On the asymptotics of Kempner-Irwin sums

Let I(b, d, k) be the subseries of the harmonic series keeping the integers having exactly k occurrences of the digit d in base b. We prove the existence of an asymptotic expansion to all orders in descending powers of b, for fixed d and k, of I(b, d, k) − b log(b). We explicitly give, depending on cases, either four or five terms. The coefficients involve the values of the zeta function at the integers.

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International Journal of Number Theory
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2026-07-17
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https://doi.org/10.1142/s1793042126501319
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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On the asymptotics of Kempner-Irwin sums

Jean-François Burnol
International Journal of Number Theory
Analytic Number Theory Research
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On the asymptotics of Kempner-Irwin sums

Jean-François Burnol
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Let I(b, d, k) be the subseries of the harmonic series keeping the integers having exactly k occurrences of the digit d in base b. We prove the existence of an asymptotic expansion to all orders in descending powers of b, for fixed d and k, of I(b, d, k) − b log(b). We explicitly give, depending on cases, either four or five terms. The coefficients involve the values of the zeta function at the integers.

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