Elegant expressions and generic formulas for the Riemann zeta function for integer arguments
Abstract
A new definition for the Riemann zeta function for all positive integer number s > 1 is presented. We discover a most elegant expression and easy method for calculating the Riemann zeta function for small even integer values. Through this new reformulation we provide a one-line proof of the value of zeta(2) and demonstrate that zeta(2s) may be calculated by hand using only the cotangent function when the magnitude of the integer s is small.
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