numbers: the all 1's sequence) (h
ttps://oeis.org/A000012)
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