"During several physics-related calculations, one must evaluate the sum of the positive integers; paradoxically, on physical grounds one expects a finite answer.
-Wikipedia, Riemann zeta function
Ahem. So... somehow, on physical grounds, we expect the following sum
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ...
We expect that to be FINITE!?
Are you shitting me
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