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Positive rational series for reciprocal powers of Catalan's constant and Dirichlet beta values

Number Theory 2026-08-01 v1

Abstract

Let β(s)=k=0(1)k(2k+1)s\beta(s)=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}(-1)^k(2k+1)^{-s} and let G=β(2)G=\beta(2) be Catalan's constant. We develop two families of positive series for reciprocal powers β(s)r\beta(s)^{-r}. The first is obtained from the classical Euler transformation and is evaluated at 1/21/2; it is valid for real s>0s>0. A second transformation, valid for s2s\geq2, gives a faster series evaluated at 1/31/3. We derive finite-sum and integral formulas for the base coefficients, together with a positive recurrence and a composition formula for arbitrary reciprocal powers. When ss is an integer, all coefficients are rational. We also give explicit remainder estimates and determine the exact root-convergence rates of the two families. As applications, we obtain positive rational series for every reciprocal power of Catalan's constant and for reciprocal powers of π\pi arising from odd values of the Dirichlet beta function.

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@article{arxiv.2608.00429,
  title  = {Positive rational series for reciprocal powers of Catalan's constant and Dirichlet beta values},
  author = {Narendra Bhandari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.00429},
  year   = {2026}
}

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19 pages