Zudilin's strengthened integrality conjecture for Apéry-type sequences

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For n≥0n\ge 0, let un{\bf u}_n and vn{\bf v}_n be the sequences defined by the Apéry-type hypergeometric series Sn,4,2,1,1(1)=unζ(4)−vn{\bf S}_{n,4,2,1,1}(1)={\bf u}_n\zeta(4)-{\bf v}_n. Define

Φn=∏{n/p}∈[2/3,1[ , p primep,\Phi_n=\prod_{\{n/p\}\in[2/3,1[\,,\ p\ \text{prime}} p,

where {n/p}\{n/p\} denotes the fractional part of n/pn/p, and let dn\textup{d}_n be the associated least-common-multiple denominator. Zudilin's integrality conjecture. For every integer n≥0n\ge 0, the numbers Φn−1un\Phi_n^{-1}{\bf u}_n and Φn−1dn4vn\Phi_n^{-1}\textup{d}_n^4{\bf v}_n are integers. This sharpens the denominator bounds for the sequences used in Apéry-type irrationality constructions; the surrounding text reports it as a numerical refinement of the preceding conjecture.

References

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C. Krattenthaler and T. Rivoal, “Hypergéométrie et fonction zêta de Riemann”, arXiv:math/0311114 (2004).

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