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The p-adic valuation of k-central binomial coefficients

Number Theory 2015-05-13 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

The coefficients c(n,k) defined by (1-k^2x)^(-1/k) = sum c(n,k) x^n reduce to the central binomial coefficients for k=2. Motivated by a question of H. Montgomery and H. Shapiro for the case k=3, we prove that c(n,k) are integers and study their divisibility properties.

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@article{arxiv.0811.2028,
  title  = {The p-adic valuation of k-central binomial coefficients},
  author = {Armin Straub and Tewodros Amdeberhan and Victor H. Moll},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.2028},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages

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