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Posted 2025-5-24 01:56
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To determine the divergence of the series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-n} n^n}{n!}\), we can use Stirling's approximation for factorials. Stirling's approximation states that for large \(n\),
\[ n! \approx \sqrt{2\pi n} \left(\frac{n}{e}\right)^n. \]
Using this approximation, we can rewrite the general term of the series as follows:
\[ \frac{e^{-n} n^n}{n!} \approx \frac{e^{-n} n^n}{\sqrt{2\pi n} \left(\frac{n}{e}\right)^n} = \frac{e^{-n} n^n}{\sqrt{2\pi n} \cdot \frac{n^n}{e^n}} = \frac{e^{-n} n^n \cdot e^n}{\sqrt{2\pi n} \cdot n^n} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi n}}. \]
Now, we need to consider the series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi n}}\). This series is a constant multiple of the series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\), which is a \(p\)-series with \(p = \frac{1}{2}\). A \(p\)-series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^p}\) diverges if \(p \leq 1\). Since \(p = \frac{1}{2} \leq 1\), the series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\) diverges, and therefore the series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi n}}\) also diverges.
Thus, the original series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-n} n^n}{n!}\) diverges. |
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