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On the average of triangular numbers

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

The problem we are dealing with is the following: find two sequences ana_n and bnb_n such that the average of the first bnb_n triangular numbers (starting with the triangular number 1) is still a triangular number, precisely the ana_n-th triangular number. We get also some side results: for instance one of the sequence instrumental to finding the asked for sequences turns out to be a bisection of the sequence of the numerators of continued fraction convergents to 3\sqrt{3}.

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@article{arxiv.math/0304160,
  title  = {On the average of triangular numbers},
  author = {Mario Catalani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0304160},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Fixed some minor typos