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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

Historically, the polylogarithm has attracted specialists and non-specialists alike with its lovely evaluations. Much the same can be said for Euler sums (or multiple harmonic sums), which, within the past decade, have arisen in…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2007-06-13 Jonathan M. Borwein , David M. Bradley , David J. Broadhurst , Petr Lisonek

The alternating multiple harmonic sums are partial sums of the infinite series defining the Euler sums which are the alternating version of the multiple zeta value series. In this paper, we present some systematic structural results of the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-11-30 Jianqiang Zhao

We study several variants of Euler sums by using the methods of contour integration and residue theorem. These variants exhibit nice properties such as closed forms, reduction, etc., like classical Euler sums. In addition, we also define a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-06-22 Ce Xu

In this short paper, we derive an integral representation for Euler sums of hyperharmonic numbers. We use results established by other authors to then show that the integral has a closed-form in terms of zeta values and Stirling numbers of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-08-07 Casimir Rönnlöf

Direct links between generalized harmonic numbers, linear Euler sums and Tornheim double series are established in a more perspicuous manner than is found in existing literature. We show that every linear Euler sum can be decomposed into a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-15 Kunle Adegoke

In this paper, we establish some expressions of Mneimneh-type binomial sums involving multiple harmonic-type sums in terms of finite sums of Stirling numbers, Bell numbers and some related variables. In particular, we present some new…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-03-29 Ende Pan , Ce Xu

In this paper we derive two expressions for the Hurwitz zeta function involving the complete Bell polynomials in the restricted case where q is a positive integer greater than 1. The arguments of the complete Bell polynomials comprise the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2008-03-11 Donal F. Connon

In this paper we give some interesting identities between Euler numbers and zeta functions. Finally we will give the new values of Euler zeta function at positive even integers.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-05-13 Taekyun Kim

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

In this paper, we employ methods of contour integration and residue calculus to investigate the parity of two classes of cyclotomic Euler-type sums. One class involves products of cyclotomic harmonic numbers, while the other involves…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Ce Xu

We present a unified approach which gives completely elementary proofs of three weighted sum formulae for double zeta values. This approach also leads to new evaluations of sums relating to the harmonic numbers, the alternating double zeta…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-06-13 James Wan

The computation of Feynman integrals in massive higher order perturbative calculations in renormalizable Quantum Field Theories requires extensions of multiply nested harmonic sums, which can be generated as real representations by Mellin…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Jakob Ablinger , Johannes Blümlein , Carsten Schneider

In this paper, we mainly show that generalized hyperharmonic number sums with reciprocal binomial coefficients can be expressed in terms of classical (alternating) Euler sums, zeta values and generalized (alternating) harmonic numbers.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-04-12 Rusen Li

We define a new class of generating function transformations related to polylogarithm functions, Dirichlet series, and Euler sums. These transformations are given by an infinite sum over the $j^{th}$ derivatives of a sequence generating…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-02 Maxie D. Schmidt

In this paper, we give evaluations of integrals involving the arctan and the logarithm functions, and present several new summation identities for odd harmonic numbers and Milgram constants. These summation identities can be expressed as…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-08-04 Xiaoyu Liu , Xinhua Xiong

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

Flajolet and Salvy pointed out that every Euler sum is a $\mathbb{Q}$-linear combination of multiple zeta values. However, in the literature, there is no formula completely revealing this relation. In this paper, using permutations and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-07-08 Ce Xu , Weiping Wang

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

Relations among integrals of logarithms, polylogarithms and Euler sums are presented. A unifying element being the introduction of Nielsen's generalized polylogarithms.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-04-22 Bernard J. Laurenzi