Conjecture on the denominator ratios of the iterated integral of ln⁡(1+x2)\ln(1+x^2)

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Let An,2(x)A_{n,2}(x) be the rational polynomial part of the nnth iterated integral in the ln⁡(1+x2)\ln(1+x^2) case, let αn,2\alpha_{n,2} be its denominator, and define

βn,2=αn,2nαn−1,2.\beta_{n,2}=\frac{\alpha_{n,2}}{n\alpha_{n-1,2}}.

Here pp denotes a prime and m,r∈Nm,r\in\mathbb{N}. The denominator-ratio conjecture. The sequence βn,2\beta_{n,2} is given by

βn,2={pif n=pr for some \primep and r∈N and n≠2⋅3m+1,13if n=2⋅3m for some m∈N,3pif n=2⋅3m+1 and n=pr for some m,r∈N,3if n=2⋅3m+1 for some m∈N and n≠pr,1otherwise.\beta_{n,2}=\begin{cases} p & \text{if $n=p^r$ for some \prime $p$ and $r\in\mathbb{N}$ and $n\ne2\cdot3^m+1$},\\ \frac13 & \text{if $n=2\cdot3^m$ for some $m\in\mathbb{N}$},\\ 3p & \text{if $n=2\cdot3^m+1$ and $n=p^r$ for some $m,r\in\mathbb{N}$},\\ 3 & \text{if $n=2\cdot3^m+1$ for some $m\in\mathbb{N}$ and $n\ne p^r$},\\ 1 & \text{otherwise.} \end{cases}

The claim describes the arithmetic cancellations in the denominators of the polynomial part. The source presents it as suggested by symbolic computations and gives no resolution evidence.

References

Primary source

Tewodros Amdeberhan, Christoph Koutschan, Victor H. Moll and Eric S. Rowland, “The iterated integrals of ln(1 + x^2)”, arXiv:1012.3429 (2011).

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