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Abel–Plana formula with fractional offset

The Abel–Plana formula compares the sum $\sum_{n=0}^\infty f(n)$ to the integral $\int_0^\infty f(x)\,dx$, \begin{equation} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}f\left(n\right)-\int_{0}^{\infty}f\left(x\right)dx=\frac{...
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Is anything known about the power series $\sum x^p$ for $p$ prime?

I'm interested in information about the power series $$\sum_{\text{$p$ prime}} x^p$$ and the related power series $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n x^{p(n)}$$ where $p(n)$ is the nth prime. Immediately, the ...
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A need for analytic continuation of a finite sum function

Let $\varphi(n):=(-1)^{n+1}(n+1)2^{2n}$. I am able to prove the following identity (${\color{red}{\mathbf{LHS}}}$=infinite series, ${\color{blue}{\mathbf{RHS}}}$=finite sum) \begin{align*} {\color{red}...
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Correct way to extend a sequence defined on the naturals into the complex plane

Preamble Sequences $a_n$ defined on the natural numbers are clearly not uniquely interpolated by only one function. In particular, given an interpolation $f(n) = a_n$, then $f(n) + \sin(2\pi n)$ is ...
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A differential equation governing compositional inversion

Looking for references for the following theorem. Given the formal Taylor series/exponential generating function $$T(z) = \sum_{n \ge 1} a_n \; \frac{z^n}{n!},$$ for which the indeterminates $a_n$ and ...
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Another combinatorial identity

Is it true that $$\sum_{r=0}^p \sum_{i=0}^r a_{n,p,r,i}=0$$ for all natural $n$ and all natural $p\ge2n$, where $$a_{n,p,r,i}:=\frac{(-1)^r (n+p-r-1)! (n p-i (r-i))}{i!(r-i)! (n-i)! (p-r+i)! (n-r+i)! ...
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Series involving factorials

Playing around with this series for natural values of $a,b$, it appears that more generally for $c\in\mathbb N$, $$\sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac{ (a+k)! \ (b+k)!}{k!\ (a+b+c+ k+1)! }=\frac{a!\ b!\ (c-1)!}{...
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Iterated sums--something like a differsum

So I've been fiddling around with the cauchy product of sequences lately, and am curious about a little identity I've found (which I'm sure is ubiquitous in finite differences, as I can't be the only ...
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How to classify the complex function with same natural boundary in complex plane? [closed]

There are complex functions with the same natural boundaries in the complex plane, but,they are different from each other. For example, there are lots of different lacunary power series with ...