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Identities for Alternating Inverse Squared Binomial and Harmonic Number Sums

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We develop new families of closed-form representations of sums of alternating harmonic numbers and reciprocal squared binomial coefficients including integral representations.

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Sofo, A. Identities for Alternating Inverse Squared Binomial and Harmonic Number Sums. Mediterr. J. Math. 13, 1407–1418 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-015-0574-7

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