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Constancy of an Infinite Cyclotomic Product via Ramanujan Sums

Number Theory 2026-01-07 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We show that the infinite product defined by P(z)=n=1(Φn(z))1/n, P(z) = -\prod_{n=1}^{\infty} (\Phi_n(z))^{-1/n}, where Φn(z) \Phi_n(z) is the n n -th cyclotomic polynomial, is constant inside the unit disk. The proof translates a result of Ramanujan on Ramanujan sums, equivalent to the prime number theorem, to the setting of infinite products. We also show that similar identities proved by Ramanujan lead to additional results on infinite cyclotomic products.

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@article{arxiv.2511.16975,
  title  = {Constancy of an Infinite Cyclotomic Product via Ramanujan Sums},
  author = {Hartosh Singh Bal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.16975},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

v2 corrects the method of proof by replacing an unjustified interchange of infinite sums with a truncation-and-limit argument. All stated results are unchanged. The same correction applies to the proof as it appears in Integers 25 (2025), Article A96