Please reply to me directly (rolf at math.unb.ca) rather than to the list, since the question is completely R-free and I'm simply asking this list because there are so many clever and knowledgeable people on it. Suppose that n_i, i = 1, 2, 3, ... are positive integers, and that k lim SUM n_i^j = nu_j < infinity k --> infinity i=1 for j = 1, 2, 3. Need it be the case that k-1 lim SUM n_i * n_{i+1} exists? k --> infinity i=1 I can neither prove this, nor come up with a counter-example. Can anyone help me out? cheers, Rolf Turner