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Dedekind Sums with Even Denominators

Number Theory 2018-12-27 v2

Abstract

Let S(a,b)S(a,b) denote the normalized Dedekind sum. We study the range of possible values for S(a,b)=kqS(a,b)=\frac{k}{q} with gcd(k,q)=1\gcd(k,q)=1. Girstmair proved local restrictions on kk depending on q(mod12)q\pmod{12} and whether qq is a square and conjectured that these are the only restrictions possible. We verify the conjecture in the cases qq even, qq a square divisible by 33 or 55, and 2q2002\le q\le 200 (the latter by computer), and provide progress towards a general approach.

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@article{arxiv.1801.00517,
  title  = {Dedekind Sums with Even Denominators},
  author = {Michael Kural},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.00517},
  year   = {2018}
}
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