WTF

Aug 10, 2008 00:03

"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!?
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laetapuella August 12 2008, 15:40:40 UTC
Honestly, this entry made me feel like I was reading an xkcd comic. I liked it.
Even if I didn't really understand how it works. I think maybe I'm not supposed to understand it?

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