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arxiv: 1104.5100 · v1 · submitted 2011-04-27 · 🧮 math.CA · math.NT

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On convergence of the Flint Hills series

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It is not known whether the Flint Hills series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^3\cdot\sin(n)^2}$ converges. We show that this question is closely related to the irrationality measure of $\pi$, denoted $\mu(\pi)$. In particular, convergence of the Flint Hills series would imply $\mu(\pi) \leq 2.5$ which is much stronger than the best currently known upper bound $\mu(\pi)\leq 7.6063...$. This result easily generalizes to series of the form $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^u\cdot |\sin(n)|^v}$ where $u,v>0$. We use the currently known bound for $\mu(\pi)$ to derive conditions on $u$ and $v$ that guarantee convergence of such series.

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  1. On the Critical Line Re(s) = 1/2, the Irrationality Measure of {\pi}, and the Automorphic Structure of the Flint Hills Series

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    A theory is developed showing that the Flint Hills series possesses an automorphic structure from SL(2,Z) symmetry that enforces a critical line at Re(s)=1/2 and ties convergence to bounds on the irrationality measure of pi.