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Binomial coefficients and the ring of p-adic integers

Number Theory 2011-01-26 v5 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let k>1 be an integer and let p be a prime. We show that if pak<2pap^a\le k<2p^a or k=paq+1k=p^aq+1 (with 2q<p) for some a=1,2,..., then the set {\binom{n}{k}: n=0,1,2,...} is dense in the ring Z_p of p-adic integers, i.e., it contains a complete system of residues modulo any power of p.

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@article{arxiv.0812.3089,
  title  = {Binomial coefficients and the ring of p-adic integers},
  author = {Zhi-Wei Sun and Wei Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.3089},
  year   = {2011}
}

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10 pages

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