A248559 - OEIS

A248559

Least k such that log(2) - sum{1/(h*2^h), h = 1..k} < 1/3^n.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98

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OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

This sequence provides insight into the manner of convergence of sum{1/(h*2^h), h = 1..k} to log 2. Since a(n+1) - a(n) is in {1,2} for n >= 1, the sequences A248560 and A248561 partition the positive integers.

REFERENCES

Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge University Press, 2003, p. 15.

LINKS

Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000

EXAMPLE

Let s(n) = log(2) - sum{1/(h*2^h), h = 1..n}. Approximations follow:

n ... s(n) ........ 1/3^n

1 ... 0.193147 .... 0.33333

2 ... 0.0681472 ... 0.11111

3 ... 0.0264805 ... 0.037037

4 ... 0.0108555 ... 0.0123457

5 ... 0.0046066 ... 0.004115