<s>[INST] Limit $\lim_{n\to+\infty} (1-\frac1{2^2})(1-\frac1{3^2})\cdot \cdots \cdot(1-\frac{1}{n^2})$ and series $\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \ln(1-\frac1{n^2})$ 
Possible Duplicate:
Finding Value of the Infinite Product $\prod \Bigl(1-\frac{1}{n^{2}}\Bigr)$ 

Compute:
\begin{align*}
\lim_{n\to+\infty} (1-\frac{1}{2^2})(1-\frac{1}{3^2})(1-\frac{1}{4^2})\cdot \cdots \cdot(1-\frac{1}{n^2})
\end{align*}
Well, I do so:
$$\lim_{n\to+\infty} (1-\frac{1}{2^2})(1-\frac{1}{3^2})(1-\frac{1}{4^2})\cdot \cdots \cdot(1-\frac{1}{n^2})=\lim_{n\to+\infty}\prod_{j=2}^n (1-\frac{1}{j^2})$$
let $$a_n = \prod_{j=2}^n (1-\frac{1}{j^2})\quad\Rightarrow\quad \ln a_n = \ln\left(\prod_{j=2}^n (1-\frac{1}{j^2})\right)$$
so:
$$\ln\left(\prod_{j=2}^n (1-\frac{1}{j^2})\right)=\sum_{j=2}^{\infty} \ln (1-\frac{1}{j^2})$$
consider
$$\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \ln(1-\frac{1}{n^2})$$
but as you study this series??
 [/INST] Actually there is a neat form for the partial products.
Let
$$f(n)=(1-\frac{1}{2^2})(1-\frac{1}{3^2})(1-\frac{1}{4^2})\cdot \cdots \cdot(1-\frac{1}{n^2})=\prod _{k=2}^n \left(1-\frac{1}{k^2}\right)$$
We show by induction that $f(n)=\frac{n+1}{2 n}$. $$f(n)=\left(1-\frac{1}{n^2}\right)f(n-1)=\frac{n^2-1}{n^2}\cdot\frac{n}{2(n-1)}=\frac{n+1}{2n}$$
Therefore $\lim_{n\to+\infty}f(n)=\lim_{n\to+\infty}\frac{n+1}{2 n}=\lim_{n\to+\infty}(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2n})=\frac{1}{2}$
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