Duality for finite multiple harmonic q-series

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Abstract: We define two finite q-analogs of certain multiple harmonic series with an arbitrary number of free parameters, and prove identities for these q-analogs, expressing them in terms of multiply nested sums involving the Gaussian binomial coefficients. Special cases of these identities--for example, with all parameters equal to 1--have occurred in the literature. The special case with only one parameter reduces to an identity for the divisor generating function, which has received some attention in connection with problems in sorting theory. The general case can be viewed as a duality result, reminiscent of the duality relation for the ordinary multiple zeta function.


The author defines two finite multiple \(q\)-analogs of harmonic series that contain an arbitrary number of free parameters. The actual definitions are too complicated to be described in a brief review. The main theorem consists of identities expressing these \(q\)-analogs in terms of multiply nested sums involving the Gaussian binomial coefficients. When all the parameter are equal to 1, these reduce to known identities. When there is only one parameter, the result is an identity for the divisor generating function that is connected to a problem in sorting theory. The author points out that the general case can be viewed as a duality result, reminiscent of the duality relation for the ordinary multiple zeta function.



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