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Arithmetic theory of harmonic numbers (II)

Number Theory 2013-10-31 v8 Combinatorics

Abstract

For k=1,2,k=1,2,\ldots let HkH_k denote the harmonic number j=1k1/j\sum_{j=1}^k 1/j. In this paper we establish some new congruences involving harmonic numbers. For example, we show that for any prime p>3p>3 we have k=1p1Hkk2k724pBp3(modp2),  k=1p1Hk,2k2k38Bp3(modp),\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\frac{H_k}{k2^k}\equiv\frac7{24}pB_{p-3}\pmod{p^2},\ \ \sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\frac{H_{k,2}}{k2^k}\equiv-\frac 38B_{p-3}\pmod{p}, and k=1p1Hk,2n2k2n(6n+12n1)+n6n+1pBp16n(modp2)\sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\frac{H_{k,2n}^2}{k^{2n}}\equiv\frac{\binom{6n+1}{2n-1}+n}{6n+1}pB_{p-1-6n}\pmod{p^2} for any positive integer n<(p1)/6n<(p-1)/6, where B0,B1,B2,B_0,B_1,B_2,\ldots are Bernoulli numbers, and Hk,m:=j=1k1/jmH_{k,m}:=\sum_{j=1}^k 1/j^m.

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@article{arxiv.0911.4433,
  title  = {Arithmetic theory of harmonic numbers (II)},
  author = {Zhi-Wei Sun and Li-Lu Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.4433},
  year   = {2013}
}

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13 pages. Final published version

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