Semi-automated proof of supercongruences on partial sums of hypergeometric series

被引:23
作者
Liu, Ji-Cai [1 ]
机构
[1] Wenzhou Univ, Dept Math, Wenzhou 325035, Peoples R China
关键词
Combinatorial identities; Supercongruences; Euler numbers; Harmonic numbers;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsc.2018.06.004
中图分类号
TP301 [理论、方法];
学科分类号
081202 ;
摘要
Using the software package sigma developed by Schneider, we automatically discover and prove some combinatorial identities involving harmonic numbers, from which we deduce some supercongruences on partial sums of hypergeometric series. These results confirm some conjectural generalizations of van Hamme's super congruences in some special cases, which were recently proposed by Guo (2017). (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:221 / 229
页数:9
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