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On linear relations for Dirichlet series formed by recursive sequences of second order

Number Theory 2018-05-09 v1

Abstract

Let FnF_n and LnL_n be the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, respectively. Four corresponding zeta functions in ss are defined by ζF(s):=n=11Fns,ζF(s):=n=1(1)n+1Fns,ζL(s):=n=11Lns,ζL(s):=n=1(1)n+1Lns.\zeta_F(s) \,:=\, \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{F_n^s}\,,\quad \zeta_F^*(s) \,:=\,\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{{(-1)}^{n+1}}{F_n^s}\,,\quad \zeta_L(s) \,:=\, \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{L_n^s}\,,\quad \zeta_L^*(s) \,:=\, \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{{(-1)}^{n+1}}{L_n^s} \,. For positive integers ss the transcendence of these values is known as well as algebraic independence or dependence results for sets of these numbers. In this paper, we investigate linear forms in the above zeta functions and determine the dimension of linear spaces spanned by such linear forms. In particular, it is established that for any positive integer mm the solutions of s=1m(tsζF(2s)+usζF(2s)+vsζL(2s)+wsζL(2s))=0\sum_{s=1}^m \big( \,t_s\zeta_F(2s) + u_s\zeta_F^*(2s) + v_s\zeta_L(2s) + w_s\zeta_L^*(2s) \,\big) \,=\, 0 with ts,us,vs,wsQt_{s},u_{s},v_{s},w_{s} \in \mathbb{Q} (1sm)(1\leq s\leq m) form a Q\mathbb{Q}-vector space of dimension mm. This proves a conjecture from the Ph.D. thesis of M. Stein, who, in 2012, was inspired by the relation 2ζF(2)+ζF(2)+5ζL(2)=0-2\zeta_F(2)+\zeta_F^*(2)+5\zeta_L^*(2)=0. All the results are also true for zeta functions in ss where the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers are replaced by numbers from sequences satisfying a second order recurrence formula.

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@article{arxiv.1805.03003,
  title  = {On linear relations for Dirichlet series formed by recursive sequences of second order},
  author = {Carsten Elsner and Niclas Technau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.03003},
  year   = {2018}
}
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