If
n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 )
can be expressed in the form b a π k , where a , b , and k are positive integers with a and b coprime, find a + b + k .
Notation : H n ( s ) = m = 1 ∑ n m s 1 .
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In fact, by inspection of the product and series expansions of sin x / x , one can derive the identity
ζ ( n 2 , 2 , … , 2 ) = ( 2 n + 1 ) ! π 2 n
The sum can be expressed as
n = 1 ∑ ∞ m = 1 ∑ n ( m n ) 2 1
Rearranging the terms, we get
n = 1 ∑ ∞ m = 1 ∑ n ( m n ) 2 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 1 + n = 2 ∑ ∞ ( 2 n ) 2 1 + n = 3 ∑ ∞ ( 3 n ) 2 1 . . .
= k = 1 ∑ ∞ k 2 1 n = k ∑ ∞ n 2 1 = k = 1 ∑ ∞ k 2 1 ( ζ ( 2 ) − n = 1 ∑ k − 1 k 2 1 )
= ζ ( 2 ) 2 − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n − 1 ( 2 )
Since H n − 1 ( 2 ) = H n ( 2 ) − n 2 1
n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n − 1 ( 2 ) = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) − n 4 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) − ζ ( 4 )
Putting it all together
n = 1 ∑ ∞ m = 1 ∑ n ( m n ) 2 1 = ζ ( 2 ) 2 − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) + ζ ( 4 )
n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) = ζ ( 2 ) 2 − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) + ζ ( 4 )
n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) = 2 1 ( ζ ( 2 ) 2 + ζ ( 4 ) )
Substituting ζ ( 2 ) = 6 π 2 and ζ ( 4 ) = 9 0 π 4 , we get
n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) = 3 6 0 7 π 4
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The sum is n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 H n ( 2 ) = n ≥ m ≥ 1 ∑ m 2 n 2 1 = = = n > m ≥ 1 ∑ m 2 n 2 1 + n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 4 1 = 2 1 m = n ∑ m 2 n 2 1 + ζ ( 4 ) 2 1 ⎣ ⎡ ( n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 1 ) 2 − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 4 1 ⎦ ⎤ + ζ ( 4 ) 2 1 [ ζ ( 2 ) 2 + ζ ( 4 ) ] = 3 6 0 7 π 4 making the answer 7 + 3 6 0 + 4 = 3 7 1 .