I want to evaluate the sum
\displaystyle \sum_{j=0}^n(-1)^{n+j}{n\choose j}{{n+j}\choose j}\frac{1}{(j+1)^2}
My approach so far has been the possible use of shifted Legendre polynomial. We know
Q_n(x)=\displaystyle \sum_{j=0}^n(-1)^{n+j}{n\choose j}{{n+j}\choose j}x^j
But I am not being able to relate these two. I see that
\displaystyle \int_0^1Q_n(x)dx=\sum_{j=0}^n(-1)^{n+j}{n\choose j}{{n+j}\choose j}\frac{1}{j+1}
but how do I get \dfrac{1}{(j+1)^2} ? I need some hint for this.
Answer
Use Kelenner's hint about
\int_{0}^{1}x^j(-\log x)\,dx = \frac{1}{(1+j)^2}\tag{1}
and exploit the fact that (-\log x) has a nice representation in terms of shifted Legendre polynomials:
(-\log x) = 1+\sum_{j\geq 1}\frac{(-1)^j(2j+1)}{j(j+1)}Q_j(x)\tag{2}
since, for any n\geq 1,
\int_{0}^{1}(-\log x)Q_n(x)\,dx = \color{red}{\frac{(-1)^n}{n(n+1)}}\tag{3}
can be proved through Rodrigues' formula and integration by parts (the derivative of (-\log x) is simple to deal with).
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