MHB Fourier series--showing converges to pi/16

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The discussion focuses on evaluating a Fourier series that includes sine and sinh terms, specifically aiming to show that it converges to \(\frac{\pi}{16}\). The series is expressed as a sum involving sine and sinh functions, but the presence of sinh complicates the evaluation process. Participants suggest using identities to simplify the series, noting that the sine function effectively reduces to \((-1)^{n-1}\). Despite attempts to rewrite the series for easier summation, participants acknowledge that while the series converges rapidly, a formal proof of convergence to \(\frac{\pi}{16}\) remains elusive. The numerical approximation of the sum suggests it approaches the target value, but further analytical work is needed for confirmation.
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When a Fourier series contains only sine and cosine terms, evaluating the series isn't too difficult.

However, I want to show a Fourier series with sine and sinh converges to \(\frac{\pi}{16}\).
\[
T(50, 50) = \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}
\frac{\sin\left(\frac{\pi(2n - 1)}{2}\right)
\sinh\left(\frac{\pi(2n - 1)}{2}\right)}
{(2n - 1)\sinh[(2n - 1)\pi]} = \frac{\pi}{16}
\]
Since this series contains sinh, I am not sure how to evaluate it.
 
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My thought: use

$\text{sinh}(x) = -i \sin(ix)$
 
Deveno said:
My thought: use

$\text{sinh}(x) = -i \sin(ix)$

I think I will still have some trouble though. I end up with:
\[
\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^{n+1}}{2n - 1}\frac{\sin\left[\frac{i\pi}{2}(2n-1)\right]}{\sin\left[i\pi(2n-1)\right]}
\]
 
dwsmith said:
When a Fourier series contains only sine and cosine terms, evaluating the series isn't too difficult.

However, I want to show a Fourier series with sine and sinh converges to \(\frac{\pi}{16}\).
\[
T(50, 50) = \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}
\frac{\sin\left(\frac{\pi(2n - 1)}{2}\right)
\sinh\left(\frac{\pi(2n - 1)}{2}\right)}
{(2n - 1)\sinh[(2n - 1)\pi]} = \frac{\pi}{16}
\]
Since this series contains sinh, I am not sure how to evaluate it.
The sin function isn't really there at all, because $\sin\left(\frac{\pi(2n - 1)}{2}\right) = \sin\left(\bigl(n-\frac12\bigr)\pi\right) = (-1)^{n-1}$. Also, you can use the identity $\sinh(2x) = 2\sinh x\cosh x$, to rewrite the sum as $$\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{2(2n-1)\cosh\left(\bigl(n-\frac12\bigr)\pi\right)}.$$ That looks a bit less complicated than the original series, but I still don't see how to sum it. It clearly converges very fast, because the cosh term in the denominator will get very large after the first few terms. A numerical check shows that the sum of the first three terms is $0.1968518...$, which is very close to $\pi/16$. But that isn't a proof!
 
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