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Victor H. Moll

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arXiv2025

Asymptotics and zeros of a special family of Jacobi polynomials

In this paper we study a family of non-classical Jacobi polynomials with varying parameters of the form $α_n=n+1/2$ and $β_n=-n-1/2$. We obtain global asymptotics for these polynomials, and use this to establish results on the location their zeros. The analysis is based on the Riemann Hilbert formulation of Jacobi polynomials derived from the non-hermitian orthogonality introduced by Kuijlaars, et al. This family of polynomials arise in the symbolic evaluation integrals in the work of Boros and Moll and corresponds to a limitting case, which is not considered in the works of Kuijlaars, et al. A remarkable feature in the analyisis is encountered when performing the local analysis of the RHP near the origin, where the local parametrix introduces a pole.

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arXiv2023

Symmetric tensor powers of graphs

The symmetric tensor power of graphs is introduced and its fundamental properties are explored. A wide range of intriguing phenomena occur when one considers symmetric tensor powers of familiar graphs. A host of open questions are presented, hoping to spur future research.

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arXiv2023

Evaluation of the second virial coefficient for the Mie potential using the method of brackets

The second virial coefficient for the Mie potential is evaluated using the method of brackets. This method converts a definite integral into a series in the parameters of the problem, in this case this is the temperature $T$. The results obtained here are consistent with some known special cases, such as the Lenard-Jones potential. The asymptotic properties of the second virial coefficient in molecular thermodynamic systems and complex fluid modeling are described in the limiting cases of $T \rightarrow 0$ and $T \rightarrow \infty$.

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arXiv2021

Mellin-Barnes and the method of brackets

The method of brackets is a method for the evaluation of definite integrals based on a small number of rules. This is employed here for the evaluation of Mellin-Barnes integral. The fundamental idea is to transform these integral representations into a bracket series to obtain their values. The expansion of the gamma function in such a series constitute the main part of this new application. The power and flexibility of this procedure is illustrated with a variety of examples.

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arXiv2021

On the $r$-Derangements of type B

Extensions of a set partition obtained by imposing bounds on the size of the parts and the coloring of some of the elements are examined. Combinatorial properties and the generating functions of some counting sequences associated with these partitions are established. Connections with Riordan arrays are presented.

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arXiv2020

Filter integrals for orthogonal polynomials

Motivated by an expression by Persson and Strang on an integral involving Legendre polynomials, stating that the square of $P_{2n+1}(x)/x$ integrated over $[-1,1]$ is always $2$, we present analog results for Hermite, Chebyshev, Laguerre and Gegenbauer polynomials as well as the original Legendre polynomial with even index.

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arXiv2020

Arithmetic properties of the sum of divisors

The divisor function $σ(n)$ denotes the sum of the divisors of the positive integer $n$. For a prime $p$ and $m \in \mathbb{N}$, the $p$-adic valuation of $m$ is the highest power of $p$ which divides $m$. Formulas for $ν_{p}(σ(n))$ are established. For $p=2$, these involve only the odd primes dividing $n$. These expressions are used to establish the bound $ν_{2}(σ(n)) \leq \lceil\log_{2}(n) \rceil$, with equality if and only if $n$ is the product of distinct Mersenne primes, and for an odd prime $p$, the bound is $ν_{p}(σ(n)) \leq \lceil \log_{p}(n) \rceil$, with equality related to solutions of the Ljunggren-Nagell diophantine equation.

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arXiv2020

A triple integral analog of a multiple zeta value

We establish the triple integral evaluation \[ \int_{1}^{\infty} \int_{0}^{1} \int_{0}^{1} \frac{dz \, dy \, dx}{x(x+y)(x+y+z)} = \frac{5}{24} ζ(3), \] as well as the equivalent polylogarithmic double sum \[ \sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \sum_{j=k}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{k^{2}} \, \frac{1}{j \, 2^{j}} = \frac{13}{24} ζ(3). \] This double sum is related to, but less approachable than, similar sums studied by Ramanujan. It is also reminiscent of Euler's formula $ζ(2,1) = ζ(3)$, which is the simplest instance of duality of multiple polylogarithms. We review this duality and apply it to derive a companion identity. We also discuss approaches based on computer algebra. All of our approaches ultimately require the introduction of polylogarithms and nontrivial relations between them. It remains an open challenge to relate the triple integral or the double sum to $ζ(3)$ directly.

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arXiv2017

A generalized modified Bessel function and a higher level analogue of the theta transformation formula

A new generalization of the modified Bessel function of the second kind $K_{z}(x)$ is studied. Elegant series and integral representations, a differential-difference equation and asymptotic expansions are obtained for it thereby anticipating a rich theory that it may possess. The motivation behind introducing this generalization is to have a function which gives a new pair of functions reciprocal in the Koshliakov kernel $\cos \left( {πz} \right){M_{2z}}(4\sqrt {x} ) - \sin \left( {πz} \right){J_{2z}}(4\sqrt {x} )$ and which subsumes the self-reciprocal pair involving $K_{z}(x)$. Its application towards finding modular-type transformations of the form $F(z, w, α)=F(z,iw,β)$, where $αβ=1$, is given. As an example, we obtain a beautiful generalization of a famous formula of Ramanujan and Guinand equivalent to the functional equation of a non-holomorphic Eisenstein series on $SL_{2}(\mathbb{Z})$. This generalization can be considered as a higher level analogue of the general theta transformation formula. We then use it to evaluate an integral involving the Riemann $Ξ$-function and consisting of a sum of products of two confluent hypergeometric functions.

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arXiv2017

Combinatorial and Arithmetical Properties of the Restricted and Associated Bell and Factorial Numbers

Set partitions and permutations with restrictions on the size of the blocks and cycles are important combinatorial sequences. Counting these objects lead to the sequences generalizing the classical Stirling and Bell numbers. The main focus of the present article is the analysis of combinatorial and arithmetical properties of them. The results include several combinatorial identities and recurrences as well as some properties of their $p$-adic valuations.

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arXiv2017

An Extension of the Method of Brackets. Part 1

The method of brackets is an efficient method for the evaluation of a large class of definite integrals on the half-line. It is based on a small collection of rules, some of which are heuristic. The extension discussed here is based on the concepts of null and divergent series. These are formal representations of functions, whose coefficients $a_{n}$ have meromorphic representations for $n \in \mathbb{C}$, but might vanish or blow up when $n \in \mathbb{N}$. These ideas are illustrated with the evaluation of a variety of entries from the classical table of integrals by Gradshteyn and Ryzhik.

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arXiv2017

Periodicity in the $p$-adic valuation of a polynomial

For a prime $p$ and an integer $x$, the $p$-adic valuation of $x$ is denoted by $ν_{p}(x)$. For a polynomial $Q$ with integer coefficients, the sequence of valuations $ν_{p}(Q(n))$ is shown to be either periodic or unbounded. The first case corresponds to the situation where $Q$ has no roots in the ring of $p$-adic integers. In the periodic situation, the period length is determined.

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arXiv2017

The Moments of the Hydrogen Atom by the Method of Brackets

Expectation values of powers of the radial coordinate in arbitrary hydrogen states are given, in the quantum case, by an integral involving the associated Laguerre function. The method of brackets is used to evaluate the integral in closed-form and to produce an expression for this average value as a finite sum.

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arXiv2016

Asymptotics and exact formulas for Zagier polynomials

In 1998 Don Zagier introduced the modified Bernoulli numbers $B_{n}^{*}$ and showed that they satisfy amusing variants of some properties of Bernoulli numbers. In particular, he studied the asymptotic behavior of $B_{2n}^{*}$, and also obtained an exact formula for them, the motivation for which came from the representation of $B_{2n}$ in terms of the Riemann zeta function $ζ(2n)$. The modified Bernoulli numbers were recently generalized to Zagier polynomials $B_{n}^{*}(x)$. For $0<x<1$, an exact formula for $B_{2n}^{*}(x)$ involving infinite series of Bessel function of the second kind and Chebyshev polynomials, that yields Zagier's formula in a limiting case, is established here. Such series arise in diffraction theory. An analogous formula for $B_{2n+1}^{*}(x)$ is also presented. The $6$-periodicity of $B_{2n+1}^{*}$ is deduced as a limiting case of it. These formulas are reminiscent of the Fourier expansions of Bernoulli polynomials. Some new results, for example, the one yielding the derivative of the Bessel function of the first kind with respect to its order as the Fourier coefficient of a function involving Chebyshev polynomials, are obtained in the course of proving these exact formulas. The asymptotic behavior of Zagier polynomials is also derived from them. Finally, a Zagier-type exact formula is obtained for $B_{2n}^{*}\left(-\frac{3}{2}\right)+B_{2n}^{*}$.

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