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On the divisibility of sums involving powers of multi-variable Schmidt polynomials

Number Theory 2014-12-19 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

The multi-variable Schmidt polynomials are defined by Sn(r)(x0,,xn):=k=0n(n+k2k)r(2kk)xk. S_n^{(r)}(x_0,\ldots,x_n):=\sum_{k=0}^n {n+k \choose 2k}^{r}{2k\choose k} x_k. We prove that, for any positive integers mm, nn, rr, and ε=±1\varepsilon=\pm 1, all the coefficients in the polynomial k=0n1εk(2k+1)Sk(r)(x0,,xk)m \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\varepsilon^k(2k+1) S_k^{(r)}(x_0,\ldots,x_k)^m are multiples of nn. This generalizes a recent result of Pan on the divisibility of sums of Ap\'ery polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.1412.5734,
  title  = {On the divisibility of sums involving powers of multi-variable Schmidt polynomials},
  author = {Qi-Fei Chen and Victor J. W. Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.5734},
  year   = {2014}
}

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