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On a linear form for Catalan's constant

Number Theory 2008-10-13 v1 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

It is shown how Andrews' multidimensional extension of Watson's transformation between a very-well-poised 8ϕ7_8\phi_7-series and a balanced 4ϕ3_4\phi_3-series can be used to give a straightforward proof of a conjecture of Zudilin and the second author on the arithmetic behaviour of the coefficients of certain linear forms of 1 and Catalan's constant. This proof is considerably simpler and more stream-lined than the first proof, due to the second author.

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@article{arxiv.0810.1927,
  title  = {On a linear form for Catalan's constant},
  author = {Christian Krattenthaler and Tanguy Rivoal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1927},
  year   = {2008}
}

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12 pages, AmS-LaTeX

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