Roberto Tauraso

  1. New harmonic number identities with applications.

    Authors: Roberto Tauraso
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    We determine the explicit formulas for the sum of products of homogeneous
    multiple harmonic sums $\sum_{k=1}^n \prod_{j=1}^r H_k(\{1\}^{\lambda_j})$ when
    $\sum_{j=1}^r \lambda_j\leq 5$. We apply these identities to the study of two
    congruences modulo a power of a prime.

  2. An elementary proof of a Rodriguez-Villegas supercongruence.

    Authors: Roberto Tauraso
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    We give a short proof of the following known congruence: for every odd prime
    $p$ $$\sum_{k=0}^{p-1}{2k\choose k}^2 16^{-k}\equiv (-1)^{{p-1\over
    2}}\pmod{p^2}.$$ Moreover, we provide some new results connected with the above
    congruence.

  3. Congruences of multiple sums involving invariant sequences under binomial transform.

    Authors: Roberto Tauraso
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    We will prove several congruences modulo a power of a prime such as $$
    \sum_{0<k_1<...<k_{n}<p}\leg{p-k_{n}}{3} {(-1)^{k_{n}}\over k_1... k_{n}}\equiv

    {lll} -{2^{n+1}+2\over 6^{n+1}} p B_{p-n-1}({1\over 3}) &\pmod{p^2} &{if $n$
    is odd} -{2^{n+1}+4\over n6^n} B_{p-n}({1\over 3}) &\pmod{p} &{if $n$ is even}.
    $$ where $n$ is a positive integer and $p$ is prime such that $p>\max(n+1,3)$.

  4. New congruences for central binomial coefficients.

    Authors: Zhi-Wei Sun, Roberto Tauraso
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    Let p be a prime and let a be a positive integer. In this paper we determine
    $\sum_{k=0}^{p^a-1}\binom{2k}{k+d}/m^k$ and
    $\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\binom{2k}{k+d}/(km^{k-1})$ modulo $p$ for all d=0,...,p^a,
    where m is any integer not divisible by p. For example, we show that if
    $p\not=2,5$ then
    $$\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}(-1)^k\frac{\binom{2k}k}k=-5\frac{F_{p-(\frac p5)}}p (mod
    p),$$ where F_n is the n-th Fibonacci number and (-) is the Jacobi symbol. We
    also prove that if p>3 then $$\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\frac{\binom{2k}k}k={8/9}
    p^2B_{p-3} (mod p^3),$$ where B_n denotes the n-th Bernoulli number.

  5. New congruences for central binomial coefficients.

    Authors: Zhi-Wei Sun, Roberto Tauraso
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    Let p be a prime and let a be a positive integer. In this paper we determine
    $\sum_{k=0}^{p^a-1}\binom{2k}{k+d}/m^k$ and
    $\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\binom{2k}{k+d}/(km^{k-1})$ modulo $p$ for all d=0,...,p^a,
    where m is any integer not divisible by p. For example, we show that if
    $p\not=2,5$ then
    $$\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}(-1)^k\frac{\binom{2k}k}k=-5\frac{F_{p-(\frac p5)}}p (mod
    p),$$ where F_n is the n-th Fibonacci number and (-) is the Jacobi symbol. We
    also prove that if p>3 then $$\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\frac{\binom{2k}k}k={8/9}
    p^2B_{p-3} (mod p^3),$$ where B_n denotes the n-th Bernoulli number.

  6. Congruences of alternating multiple harmonic sums.

    Authors: Roberto Tauraso, Jianqiang Zhao
    Subjects: Number Theory
    Abstract

    In this sequel to arXiv:0905.3327, we continue to study the congruence
    properties of the alternating version of multiple harmonic sums. As contrast to
    the study of multiple harmonic sums where Bernoulli numbers and Bernoulli
    polynomials play the key roles, in the alternating setting the Euler numbers
    and the Euler polynomials are also essential.

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