May 2022 A Family of Infinite Series Taking Integer Values
Simon Aloff
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Missouri J. Math. Sci. 34(1): 1-18 (May 2022). DOI: 10.35834/2022/3401001

Abstract

The series $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{k^{2^l}}{3^k}$ is the case z = $\frac{1}{3}$, $s = -2^l$ of the polylogarithm function $\mathrm{Li}_s(z) = \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{z^k}{k^s}$. We show that the value of the series is an integer if $l$ is an integer greater than one.

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Simon Aloff. "A Family of Infinite Series Taking Integer Values." Missouri J. Math. Sci. 34 (1) 1 - 18, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.35834/2022/3401001

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Published: May 2022
First available in Project Euclid: 9 May 2022

MathSciNet: MR4420430
zbMATH: 1502.11076
Digital Object Identifier: 10.35834/2022/3401001

Subjects:
Primary: 11A99
Secondary: 11M35

Keywords: polylogarithm , rational values of series

Rights: Copyright © 2022 University of Central Missouri, School of Computer Science and Mathematics

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