Series involving central binomial coefficients and higher-order harmonic numbers
Number Theory
2026-03-04 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Combinatorics
Abstract
We derive modular parametrizations for certain infinite series whose summands involve central binomial coefficients and higher-order harmonic numbers. When the rates of convergence are certain rational numbers, modularity allows us to reduce the corresponding series to special values of the Dirichlet -functions. For example, we establish the following identities conjectured by Sun: where , , , and .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.12091,
title = {Series involving central binomial coefficients and higher-order harmonic numbers},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun and Yajun Zhou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.12091},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
37 pages, 2 tables. Theorem 1.2 added