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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