3 Apr
2008
3 Apr
'08
1:30 p.m.
From: "Schroeppel, Richard" <rschroe@sandia.gov>
product (1 - z^n) for z = 1/2.
1 - 2^-1 - 2^-2 + 2^-5 + 2^-7 - ...
The exponents are (negative) pentagonal numbers. The binary expansion of .2887... should be interesting.
Starting after the radix point, 1 zero, 1 one, 2 zeroes, 1 one, 2 zeroes, 4 ones, 1 zero, 3 ones, 6 zeroes, 1 one, 4 zeroes, 8 ones, 1 zero, 5 ones, 10 zeroes, 1 one, 6 zeroes, 12 ones, ... --Steve