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On a criterion for the equality of Dedekind Sums

Number Theory 2013-04-18 v1

Abstract

In [3] it was shown that the Dedekond sums s(m1,n)s(m_1,n) and s(m2,n)s(m_2,n) are equal only if (m1m21)(m1m2)0(m_1m_2-1)(m_1-m_2)\equiv 0 mod nn. Here we show that the latter condition is equivalent to 12s(m1,n)12s(m2,n)Z12s(m_1,n)-12s(m_2,n)\in \Z. In addition, we determine, for a given number m1m_1, the number of integers m2m_2 in the range 0m2<n0\le m_2<n, (m1,m2)=1(m_1,m_2)=1, such that 12s(m1,n)12s(m2,n)Z12s(m_1,n)-12s(m_2,n)\in \Z, provided that nn is square-free.

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@article{arxiv.1304.4716,
  title  = {On a criterion for the equality of Dedekind Sums},
  author = {Kurt Girstmair},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.4716},
  year   = {2013}
}

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