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On the denominators of harmonic numbers, II.

Authors :
Wu, Bing-Ling
Chen, Yong-Gao
Source :
Journal of Number Theory. Jul2019, Vol. 200, p397-406. 10p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Abstract Text Let v n be the denominator of the n -th harmonic number H n = 1 + 2 − 1 + ⋯ + n − 1. In this paper, we prove the following unusual result: the set of positive integers n with v n = v n + 1 has density one. We also prove that the same result is true for the denominators of alternating harmonic numbers. Video For a video summary of this paper, please visit https://youtu.be/Sk0zMSKPe3M. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
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Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0022314X
Volume :
200
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Number Theory
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
135428550
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnt.2018.11.026