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On sporadic sequences

Number Theory 2025-07-14 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this note, we prove the last remaining case of the original 15 two-term supercongruence conjectures for sporadic sequences. The proof utilizes a new representation for this sequence (due to Gorodetsky) as the constant term of powers of a Laurent polynomial.

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@article{arxiv.2312.07134,
  title  = {On sporadic sequences},
  author = {Brendan Alinquant and Robert Osburn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.07134},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

15 pages, added Section 4, to appear in Monatshefte f\"ur Mathematik

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