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Infinite Products
This weeks challenge is a short one:
Please list any sources that you have used to solve this question. Using google or other search engines is forbidden. Wikipedia is allowed but not its search engine. Wolfram alpha and other mathematical software are not allowed.
Points will be given as follows:
1) First person to post a correct solution to one of the above points will receive 3 points (So if you solved 3 and 4, you will receive 6 points).
2) Anybody to post a (original) correct solution to one of the above points will receive 1 point.
3) Anybody posting a (nontrivial) generalization of some of the above questions will receive 2 points
4) The person who posts a solution with the least advanced mathematical machinery will receive 1 extra point for his solution (for example, somebody solving this with basic calculus will have an "easier" solution than somebody using singular homology), if two people use the same mathematical machinery, then we will look at how complicated the proof is.
5) The person with the most elegant solution will receive 1 extra point for his solution (I decide whose solution is most elegant)
Private messages with questions, problem suggestions, feedback, etc. are always welcome!
This weeks challenge is a short one:
Calculate
[tex]\int_0^\infty \prod_{n=1}^{+\infty} \cos\left(\frac{x}{2^n}\right)dx[/tex]
Please list any sources that you have used to solve this question. Using google or other search engines is forbidden. Wikipedia is allowed but not its search engine. Wolfram alpha and other mathematical software are not allowed.
Points will be given as follows:
1) First person to post a correct solution to one of the above points will receive 3 points (So if you solved 3 and 4, you will receive 6 points).
2) Anybody to post a (original) correct solution to one of the above points will receive 1 point.
3) Anybody posting a (nontrivial) generalization of some of the above questions will receive 2 points
4) The person who posts a solution with the least advanced mathematical machinery will receive 1 extra point for his solution (for example, somebody solving this with basic calculus will have an "easier" solution than somebody using singular homology), if two people use the same mathematical machinery, then we will look at how complicated the proof is.
5) The person with the most elegant solution will receive 1 extra point for his solution (I decide whose solution is most elegant)
Private messages with questions, problem suggestions, feedback, etc. are always welcome!