2008/5/29 c.d.wang <x1iaodong at gmail.com>:
> Hello!
> May I ask you a question?
> ?The command :
> sum(1/n!,n,0,inf),simpsum;
> will give a expression that not simplify to the result : e .
> why?My maxima is 5.13.0.
> C.D.Wang
You can use simplify_sum, but you will probably need to upgrade to a
more recent version:
(%i3) load(simplify_sum)$
(%i4) sum(1/n!,n,0,inf)$
(%i5) simplify_sum(%);
(%o5) %e
--
Andrej