Estimating the remainder of an alternating \(p\)-series revisited

For the \( n \)th remainder \( R_n(p):= \sum_{k=n+1}^{\infty}(-1)^{k+1}k^{-p} \) of an alternating \( p \)-series, several asymptotic estimates are presented. For example, for any integer \( n \ge 3 \), and \( p \in \mathbb{R}^+ \), we have \[ R_n(p) = \frac{(-1)^n}{2\left(2\left\lfloor \frac{n+1}{2} \right\rfloor\right)^p} - \frac{p}{4\left(2\left\lfloor \frac{n+1}{2} \right\rfloor\right)^{p+1}} + \varepsilon_n^*(p) \] and \[ \left| \varepsilon_n^*(p) \right| < \frac{p(p+1)}{5\,(n-2)^{p+2}}, \] where \( \lfloor x \rfloor \) denotes the integer part (the floor) of \( x \).

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2025-04-15
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https://doi.org/10.56754/0719-0646.2701.075
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Mathematical functions and polynomials
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Estimating the remainder of an alternating \(p\)-series revisited

Vito Lampret
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Estimating the remainder of an alternating \(p\)-series revisited

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For the \( n \)th remainder \( R_n(p):= \sum_{k=n+1}^{\infty}(-1)^{k+1}k^{-p} \) of an alternating \( p \)-series, several asymptotic estimates are presented. For example, for any integer \( n \ge 3 \), and \( p \in \mathbb{R}^+ \), we have \[ R_n(p) = \frac{(-1)^n}{2\left(2\left\lfloor \frac{n+1}{2} \right\rfloor\right)^p} - \frac{p}{4\left(2\left\lfloor \frac{n+1}{2} \right\rfloor\right)^{p+1}} + \varepsilon_n^*(p) \] and \[ \left| \varepsilon_n^*(p) \right| < \frac{p(p+1)}{5\,(n-2)^{p+2}}, \] where \( \lfloor x \rfloor \) denotes the integer part (the floor) of \( x \).

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