Summing $\mu(n)$: a faster elementary algorithm
Number Theory
2022-03-01 v4
Abstract
We present a new elementary algorithm that takes for computing where is the M\"{o}bius function. This is the first improvement in the exponent of for an elementary algorithm since 1985. We also show that it is possible to reduce space consumption to by the use of (Helfgott, 2020; arxiv.org:1712.09130), at the cost of letting time rise to the order of .
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@article{arxiv.2101.08773,
title = {Summing $\mu(n)$: a faster elementary algorithm},
author = {Harald A. Helfgott and Lola Thompson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.08773},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
43 pages, 2 figures. Fourth version: streamlined abstract, rewritten introduction