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On convolutions of Euler numbers

Number Theory 2010-12-22 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

We show that if p is an odd prime then k=0p1EkEp1k=1(modp)\sum_{k=0}^{p-1}E_kE_{p-1-k}=1 (mod p) and k=0p3EkEp3k=(1)(p1)/22Ep3(modp),\sum_{k=0}^{p-3}E_kE_{p-3-k}=(-1)^{(p-1)/2}2E_{p-3} (mod p), where E_0,E_1,E_2,... are Euler numbers. Moreover, we prove that for any positive integer n and prime number p>2n+1 we have k=0p1+2nEkEp1+2nk=s(n)(modp)\sum_{k=0}^{p-1+2n}E_kE_{p-1+2n-k}=s(n) (mod p) where s(n) is an integer only depending on n.

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@article{arxiv.1012.4774,
  title  = {On convolutions of Euler numbers},
  author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.4774},
  year   = {2010}
}

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6 pages

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