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Higher Hickerson formula

Number Theory 2016-08-09 v1

Abstract

Hickerson made an explicit formula for Dedekind sums s(p,q)s(p,q) in terms of the continued fraction of p/qp/q. We develop analogous formula for generalized Dedekind sums si,j(p,q)s_{i,j}(p,q) defined in association with the xiyjx^{i}y^{j}-coefficient of the Todd power series of the lattice cone in R2\Bbb{R}^2 generated by (1,0)(1,0) and (p,q)(p,q). The formula generalizes Hickerson's original one and reduces to Hickerson's for i=j=1i=j=1. In the formula, generalized Dedekind sums are divided into two parts: the integral sijI(p,q)s^I_{ij}(p,q) and the fractional sijR(p,q)s^R_{ij}(p,q). We apply the formula to Siegel's formula for partial zeta values at a negative integer and obtain a new expression which involves only sijI(p,q)s^I_{ij}(p,q) the integral part of generalized Dedekind sums. This formula directly generalize Meyer's formula for the special value at 00. Using our formula, we present the table of the partial zeta value at s=1s=-1 and 2-2 in more explicit form. Finally, we present another application on the equidistribution property of the fractional parts of the graph \Big{(}\frac{p}{q},R_{i+j}q^{i+j-2} s_{ij}(p,q)\Big{)} for a certain integer Ri+jR_{i+j} depending on i+ji+j.

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@article{arxiv.1608.02472,
  title  = {Higher Hickerson formula},
  author = {Jungyun Lee and Byungheup Jun and Hi-joon Chae},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.02472},
  year   = {2016}
}
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