Question

4. The Reimann zeta-function is defined by

and is used in number theory to study the distribution of primes.

(a) For values of a does converge? (i.e What is the domain of (?) Explain your reasoning.

(b) Leonhard Euler was able to calculate the exact sum of the p-series with p = 2 and p = 4

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