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Proof of a conjectural supercongruence

Number Theory 2015-04-29 v3 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let m>2m>2 and q>0q>0 be integers with mm even or qq odd. We show the supercongruence k=0p1(1)km(p/mqk)m0(modp3).\sum_{k=0}^{p-1}(-1)^{km}\binom{p/m-q}{k}^m\equiv0\pmod{p^3}. for any prime p>mqp>mq. This confirms a conjecture of Sun.

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@article{arxiv.1502.06909,
  title  = {Proof of a conjectural supercongruence},
  author = {Xiang-Zi Meng and Zhi-Wei Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.06909},
  year   = {2015}
}

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6 pages, final published version

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