Coefficient-reflection conjecture for finite multiple harmonic sums

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Let m,n∈Nm,n\in\mathbb{N}, and let \gba\gb_a denote the A\mathcal{A}-Bernoulli numbers. Write a1+⋯+al⊢na_1+\dots+a_l\vdash n for the summation condition used in the source, and let C(a1,…,al)C(a_1,\dots,a_l) be the coefficient function in the expansion of Rn(m,1)R_n^{(m,1)}. Coefficient-reflection conjecture. For all m,n∈Nm,n\in\mathbb{N}, if

Rn(m,1)=n!∑1≤l≤n/3, 2∣(n−l) ∑a1+⋯+al⊢nC(a1,…,al)\gba1…\gbal,R_n^{(m,1)}=n!\sum_{1\le l\le n/3,\ 2\mid(n-l)}\ \sum_{a_1+\dots+a_l\vdash n}C(a_1,\dots,a_l)\gb_{a_1}\dots\gb_{a_l},

then

Sn(m,1)=n!∑1≤l≤n/3, 2∣(n−l) ∑a1+⋯+al⊢nC(−a1,…,−al)\gba1…\gbal.S_n^{(m,1)}=n!\sum_{1\le l\le n/3,\ 2\mid(n-l)}\ \sum_{a_1+\dots+a_l\vdash n}C(-a_1,\dots,-a_l)\gb_{a_1}\dots\gb_{a_l}.

This conjecture proposes that the formula for Sn(m,1)S_n^{(m,1)} is obtained from that for Rn(m,1)R_n^{(m,1)} by reflecting the arguments of the coefficient function. The supplied text gives no resolution status.

References

Primary source

Kevin Chen and Jianqiang Zhao, “Super Congruences Involving Multiple Harmonic Sums and Bernoulli Numbers”, arXiv:1702.08401 (2017).

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