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An infinite series involving harmonic numbers

I am looking for a proof of the following claim: Let $H_n$ be the nth harmonic number. Then, $$\frac{\pi^2}{12}=\ln^22+\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{H_n}{n(n+1) \cdot 2^n}$$ The SageMath cel …
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An infinite series involving the mod-parity of Euler's totient function

Can you prove or disprove the following claim: First, define the function $\xi(n)$ as follows: $$\xi(n)=\begin{cases}-1, & \text{if }\varphi(n) \equiv 0 \pmod{4} \\ 1, & \text{if }\varphi(n) \equiv 2 …
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A conjectural infinite series for $\frac{\pi^2}{5\sqrt{5}}$

I am looking for a proof of the following claim: First define the function $\chi(n)$ as follows: $$\chi(n)=\begin{cases}1, & \text{if }n \equiv \pm 1 \pmod{10} \\ -1, & \text{if }n \equiv \pm 3 \pmod{ …
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The constant $e$ represented by an infinite series

In this Wikipedia article the constant $\pi$ is represented by the following infinite series: $$\pi=1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{9}-\f …
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The square root of natural number expressed by an infinite series

Can you prove or disprove the following claim: Let $U(n,P,Q)$ be the nth generalized Lucas number of the first kind and let $m$ be a natural number. Then, $$\sqrt{m}=1+\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty …
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An infinite series that converges to $\frac{\sqrt{3}\pi}{24}$

Can you prove or disprove the following claim: Claim: $$\frac{\sqrt{3} \pi}{24}=\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(6n+1)(6n+5)}$$ The SageMath cell that demonstrates this claim can be found h …
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An infinite series involving Jordan's totient function

Can you provide a proof for the following claim: $$-\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{J_k(n)}{n} \cdot \ln\left(1-x^n\right)=\frac{x \cdot A_{k-1}(x)}{(1-x)^k} \quad \text{for} \quad |x| < 1 \qua …
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Four infinite series involving Riemann zeta function

Can you provide a proof for at least one of the claims given below? It is known that $\pi=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{3^n-1}{4^n} \cdot \zeta(n+1)$ where $\zeta$ denotes Riemann zeta functio …
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Conjectured initial values of Inkeri's primality test for Fermat numbers

This is a repost of this question . Can you provide a proof or a counterexample to the claim given below ? First , we shall give a definition of the Inkeri's primality test for Fermat numbers : …
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The constant $\pi$ expressed by an infinite series

I am looking for the proof of the following claim: First, define the function $\operatorname{sgn_1}(n)$ as follows: $$\operatorname{sgn_1}(n)=\begin{cases} -1 \quad \text{if } n \neq 3 \text{ and } n …
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Two conjectural infinite series for $\pi$

I am looking for a proofs of the following two claims: Claim 1. $$\frac{2\pi}{\sqrt{3}}=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^{\Omega_1(n)}}{n}$$ where $\Omega_1(n)$ is the number of prime facto …
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