Summation of rational series twisted by strongly B-multiplicative coefficients
Abstract: We evaluate in closed form series of the type $\sum u(n) R(n)$, where $(u(n))n$ is a strongly $B$-multiplicative sequence and $R(n)$ a (well-chosen) rational function. A typical example is: $$ \sum{n \geq 1} (-1){s_2(n)} \frac{4n+1}{2n(2n+1)(2n+2)} = -\frac{1}{4} $$ where $s_2(n)$ is the sum of the binary digits of the integer $n$. Furthermore closed formulas for series involving automatic sequences that are not strongly $B$-multiplicative, such as the regular paperfolding and Golay-Shapiro-Rudin sequences, are obtained; for example, for integer $d \geq 0$: $$ \sum_{n \geq 0} \frac{v(n)}{(n+1){2d+1}} = \frac{\pi{2d+1} |E_{2d}|}{(2{2d+2}-2)(2d)!} $$ where $(v(n))n$ is the $\pm 1$ regular paperfolding sequence and $E{2d}$ is an Euler number.
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