Congruences involving alternating multiple harmonic sums
The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 17 (2010)
We show that for any prime $p\neq 2$, $$\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}{(-1)^k\over k}{-{1\over 2} \choose k} \equiv -\sum_{k=1}^{(p-1)/2}{1\over k} \pmod{p^3}$$ by expressing the left-hand side as a combination of alternating multiple harmonic sums.
DOI :
10.37236/288
Classification :
11A07, 11B65, 05A19
Mots-clés : multiple harmonic sum, congruence, binomial coefficients, Bernoulli numbers, Fermat quotient
Mots-clés : multiple harmonic sum, congruence, binomial coefficients, Bernoulli numbers, Fermat quotient
@article{10_37236_288,
author = {Roberto Tauraso},
title = {Congruences involving alternating multiple harmonic sums},
journal = {The electronic journal of combinatorics},
year = {2010},
volume = {17},
doi = {10.37236/288},
zbl = {1222.11006},
url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.37236/288/}
}
Roberto Tauraso. Congruences involving alternating multiple harmonic sums. The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 17 (2010). doi: 10.37236/288
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