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Identity involving Stirling number of the second kind
I'm looking for a citable reference for the following identity involving the Stirling numbers of the second kind $S(n, k)$ stated in Equation (27): For $n \geq 2$,
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\sum_{m=1}^n S(n, m) (-1)^m (m-1)!...
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Is there any literature on $\sum_{i=1}^{k} \left[ {k \atop i} \right] \zeta(i+1) $?
As per these questions, I'm trying to evaluate $$\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \big{(} \zeta(n)^{2}-1 \big{)} = 1+ \sum_{m=2}^{\infty} \frac{H_{-\frac{1}{m}}}{m}. $$
Here, $H_{x}$ is a generalized Harmonic ...
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Finite differences of Stirling numbers
Let s(n,k) and S(n,k) denote the Stirling numbers of the first (with signs) and second kinds, respectively. Next consider the sequence |s(n+2,n)| which begins: (2,11,35,85,175,...) . Using this to ...
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A conjecture about the degrees of special polynomials
Define the congruence "modulo m" on exponential Taylor series as
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\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{a_n}{n!}x^n \equiv \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{b_n}{n!} x^n \mod m \iff \forall n: \frac{a_n-b_n}{m}\in \mathbb{...
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Proof of Stirling number symmetric formulas [closed]
I'm looking for a reference to a proof of formulas 6.26 and 6.27 in Concrete Mathematics:
$\def\sone#1#2{\left[#1\atop #2\right]}
\def\stwo#1#2{\left\{#1\atop #2\right\}}
$
$$ \stwo{n}{n-m} = \sum_k \...
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Is this a new formula? $\Delta^d x^n/d! = \sum_k \left[ x \atop k\right]{ k+n \brace x + d}(-1)^{x+k}$
$$\frac{\Delta^d x^n}{d!} = \sum_k \left[ x \atop k\right]{ k+n \brace x + d}(-1)^{x+k}$$
Where $x$, $n$ and $d$ are non-negative integers, $\Delta^d$ is the $d$-th difference with respect to $x$, $\...