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Proofs of McIntosh's Conjecture on Franel Integrals and Two Generalizations

Number Theory 2023-04-21 v2

Abstract

We provide a proof of a conjecture made by Richard McIntosh in 1996 on the values of the Franel integrals, 01((ax))((bx))((cx))((ex))dx,\int_0^1((ax))((bx))((cx))((ex))\,dx, where ((x))((x)) is the first periodic Bernoulli function. Secondly, we extend our ideas to prove a similar theorem for 01((a1x))((a2x))((anx))dx.\int_0^1((a_1x))((a_2x))\cdots ((a_{n}x))\,dx. Lastly, we prove a further generalization in which ((x))((x)) is replaced by any particular Bernoulli function with odd index.

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@article{arxiv.2211.06504,
  title  = {Proofs of McIntosh's Conjecture on Franel Integrals and Two Generalizations},
  author = {Bruce C. Berndt and Likun Xie and Alexandru Zaharescu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.06504},
  year   = {2023}
}

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