Proof of a supercongruence conjecture of (F.3) of Swisher using the WZ-method

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Main Authors: Jana, Arijit, Kalita, Gautam
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author Jana, Arijit
Kalita, Gautam
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Kalita, Gautam
contents For a non-negative integer $m$, let $S(m)$ denote the sum given by $$S(m):=\sum_{n=0}^{m}\frac{(-1)^n(8n+1)}{n!^3}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)_n^3.$$ Using the powerful WZ-method, for a prime $p\equiv 3$ $($mod $4)$ and an odd integer $r>1$, we here deduce a supercongruence relation for $S\left(\frac{p^r-3}{4}\right)$ in terms of values of $p$-adic gamma function. As a consequence, we prove one of the supercongruence conjectures of (F.3) posed by Swisher. This is the first attempt to prove supercongruences for a sum truncated at $\frac{p^r-(d-1)}{d}$ when $p^r\equiv -1$ $($mod $d)$.
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spellingShingle Proof of a supercongruence conjecture of (F.3) of Swisher using the WZ-method
Jana, Arijit
Kalita, Gautam
Number Theory
11Y55, 11A07, 11B65, 40G99
For a non-negative integer $m$, let $S(m)$ denote the sum given by $$S(m):=\sum_{n=0}^{m}\frac{(-1)^n(8n+1)}{n!^3}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)_n^3.$$ Using the powerful WZ-method, for a prime $p\equiv 3$ $($mod $4)$ and an odd integer $r>1$, we here deduce a supercongruence relation for $S\left(\frac{p^r-3}{4}\right)$ in terms of values of $p$-adic gamma function. As a consequence, we prove one of the supercongruence conjectures of (F.3) posed by Swisher. This is the first attempt to prove supercongruences for a sum truncated at $\frac{p^r-(d-1)}{d}$ when $p^r\equiv -1$ $($mod $d)$.
title Proof of a supercongruence conjecture of (F.3) of Swisher using the WZ-method
topic Number Theory
11Y55, 11A07, 11B65, 40G99
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.02762