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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Improving some sequences convergent to Euler-Mascheroni constant]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Batir]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Nevsehir University Faculty of Arts and Sciences ]]></institution>
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<country>Turkey</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Henan Polytechnic University Schooll of Mathematics and Informatics ]]></institution>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Proyecciones Journal of Mathematics Vol. 31, N<sup>o</sup> 1, pp. 29&#45;38, March 2012. Universidad Cat&oacute;lica del Norte Antofagasta &#45; Chile</font></p> 	    <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p>     <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Improving some sequences convergent to Euler&#45;Mascheroni constant</b></font></p>     <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p>     <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i><strong>Necdet Batir</strong> </i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Nevsehir University, Nevsehir, Turkey</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i><strong>Chao-Ping Chen</strong></i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i> Henan Polytechnic University, China</i></font></p> <hr>     <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>ABSTRACT</b></font></p>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>We obtain the following very fast sequences convergent to Euler&#45;Mascheroni constant:</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">= <i><sub>H</sub>&nbsp;</i>( 1 J_ _J_ <u>23</u>&nbsp;<u>17</u>&nbsp;<u>10099</u> \</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><sup>n</sup></b> = <sup>n</sup><b><i>&#1470;</i></b> <sup>og</sup>V<sup>n</sup> + 2 + 24n 48 <b><i>&#1470;</i></b>n<sup>2</sup> + 5760n<sup>3</sup> + 3840n<sup>4</sup> 2903040 <b><i>&#1470;</i></b>n<sup>5</sup> )</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>and</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">= <i><sub>H</sub>&nbsp;</i>( 1&nbsp;<u>1</u>___<u>37</u>&nbsp;<u>10313</u> \</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>&ouml;<sub>&ccedil;</sub></i> = <i>H<sub>n</sub></i> <sup>lo</sup>&#094;<sup>n</sup> + 2 + 24(n + &eacute;) 5760(n + <i>2</i>)<sup>3</sup> + 2903040(n + 2 <i>f)</i> '</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>where H<sub>n</sub> are the harmonic numbers defined by H<sub>n</sub></i> = 1+2 +<sup>1</sup>+... + <b>n</b>&middot;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>subjclass &#91;2000&#93; :</b> <i>Primary 11Y60; Secondary 40A05.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Keywords :</b> <i>Euler&#45;Mascheroni constant, harmonic numbers, in&#45;equalities, asymptotic expansion.</i></font></p> 	<hr> 	    <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p>     ]]></body>
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<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Jiaozuo City 454003,</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Henan Province,</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">People's Republic of China</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">e&#45;mail : <a href="mailto:chenchaoping@sohu.com">chenchaoping@sohu.com</a></font></p> 	    <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Received : November 2011. Accepted : December 2011</i></font></p>      ]]></body><back>
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