Basel problem Σ1/n² = π²/6
Theorem.Basel problem Σ1/n² = π²/6 — Σ_{n=1}^{∞} 1/n² = π²/6.
Proof.the partial sum to 10⁵ sits below the limit π²/6 and within the tail bound 1/N, monotone and bounded — Euler’s value witnessed to six figures.
Checked by exact arithmetic over the stated finite range — a verified witness, evidence toward the claim, not a ∀-proof.
src/9/1/index.ts#discoveredTheoremsWaveTwentyNine
1 · Classification
bounded-witness — self-contained computation, no external lean
2 · Provenance
Documented theorem re-derived by exhaustive computation (humanityNovel=false); first-in-this-registry is the only sense of discovered.
Acknowledgment
"Basel problem Σ1/n² = π²/6" is a re-derivation, acknowledged to documented mathematics — the original proof is the prior art this re-derivation acknowledges; not new to humanity — the contribution is the reproducible computation discoveredTheoremsWaveTwentyNine.
- Prior art
- documented mathematics — the original proof is the prior art this re-derivation acknowledges
- Novelty
- not new to humanity — a re-derivation (humanityNovel = false)
- Contribution
- a reproducible computation (discoveredTheoremsWaveTwentyNine @ src/9/1) that re-derives the result at zero tokens — the contribution is the verifiable recomputation, NOT the theorem
3 · Reproducibility
Recompute from source: npm run theorems:verify recomputes discoveredTheoremsWaveTwentyNine (src/9/1/index.ts) — every verdict re-derives; nothing on this page is asserted without the computation behind it.