Atal's Integrals
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Given a number \(r\), define a function \(f_r\) on \([0,1]\) as follows:
$$f_r(x) =\begin{cases} x^r \left( \frac{1}{x}-n \right) & \text{if } n \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } \frac{1}{n+1} \le x \leq \frac{1}{n}, \\ 0 & \text{if } x = 0. \end{cases}$$
If \(r > 1\), \(f_r\) has bounded variation and so we can consider Stieltjes integrals with respect to \(f_r\).
The following links contain pages with the values of the sum
$$\sum_{m=0}^{N-1} \int_{m/N}^{(m+1)/N} \left( t - \frac{m}{N} \right) \,df_r(t)$$
as \(N\) and \(r\) vary.
For integer \(r\):
\(\underline{r=2}\)
\(\underline{r=3}\)
\(\underline{r=4}\)
\(\underline{r=5}\)
\(\underline{r=6}\)
\(\underline{r=7}\)
\(\underline{r=8}\)
\(\underline{r=9}\)
\(\underline{r=10}\)
\(\underline{r=11}\)
For half-integer \(r\):
\(\underline{r=\frac{3}{2}}\)
\(\underline{r=\frac{5}{2}}\)
\(\underline{r=\frac{7}{2}}\)
\(\underline{r=\frac{9}{2}}\)
\(\underline{r=\frac{11}{2}}\)