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How would one do the following

 
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Nov14-12, 10:23 PM   #1
 

How would one do the following


How would one do the following sum?

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\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty n e^{- \epsilon~n^2}

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Nov14-12, 11:41 PM   #2
 
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First of all, find out what epsilon is.
Nov14-12, 11:53 PM   #3
 
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How would one do the following sum?
...carefully. What have you tried?

note $$\frac{d}{dn}e^{-\epsilon n^2}=-2\epsilon ne^{-\epsilon n^2}$$ ... may or may not be helpful.
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