A Recurrence Relation for Bernoulli Numbers
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A Recurrence Relation for Bernoulli Numbers
Inspired by a result of Saalsch¨utz, we prove a recurrence relation forBernoulli numbers. This recurrence relation has an interesting connection with real cyclotomic fields.
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