Abstract
In this short note we give an exceedingly short proof that the harmonic series diverges. The proof is virtually a one-liner.
Citation
Richard L. Baker. "An Exceedingly Short Proof that the Harmonic Series Diverges." Missouri J. Math. Sci. 27 (1) 95 - 96, November 2015. https://doi.org/10.35834/mjms/1449161372
Information
Published: November 2015
First available in Project Euclid: 3 December 2015
zbMATH: 1342.40002
MathSciNet: MR3431120
Digital Object Identifier: 10.35834/mjms/1449161372
Subjects:
Primary:
40A05
Keywords:
divergent series
,
harmonic series
,
Oresme
,
real functions
,
summability
Rights: Copyright © 2015 Central Missouri State University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
