A366306 a(n) = Product_{k=1..n} (k^n - (k-1)^n).

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Author

Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 06 2023

Keywords

• nonn

Crossrefs

Cf. A036740, A323575, A323588, A323589, A366305.

Programs

Mathematica

Table[Product[k^n - (k-1)^n, {k, 1, n}], {n, 1, 10}]

Formula

a(n) = (n!)^n * Product_{k=1..n} (1 - (1 - 1/k)^n).

a(n) ~ n!^n * d^n, where d = exp(Integral_{x=0..1} log(1 - exp(-1/x)) dx) = 0.84207793096051704199642805288991601369639823969574423397520945175552718...

a(n) ~ (2*Pi)^(n/2) * d^n * n^(n*(2*n+1)/2) / exp(n^2 - 1/12).