Definition:Bernoulli Numbers

Definition
The Bernoulli numbers $B_n$ are a sequence of rational numbers defined by:

Recurrence Relation
The values of the first Bernoulli Numbers are:


 * $1, - \dfrac 1 2, \dfrac 1 6, 0, - \dfrac 1 {30}, 0, \dfrac 1 {42}, 0, - \dfrac 1 {30} \ldots$

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of Bernoulli Numbers