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Quantum integers and cyclotomy

Number Theory 2016-12-30 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

A sequence of functions {f_n(q)}_{n=1}^{\infty} satisfies the functional equation for multiplication of quantum integers if f_{mn}(q) = f_m(q)f_n(q^m) for all positive integers m and n. This paper describes the structure of all sequences of rational functions with rational coefficients that satisfy this functional equation.

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@article{arxiv.math/0310005,
  title  = {Quantum integers and cyclotomy},
  author = {Alexander Borisov and Yang Wang and Melvyn B. Nathanson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0310005},
  year   = {2016}
}

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