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A382782 Irregular triangle T(n,k) read by rows of the reduced coefficients of Pi^(2*k) in the expansion of Sum_{k>=1} (1 / (4*k^2-1)^n).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, -8, 1, 32, -3, -384, 30, 1, 1536, -105, -5, -30720, 1890, 105, 2, 61440, -3465, -210, -7, -10321920, 540540, 34650, 1512, 17, 4587520, -225225, -15015, -770, -17, -1486356480, 68918850, 4729725, 270270, 8415, 62, 2972712960, -130945815, -9189180, -567567, -21879, -341
Offset: 1

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Sean A. Irvine, Apr 04 2025

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The expansion of S(n) = Sum_{k>=1} (1 / (4*k^2-1)^n) in even powers of Pi was apparently first found by Euler and the solution for n<=4 appear in many tables of sums.
These sums have a natural denominator of 2^(2*n)*(n-1)! (or, more precisely, 2^(2*n+floor((n-1)/2))*(n-1)!), but sometimes (e.g., n=7, n=9) there are additional common factors leading to the "reduced" triangle presented here.

Examples

			S(1) = (        1                                                 ) / (2),
S(2) = (       -8 +        Pi^2                                   ) / (2^4) = A123092,
S(3) = (       32 -      3*Pi^2                                   ) / (2^5 * 2!) = A248895,
S(4) = (     -384 +     30*Pi^2 +       Pi^4                      ) / (2^7 * 3!) = A248896,
S(5) = (     1536 -    105*Pi^2 -     5*Pi^4                      ) / (2^7 * 4!),
S(6) = (   -30720 +   1890*Pi^2 +   105*Pi^4 +    2*Pi^6          ) / (2^9 * 5!),
S(7) = (    61440 -   3465*Pi^2 -   210*Pi^4 -    7*Pi^6          ) / (2^10 * 5!),
S(8) = (-10321920 + 540540*Pi^2 + 34650*Pi^4 + 1512*Pi^6 + 17*Pi^8) / (2^12 * 7!),
S(9) = (  4587520 - 225225*Pi^2 - 15015*Pi^4 -  770*Pi^6 - 17*Pi^8) / (2^18 * 5 * 7), ...
		

References

  • E. P. Adams, Smithsonian Mathematical Formulae and Tables of Elliptic Functions, 1922 (eq. 6.911).

Crossrefs

Cf. A123092 (n=2), A248895 (n=3), A248896 (n=4).
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