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Millin Series

The series with sum

\begin{displaymath}
S'\equiv \sum_{n=0}^\infty {1\over F_{2^n}}={\textstyle{1\over 2}}(7-\sqrt{5}\,),
\end{displaymath}

where $F_k$ is a Fibonacci Number (Honsberger 1985).

See also Fibonacci Number


References

Honsberger, R. Mathematical Gems III. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 135-137, 1985.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26