A recurrence-product conjecture for parametrized Euler sums

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,n1.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

limnan=t3n=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.

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

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