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Cannonball Polygons with Multiplicities

Number Theory 2026-05-28 v2

Abstract

We generalize the Cannonball Problem by introducing integer-valued and non-increasing arithmetic functions ww. We associate these functions ww with certain polygons, which we call cannonball polygons. Through this correspondence, we show that for any ZNZ\in\mathbb{N}, there exists a cannonball polygon with multiplicity 8 and largest side of length ZZ. Moreover, for any multiplicity ss greater than 8, we provide an asymptotic formula for the number of distinct classes of cannonball polygons with multiplicity ss.

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@article{arxiv.2507.18057,
  title  = {Cannonball Polygons with Multiplicities},
  author = {Anji Dong and Katerina Saettone and Kendra Song and Alexandru Zaharescu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.18057},
  year   = {2026}
}

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20 pages

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