On a conjecture of Wilf (Q2384576)
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On a conjecture of Wilf (English)
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10 October 2007
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H. S. Wilf conjectured \(\sum_{k=1}^n (-1)^k S(n,k) \not= 0\) for all \(n > 2\), \(S(n,k)\) are Stirling numbers of the second kind. In this paper the authors prove this conjecture for \(n \not= 2\) and \(\not\equiv 2944838 \bmod 3145728\) and discuss applications to graph theory, multiplicative partition functions, and the irrationality of \(p\)-adic series.
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Stirling numbers of the second kind
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Wilf's conjecture
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graph theory
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multiplicative partition function
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\(p\)-adic series
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