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A third-order Apery-like recursion for $\zeta(5)$

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v2 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

In 1978, Apery has given sequences of rational approximations to ζ(2)\zeta(2) and ζ(3)\zeta(3) yielding the irrationality of each of these numbers. One of the key ingredient of Apery's proof are second-order difference equations with polynomial coefficients satisfied by numerators and denominators of the above approximations. Recently, a similar second-order difference equation for ζ(4)\zeta(4) has been discovered. The note contains a possible generalization of the above results for the number ζ(5)\zeta(5).

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@article{arxiv.math/0206178,
  title  = {A third-order Apery-like recursion for $\zeta(5)$},
  author = {Wadim Zudilin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0206178},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

5 pages, AmSTeX; to appear in Mat. Zametki [Math. Notes] 72 (2002)