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One of the most interesting formulas for multiple zeta values is the sum formula proved by Granville and Zagier independently in 1990s. Many variations and generalizations of it have been found since then. In this paper, we will provide a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-06 Jianqiang Zhao

In this paper, we introduce a new type of generalized alternating hyperharmonic numbers $H_n^{(p,r,s_{1},s_{2})}$, and show that Euler sums of the generalized alternating hyperharmonic numbers $H_n^{(p,r,s_{1},s_{2})}$ can be expressed in…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-08-03 Rusen Li

The multiple zeta values are generalizations of the values of the Riemann zeta function at positive integers. They are known to satisfy a number of relations, among which are the cyclic sum formula. The cyclic sum formula can be stratified…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-03-11 Shingo Saito , Tatsushi Tanaka , Noriko Wakabayashi

The generalized hyperharmonic numbers $h_n^{(m)}(k)$ are defined by means of the multiple harmonic numbers. We show that the hyperharmonic numbers $h_n^{(m)}(k)$ satisfy certain recurrence relation which allow us to write them in terms of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-01-22 Ce Xu

We construct an analytic approach to evaluate odd Euler sums, multiple zeta value $\zeta(3,2,\ldots,2)$ and multiple $t$-value $t\left(3,2,\ldots,2\right)$. Moreover, we also conjecture a closed expression for multiple $t$-value…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-11-16 Sarth Chavan , Masato Kobayashi , Jorge Layja

The sum formula is a well known relation in the field of the multiple zeta values. In this paper, we present its generalization for the Euler-Zagier multiple zeta function.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-07-28 Minoru Hirose , Hideki Murahara , Tomokazu Onozuka

In this paper we present a new family of identities for Euler sums and integrals of polylogarithms by using the methods of generating function and integral representations of series. Then we apply it to obtain the closed forms of all…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-18 Ce Xu

We present here a large collection of harmonic and quadratic harmonic sums, that can be useful in applied questions, e.g., probabilistic ones. We find closed-form formulae, that we were not able to locate in the literature.

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-12-13 Krzysztof Bartoszek

Summation by parts is used to find the sum of a finite series of generalized harmonic numbers involving a specific polynomial or rational function. The Euler-Maclaurin formula for sums of powers is used to find the sums of some finite…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-02-10 Maarten Kronenburg

Colored multiple zeta values are special values of multiple polylogarithms evaluated at Nth roots of unity. In this paper, we define both the finite and the symmetrized versions of these values and show that they both satisfy the double…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-05-26 Johannes Singer , Jianqiang Zhao

We present a large number of analytic evaluations of Euler sums, namely sums such as \begin{align} M(m,n_0,n_1,n_2, \ldots, n_t) &= \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{H(k)^m}{k^{n_0} (k+1)^{n_1} (k+2)^{n_2} \cdots (k+t)^{n_t}}, \nonumber \end{align}…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-30 Ross C. McPhedran , David H. Bailey

The sum formula is a basic identity of multiple zeta values that expresses a Riemann zeta value as a homogeneous sum of multiple zeta values of a given dimension. This formula was already known to Euler in the dimension two case,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2010-03-18 Li Guo , Bingyong Xie

We present several sequences involving harmonic numbers and the central binomial coefficients. The calculational technique is consists of a special summation method that allows, based on proper two-valued integer functions, to calculate…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-06-24 J. Braun , D. Romberger , H. J. Bentz

We study three special Dirichlet series, two of them alternating, related to the Riemann zeta function. These series are shown to have extensions to the entire complex plane and we find their values at the negative integers (or residues at…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-10-10 Khristo N. Boyadzhiev , H. Gopalkrishna Gadiyar , R. Padma

This study presents explicit evaluations of the series \begin{equation*} \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{H_{k/n}^{(p)}}{k^q} \quad \text{and} \quad \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^k H_{k/2n}^{(p)}}{k^q}, \quad p,q,n \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 1},\; q \ne 1,…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Ali Olaikhan

Euler sums (also called Zagier sums) occur within the context of knot theory and quantum field theory. There are various conjectures related to these sums whose incompletion is a sign that both the mathematics and physics communities do not…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 J. M. Borwein , D. M. Bradley , D. J. Broadhurst

We give thirty-two diverse proofs of a small mathematical gem--the fundamental Euler sum identity zeta(2,1)=zeta(3) =8zeta(\bar 2,1). We also discuss various generalizations for multiple harmonic (Euler) sums and some of their many…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 Jonathan M. Borwein , David M. Bradley

We give an explicit representation for the sums of multiple zeta-star values of fixed weight and height in terms of Riemann zeta values.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Takashi Aoki , Yasuo Ohno

Euler's sum formula and its multi-variable and weighted generalizations form a large class of the identities of multiple zeta values. In this paper we prove a family of identities involving Bernoulli numbers and apply them to obtain…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-10-15 Li Guo , Peng Lei , Jianqiang Zhao

We shall show that the sum of the series formed by the so-called hyperharmonic numbers can be expressed in terms of the Riemann zeta function. More exactly, we give summation formula for the general hyperharmonic series.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-11-04 István Mező