On harmonic numbers and Lucas sequences

DOI10.5486/PMD.2012.4809zbMATH Open1265.11003arXiv1001.0348MaRDI QIDQ2915552FDOQ2915552

Authors: Zhi-Wei Sun 

Publication date: 18 September 2012

Published in: Publicationes Mathematicae Debrecen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Harmonic numbers $H_k=su{m}_{0<jlek}1/j(k=0,1,2,\mathrm{...})$ arise naturally in many fields of mathematics. In this paper we initiate the study of congruences involving both harmonic numbers and Lucas sequences. One of our three theorems is as follows: Let u_0=0, u_1=1, and u_{n+1}=u_n-4u_{n-1} for n=1,2,3,.... Then, for any prime p>5 we have ${\displaystyle }$sum_{k=0}^{p-1}u_{k+delta}H_k/2^k=0 (mod p),${\displaystyle }$ where $delta=0$ if p=1,2,4,8 (mod 15), and $delta=1$ otherwise.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0348

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zbMATH Keywords

congruencesharmonic numbersLucas sequences

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Factorials, binomial coefficients, combinatorial functions (05A10) Congruences; primitive roots; residue systems (11A07) Fibonacci and Lucas numbers and polynomials and generalizations (11B39) Elementary classical functions (33B99)

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