Alternating Inverse-Binomial Double Series

We study inverse-binomial double series involving ordinary and alternating harmonic numbers. Using iterated integrals associated with admissible 3-posets, we establish twenty-four explicit evaluations in terms of multiple zeta values and alternating multiple zeta values. The resulting identities involve modified Bell polynomials, generalized harmonic numbers, alternating harmonic numbers, and the factors (−1)m and 2−n. Our approach decomposes each iterated integral into two suitable factors, expands these factors into power series, and evaluates the remaining integral by the beta integral, leading naturally to inverse-binomial coefficients. This yields a systematic framework for evaluating a broad class of inverse-binomial double series. The twenty-four identities further provide building blocks for evaluating more general inverse-binomial double series, as illustrated by several examples.

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Mathematics
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2026-09-28
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https://doi.org/10.3390/math14193525
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Alternating Inverse-Binomial Double Series

Kwang-Wu Chen
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Advanced Mathematical Identities
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Alternating Inverse-Binomial Double Series

Kwang-Wu Chen
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Abstract

We study inverse-binomial double series involving ordinary and alternating harmonic numbers. Using iterated integrals associated with admissible 3-posets, we establish twenty-four explicit evaluations in terms of multiple zeta values and alternating multiple zeta values. The resulting identities involve modified Bell polynomials, generalized harmonic numbers, alternating harmonic numbers, and the factors (−1)m and 2−n. Our approach decomposes each iterated integral into two suitable factors, expands these factors into power series, and evaluates the remaining integral by the beta integral, leading naturally to inverse-binomial coefficients. This yields a systematic framework for evaluating a broad class of inverse-binomial double series. The twenty-four identities further provide building blocks for evaluating more general inverse-binomial double series, as illustrated by several examples.

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