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#3092 unconsistant limit result with log

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2016-02-22
2016-02-10
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the two following limits should be equal (since log(x+1)-log(x)=log(1+1/x)) but they don't :

limit(log((log(x+1)-log(x))/sqrt(x))/log(x),x,inf);
result -> -1/2

limit(log(log(1+1/x)/sqrt(x))/log(x),x,inf);
result -> -3/2

only the second result is valid since log(x+1)-log(x)/sqrt(x)~1/(x*sqrt(x))=x^(-3/2)

bug_report() gives the following informations :

build_info(version="5.32.1",timestamp="2014−01−10 01:52:55",host="x86_64−unknown−linux−gnu",lisp_name="GNU Common Lisp (GCL)",
lisp_version="GCL 2.6.10")

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  • Dan Gildea

    Dan Gildea - 2016-02-22
    • status: open --> closed
    • assigned_to: Dan Gildea
     
  • Dan Gildea

    Dan Gildea - 2016-02-22

    seems ok in current git

    (%i2) limit(log((log(x+1)-log(x))/sqrt(x))/log(x),x,inf);                                                  
    (%o2) -3/2
    
     

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