Mersenne-Lerch Interpolation Values and Apostol-Mersenne Polynomial Families

Abstract

This paper introduces Bernoulli-type and Euler-type Mersenne-Lerch interpolation families associated with Apostol-Mersenne polynomial families. Their construction is based on the Mersenne translation polynomials \(P_{n,M}(x;m)\), defined by \[ e_M^{xt}(e_M^t)^m = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}P_{n,M}(x;m)\frac{t^n}{M_n!}. \] Explicit formulas for these polynomials are derived, including an expansion in terms of M-Stirling numbers of the second kind. At nonpositive integers, the resulting interpolation values recover the Apostol-Mersenne-Bernoulli and Apostol-Mersenne-Euler polynomials of order \(r\). Derivative, integral, addition, and difference formulas are also obtained for these values. A comparison with \(q\)-calculus shows that the M-factorial, M-binomial coefficient, M-derivative, and M-exponential are obtained by setting \(q=2\) in the corresponding \(q\)-calculus expressions.