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On Eisenstein's formula for the Fermat quotient

Number Theory 2013-05-08 v2

Abstract

This paper presents some refinements of the representation of the Fermat quotient of base 2 as an alternating series which was discovered by Eisenstein in 1850, including some evaluations that are believed to be new.

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@article{arxiv.1207.5831,
  title  = {On Eisenstein's formula for the Fermat quotient},
  author = {John Blythe Dobson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.5831},
  year   = {2013}
}

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