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On the sum-of-squares function

Number Theory 2025-08-06 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we derive the following asymptotic formula nxr(n)r(n+1)=x(lnx)3/4(c+o(1)),  x+, \mathop{{\sum}'}_{n\leqslant x}\dfrac{r(n)}{r(n+1)} = {x}{(\ln x)^{-3/4}}(c+o(1)),\ \ x \to +\infty, where r(n)r(n) is the number of representations of nn as a sum of two squares, cc is a positive constant, and the prime indicates summation over those nn for which r(n+1)0r(n+1)\neq 0.

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@article{arxiv.2508.02701,
  title  = {On the sum-of-squares function},
  author = {Vitalii V. Iudelevich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.02701},
  year   = {2025}
}

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81 pages, the paper accepted for publication in the journal Izvestiya RAN

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