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On Some Series Involving the Central Binomial Coefficients

Combinatorics 2025-05-20 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we explore a variety of series involving the central binomial coefficients, highlighting their structural properties and connections to other mathematical objects. Specifically, we derive new closed-form representations and examine the convergence properties of infinite series with a repeating alternation pattern of signs involving central binomial coefficients. More concretely, we derive the series n=0(1)ωn2n+1(2nn)xn,n=0(1)ωn(2nn)xnandn=0(1)ωnn(2nn)xn,\sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^{\omega_n}}{2n+1}\tbinom{2n}{n}x^n,\,\,\, \sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty}{(-1)^{\omega_n}}\tbinom{2n}{n}x^n\,\,\, \text{and} \,\,\, \sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty}{(-1)^{\omega_n}}n\tbinom{2n}{n}x^n, where ωn\omega_n represents both n2\lfloor\frac{n}{2}\rfloor and n2\lceil\frac{n}{2}\rceil. Also, we present novel series involving Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, deriving many interesting identities.

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@article{arxiv.2505.11575,
  title  = {On Some Series Involving the Central Binomial Coefficients},
  author = {Kunle Adegoke and Robert Frontczak and Taras Goy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.11575},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15 pages

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