OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The numerators seems to coincide with A161736(n+2).
Hardy considered the m-family of series H(m) = 1/m + (1/(m+1))*(1/2)^2 + (1/(m+2))*(1*3/(2*4))^2 + ... = Sum_{k>=0}(1/(m+k))*(risefac(1/2,k)/k!)^2, where risefac(x,m) = Product_{j=0..m-1} (x+j), and risefac(x,0) = 1. See the Hardy reference, p. 106, eq. (7.5.1) (with n=m).
The value of these series H(m) = (Gamma(m) / Gamma(m+1/2))^2 * Sum_{k = 0..m-1} (risefac(1/2,k)/k!)^2.
The present partial sums are for H(1) with value 1/Gamma(3/2)^2 = 4/Pi (A088538).
REFERENCES
G. H. Hardy, Ramanujan, AMS Chelsea Publ., Providence, RI, 2002, p. 106, eq. (7.5.1), and references on p. 112 for Darling (1), p. 232, and Watson (5), p. 235.
FORMULA
a(n)= denominator(r(n)) with the rationals r(n) = Sum_{k=0..n}(1/(k+1))*(risefac(1/2,k)/k!)^2 = Sum_{k=0..n} (1/(k+1))*(binomial(-1/2,k))^2 = Sum_{k=0..n}(1/(k+1))*((2*k-1)!!/(2*k)!!)^2 , with the rising factorial risefac(x,k) defined above. The double factorials are given in A001147 and A000165 with (-1)!! := 1.
MATHEMATICA
Table[Denominator@ Sum[(1/(k + 1)) (Pochhammer[1/2, k]/k!)^2, {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 19}] (* or *)
Table[Denominator@ Sum[(1/(k + 1)) (Binomial[-1/2, k])^2, {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 19}] (* or *)
Table[Denominator@ Sum[(1/(k + 1)) ((2 k - 1)!!/(2 k)!!)^2, {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 19}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Nov 15 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,frac,easy
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 14 2016
STATUS
approved