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The Zagier polynomials. Part II: Arithmetic properties of coefficients

Number Theory 2013-03-27 v1

Abstract

The modified Bernoulli numbers \begin{equation*} B_{n}^{*} = \sum_{r=0}^{n} \binom{n+r}{2r} \frac{B_{r}}{n+r}, \quad n > 0 \end{equation*} introduced by D. Zagier in 1998 were recently extended to the polynomial case by replacing BrB_{r} by the Bernoulli polynomials Br(x)B_{r}(x). Arithmetic properties of the coefficients of these polynomials are established. In particular, the 2-adic valuation of the modified Bernoulli numbers is determined. A variety of analytic, umbral, and asymptotic methods is used to analyze these polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.1303.6590,
  title  = {The Zagier polynomials. Part II: Arithmetic properties of coefficients},
  author = {Mark W. Coffey and Valerio De Angelis and Atul Dixit and Victor H. Moll and Armin Straub and Christophe Vignat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.6590},
  year   = {2013}
}
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