The Trace Method for Cotangent Sums

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Autori principali: Ejsmont, Wiktor, Lehner, Franz
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author Ejsmont, Wiktor
Lehner, Franz
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Lehner, Franz
contents This paper presents a combinatorial study of sums of integer powers of the cotangent which is a popular theme in classical calculus. Our main tool the realization of cotangent values as eigenvalues of a simple self-adjoint matrix with integer matrix. We use the trace method to draw conclusions about integer values of the sums and expand generating functions to obtain explicit evaluations. It is remarkable that throughout the calculations the combinatorics are governed by the higher tangent and arctangent numbers exclusively. Finally we indicate a new approximation of the values of the Riemann zeta function at even integer arguments.
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spellingShingle The Trace Method for Cotangent Sums
Ejsmont, Wiktor
Lehner, Franz
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
11L03, 11B68, 05A19
This paper presents a combinatorial study of sums of integer powers of the cotangent which is a popular theme in classical calculus. Our main tool the realization of cotangent values as eigenvalues of a simple self-adjoint matrix with integer matrix. We use the trace method to draw conclusions about integer values of the sums and expand generating functions to obtain explicit evaluations. It is remarkable that throughout the calculations the combinatorics are governed by the higher tangent and arctangent numbers exclusively. Finally we indicate a new approximation of the values of the Riemann zeta function at even integer arguments.
title The Trace Method for Cotangent Sums
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
11L03, 11B68, 05A19
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.06052