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On Summation of p-Adic Series

2017

Abstract

Summation of the p-adic functional series ∑ε^n n! P_k^ε (n; x) x^n , where P_k^ε (n; x) is a polynomial in x and n with rational coefficients, and ε = ± 1, is considered. The series is convergent in the domain |x|_p ≤ 1 for all primes p. It is found the general form of polynomials P_k^ε (n; x) which provide rational sums when x ∈Z. A class of generating polynomials A_k^ε (n; x) plays a central role in the summation procedure. These generating polynomials are related to many sequences of integers. This is a brief review with some new results.