Some remarks concerning the Bernoulli numbers

S. Tabirca
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, ISSN 1310–5132
Volume 6, 2000, Number 2, Pages 29–33
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S. Tabirca
Department of Computer Science,
Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

Abstract

The aim of this article is to propose some remarks on the Bernoulli numbers. Firstly, a simple proof for the the equation B2n+ 1 = 0 is presented. This proof also gives an equation for ζ(2k). Using a simple computation, the values of ζ(2k), k = 1, 12 are presented. Finally, an equation for the infinite product \prod_p \frac{p^{2k} - 1}{p^{2k} + 1} is proposed based on the Bernoulli numbers.

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Tabirca, S. (2000). Some remarks concerning the Bernoulli numbers. Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 6(2), 29-33.

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