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Principal Solutions of Recurrence Relations and Irrationality Questions in Number Theory

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  • Angelo B. Mingarelli

    (School of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada)

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We apply the theory of disconjugate linear recurrence relations to the study of irrational quantities in number theory. In particular, for an irrational number associated with solutions of linear three-term recurrence relations, we show that there exists a four-term linear recurrence relation whose solutions show that the number has an irrational square if and only if the four-term recurrence relation has a principal solution of a certain type. The result is extended to higher-order recurrence relations, and a transcendence criterion can also be formulated in terms of these principal solutions. The method generates new series expansions of positive integer powers of ζ ( 3 ) and ζ ( 2 ) in terms of Apéry’s now classic sequences.

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  • Angelo B. Mingarelli, 2023. "Principal Solutions of Recurrence Relations and Irrationality Questions in Number Theory," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:11:y:2023:i:2:p:262-:d:1024742
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