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An elementary proof of a Rodriguez-Villegas supercongruence

Number Theory 2009-11-24 v1

Abstract

We give a short proof of the following known congruence: for every odd prime pp k=0p1(2kk)216k(1)p12(modp2).\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.

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@article{arxiv.0911.4261,
  title  = {An elementary proof of a Rodriguez-Villegas supercongruence},
  author = {Roberto Tauraso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.4261},
  year   = {2009}
}