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The alternating harmonic series sums to log 2

Example

$\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty} \frac{(- 1)^{n + 1}}{n} = \log 2.$

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The endpoint formula for $\log (1 + x)$ .

[L1]

At $x = 1$ , $\log (1 + x) = \sum_{n \geq 1} (- 1)^{n + 1} x^{n} / n$ converges to $\log 2$ ([The power series for log(1+x) on (-1,1], including the Abel endpoint](/item/thm-log-one-plus-x-power-series)).

Verification

technique · direct

1.1

Substituting $x = 1$ into [L1] gives exactly the displayed alternating harmonic series.

2.1

Therefore the alternating harmonic series has sum $l o g 2$ .

step 1.1∎

Depends on

The power series for log(1+x) on (-1,1], including the Abel endpoint

Used by

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Sources

J. Lebl, Basic Analysis, Logarithm and Exponential (standard reference, not scraped)
MIT OpenCourseWare 18.100B Real Analysis, Spring 2025 full lecture notes (standard reference, not scraped)