On harmonic numbers and Lucas sequences
Number Theory
2011-05-24 v2 Combinatorics
Abstract
Harmonic numbers arise naturally in many fields of mathematics. In this paper we initiate the study of congruences involving both harmonic numbers and Lucas sequences. One of our three theorems is as follows: Let u_0=0, u_1=1, and u_{n+1}=u_n-4u_{n-1} for n=1,2,3,.... Then, for any prime p>5 we have where if p=1,2,4,8 (mod 15), and otherwise.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1001.0348,
title = {On harmonic numbers and Lucas sequences},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.0348},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
17 pages. To apapear in Publ. Math. Debrecen 79(2011)