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An Exact Formula for the Prime Counting Function

General Mathematics 2021-04-02 v9

Abstract

This paper discusses a few main topics in Number Theory, such as the M\"{o}bius function and its generalization, leading up to the derivation of neat power series for the prime counting function, π(x)\pi(x), and the prime-power counting function, J(x)J(x). Among its main findings, we can cite the extremely useful inversion formula for Dirichlet series (given Fa(s)F_a(s), we know a(n)a(n), which implies the Riemann hypothesis, and enabled the creation of a formula for π(x)\pi(x) in the first place), and the realization that sums of divisors and the M\"{o}bius function are particular cases of a more general concept. From this result, one concludes that it's not necessary to resort to the zeros of the analytic continuation of the zeta function to obtain π(x)\pi(x).

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@article{arxiv.1905.09818,
  title  = {An Exact Formula for the Prime Counting Function},
  author = {Jose Risomar Sousa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.09818},
  year   = {2021}
}

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