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A new algorithm for the recursion of multisums with improved universal denominator

Combinatorics 2009-07-09 v3 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to introduce two new algorithms. The first one computes a linear recursion for proper hypergeometric multisums, by treating one summation variable at a time, and provides rational certificates along the way. A key part in the search of a linear recursion is an improved universal denominator algorithm that constructs all rational solutions x(n)x(n) of the equation am(n)bm(n)x(n+m)+...+a0(n)b0(n)x(n)=c(n), \frac{a_m(n)}{b_m(n)}x(n+m)+...+\frac{a_0(n)}{b_0(n)}x(n)= c(n), where ai(n),bi(n),c(n)a_i(n), b_i(n), c(n) are polynomials. Our algorithm improves Abramov's universal denominator.

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@article{arxiv.0809.4696,
  title  = {A new algorithm for the recursion of multisums with improved universal denominator},
  author = {Stavros Garoufalidis and Xinyu Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.4696},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, no figures

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