An asymptotic estimate of Aoki’s function

Vito Lampret

doi:10.56754/0719-0646.2801.099

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56754/0719-0646.2801.099

Abstract

The Aoki's function \(A(x):=\left(1+\frac{1}{x}\right)^x+\left(1-\frac{1}{x}\right)^{-x}\) is sharply estimated for \(x\gg1\). For example, we have the zero approximation given as
\[
2e\left(1+\frac{1}{4x^2-1}\right)<A(x)
<2e\left(1+\frac{3}{4x^2-1}\right),\quad x\ge \frac{29}{14}.
\]

Keywords

Approximation , estimate , expansion , exponential function , inequality

Mathematics Subject Classification:

41A20 , 41A60 , 41A80 , 26D07 , 33B10

Vito Lampret Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2921-3451

Pages: 99–104
Date Published: 2026-01-23
Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026)

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