A recurrence-product conjecture for parametrized Euler sums

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Define a sequence of polynomials an=an(t)a_n=a_n(t) for positive integers nn by a1=a2=t3a_1=a_2=t^3 and

n(n+1)2an+2=n(2n+1)an+1+(n3+(−1)n+1t3)an,n≥1.n(n+1)^2a_{n+2}=n(2n+1)a_{n+1}+(n^3+(-1)^{n+1}t^3)a_n,\qquad n\geq 1.

Recurrence-product conjecture. The sequence satisfies

lim⁡n→∞an=t3∏n=1∞(1+t38n3).\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n=t^3\prod_{n=1}^\infty\left(1+\frac{t^3}{8n^3}\right).

This is presented as an intriguing reformulation of the parametrized alternating Euler-sum identity discussed immediately beforehand. The supplied text gives numerical evidence for the underlying identity but does not state whether this recurrence formulation has been proved.

References

Primary source

David Borwein, Jonathan M. Borwein and David M. Bradley, “Parametric Euler Sum Identities”, arXiv:math/0505058 (2005).

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