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The Basel problem Hard Mathematics analysis number-theory archive 13 Jul 2026 Unsolved

Find the exact value of $\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n ^{2}} = 1 + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{16} + \dots$ and prove that your answer is correct.