Definition:Wilbraham-Gibbs Constant
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Definition
The Wilbraham-Gibbs constant is the real number defined as:
\(\ds G'\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^\pi \dfrac {\sin u} u \rd u\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 85193 \, 7052 \ldots\) |
This sequence is 036792 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane (Ed.), 2008).
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Source of Name
This entry was named for Henry Wilbraham and Josiah Willard Gibbs.
Sources
- 1983: François Le Lionnais and Jean Brette: Les Nombres Remarquables ... (previous) ... (next): $1,17897 97444 \ldots$
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Wilbraham-Gibbs Constant." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Wilbraham-GibbsConstant.html