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A new proof of the irrationality of e
Abstract
In this short note, we provide a simple proof of the irrationality of Euler's number e, without using the classical estimates based on continued fractions or Taylor series expansions.
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BibTeX
@misc{said2026proof,
title = {{A new proof of the irrationality of $e$}},
author = {Achraf Ben Said},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.25096},
eprint = {2609.25096},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25096},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A new proof of the irrationality of e
AU - Achraf Ben Said
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/19
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.25096
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25096
AB - In this short note, we provide a simple proof of the irrationality of Euler's number e, without using the classical estimates based on continued fractions or Taylor series expansions.
ER -