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On indefinite sums weighted by periodic sequences

Combinatorics 2019-05-10 v2 Discrete Mathematics Number Theory

Abstract

For any integer q2q\geq 2 we provide a formula to express indefinite sums of a sequence (f(n))n0(f(n))_{n\geq 0} weighted by qq-periodic sequences in terms of indefinite sums of sequences (f(qn+p))n0(f(qn+p))_{n\geq 0}, where p{0,,q1}p\in\{0,\ldots,q-1\}. When explicit expressions for the latter sums are available, this formula immediately provides explicit expressions for the former sums. We also illustrate this formula through some examples.

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@article{arxiv.1804.06418,
  title  = {On indefinite sums weighted by periodic sequences},
  author = {Jean-Luc Marichal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.06418},
  year   = {2019}
}
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