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Evaluations of $ \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{x^k}{k^2\binom{3k}{k}}$ and related series

Combinatorics 2024-01-23 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

We perform polylogarithmic reductions for several classes of infinite sums motivated by Z.-W. Sun's related works in 2022--2023. For certain choices of parameters, these series can be expressed by cyclotomic multiple zeta values of levels 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 1010, and 1212. In particular, we obtain closed forms of the series k=0x0k(k+1)(3kk)  and  k=1x0kk2(3kk)\sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{x_0^k}{(k+1)\binom{3k}k} \ \ \text{and}\ \ \sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{x_0^k}{k^2\binom{3k}k} for any x0(27/4,27/4)x_0\in(-27/4,27/4).

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@article{arxiv.2401.12083,
  title  = {Evaluations of $ \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{x^k}{k^2\binom{3k}{k}}$ and related series},
  author = {Zhi-Wei Sun and Yajun Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12083},
  year   = {2024}
}

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