Basel problem
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Basel problem
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The Basel problem is a problem in mathematical analysis with relevance to number theory, concerning an infinite sum of inverse squares. It was first posed by Pietro Mengoli in 1650 and solved by Leonhard Euler in 1734, and read on 5 December 1735 in The Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Since the problem had withstood the attacks of the leading mathematicians of the day, Euler's solution brought him immediate fame when he was twenty-eight. Euler generalised the problem considerably, and his
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Sum of inverse squares of natural numbers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_problem
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2004-02-25T11:15:05Z
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2024-09-14T04:25:30Z
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