1.12233445566
.. is the result of the summation series 109^n/10^3n (109 is related also to the Fibonacci numbers), with the question of whether or not the pattern continues.
Now, perhaps any reasonably competent mathematician knows this, but you would never suspect as much should one search for the number:
1.12233445566
There is precisely one result, and now there will be two.
This specific example cited above is purposely trivial, by way of highlighting a point:
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We are all here on these boards contributing to the Global Knowledge-base and never know... that which seems insignificant now may be meaningful later. Maybe someone will get a paper out of the above in relation to summation series. Maybe it will serve as an "control group" sample by which others can support postulates related to "fractal strings." Who knows?
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I don't know. That's for sure, but I do know this:
IF...
... someone is investigating, for instance, decimal expansion series, one piece of data has been added to the mix and should someone down the line come across the above stated relationship, it might well perhaps provoke an insight that would otherwise not have been had.
For any doubters look no further than the Euler–Mascheroni constant
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The Euler–Mascheroni constant (also called the Euler constant) is a mathematical constant recurring in analysis and number theory, usually denoted by the lowercase Greek letter ? (gamma).
It is defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm:
MORE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler-Mascheroni_constant
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Well, good golly, what were those 18th century mathematicians thinking wasting their time and everyone else's attempting to define the "limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm."?
QUOTE (Raphie Frank+Jan 2 2008, 11:30 AM)
The Euler Beta function was... instrumental in the development of string theory. All the way back in 1968 Gabriele Veneziano realized it could be used "to describe numerous properties of strongly interacting particles in one fell swoop."
There were many problems at first because the initial calculations "did not appear to have any relevance to experimental observations of the strong force."
(from the Elegant Universe by Brian Greene p. 136-138)....
I might also add that Veneziano had to be wrong before others, such as John Schwarz were "right" later on.
Best,
Raphie