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Relation of the cyclotomic equation with the harmonic and derived series

Number Theory 2015-01-23 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We associate some (old) convergent series related to definite integrals with the cyclotomic equation xm1=0x^m-1= 0, for several natural numbers mm; for example, for m=3m = 3, x31=(x1)(1+x+x2)x^3-1 = (x-1)(1+x+x^2), leads to 01dx1(1+x+x2)=π(33)=(112)+(1415)+(1718)+\int_0^1dx\frac{1}{(1+x+x^2)} = \frac{\pi}{(3\sqrt{3})} = (1-\frac{1}{2}) + (\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}) + (\frac{1}{7}-\frac{1}{8}) + \ldots . In some cases, we express the results in terms of the Dirichlet characters. Generalizations for arbitrary mm are well defined, but do imply integrals and/or series summations rather involved.

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@article{arxiv.1501.05457,
  title  = {Relation of the cyclotomic equation with the harmonic and derived series},
  author = {Luis J. Boya and Cristian Rivera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.05457},
  year   = {2015}
}

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This paper has been accepted in The Scientific World Journal, and will appear in brief