Ramanujan and a Combinatorial Identity Involving Harmonic Numbers
Horst Alzer
Morsbacher Straße 10
51545 Waldbröl
Germany
Man Kam Kwong
Department of Applied Mathematics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hunghom, Hong Kong
Abstract:
We show that trigonometric series and integral formulas given by Ramanujan can
be applied to deduce a new summation identity involving binomial coefficients
and the classical harmonic number Hn = 1 + 1/2 + ... + 1/n. Moreover, we prove that for n ≥ 2
the sum H2 + H3 + ... + Hn is not an integer.
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(Concerned with sequences
A001008
A002805.)
Received May 7 2026; revised versions received August 4 2026; August 5 2026.
Published in Journal of Integer Sequences,
August 14 2026.
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