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Using 9.0.1 on OS 10.9.3, I evaluated

Limit[(1 + t/Sqrt[n])^-n, n -> Infinity]

at the start of a session and it caused an error that made the kernel quit. But I don't see any warning or error message. On the other hand, evaluating a very similar expression

Limit[(1 + t/n)^-n, n -> Infinity]

generates no such warning. Can anyone reproduce this issue?

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Same issue. the kernel quit! –  Algohi Jun 13 at 2:03
Did you see a warning message of any kind? –  heropup Jun 13 at 2:13
Using 9.0.1 on OS 10.9.3 it returns unevaluated –  Bob Hanlon Jun 13 at 2:31
On Linux, versions 9.0.1 and 8.0.0 return expression unevaluated. –  jkuczm Jun 13 at 7:56
The original limit I wanted to calculate was less trivial; when it crashed the kernel, I went about trying to find simpler expressions that would exhibit the same problem, and a corresponding expression that is substantially similar but does not exhibit the problem. In any case, the evaluation of such a syntactically correct expression should not cause the kernel to quit, and even if it does, it should at least generate some kind of explanation. –  heropup Jun 13 at 15:05

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