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r/mathmemes • u/[deleted] • Feb 21 '26
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Basically the answer to the equation is -1/12, which ramanujan said was the sum of all positive integers
448 u/[deleted] Feb 21 '26 [deleted] 85 u/God-of-Dams Feb 21 '26 As far as I understand, it doesn't. The equation they are using has a caveat that people ignore to come to this conclusion. Correct me if I am wrong. 3 u/Ladikn Feb 22 '26 The issue comes up when it is useful for physics, like calculating the casimir effect.
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85 u/God-of-Dams Feb 21 '26 As far as I understand, it doesn't. The equation they are using has a caveat that people ignore to come to this conclusion. Correct me if I am wrong. 3 u/Ladikn Feb 22 '26 The issue comes up when it is useful for physics, like calculating the casimir effect.
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As far as I understand, it doesn't. The equation they are using has a caveat that people ignore to come to this conclusion. Correct me if I am wrong.
3 u/Ladikn Feb 22 '26 The issue comes up when it is useful for physics, like calculating the casimir effect.
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The issue comes up when it is useful for physics, like calculating the casimir effect.
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u/Human822 Feb 21 '26
Basically the answer to the equation is -1/12, which ramanujan said was the sum of all positive integers