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Proof of a congruence for harmonic numbers conjectured by Z.-W. Sun

Number Theory 2012-03-27 v2

Abstract

For a positive integer nn let Hn=k=1n1/kH_n=\sum_{k=1}^{n}1/k be the nnth harmonic number. In this note we prove that for any prime p7p\ge 7, k=1p1Hk2k24/5pBp5(modp2), \sum_{k=1}^{p-1}\frac{H_k^2}{k^2} \equiv4/5pB_{p-5}\pmod{p^2}, which confirms the conjecture recently proposed by Z. W. Sun. Furthermore, we also prove two similar congruences modulo p2p^2.

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@article{arxiv.1108.1171,
  title  = {Proof of a congruence for harmonic numbers conjectured by Z.-W. Sun},
  author = {Romeo Mestrovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.1171},
  year   = {2012}
}

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This is a final version accepted for publication in International Journal of Number Theory