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Sylvester sums on the Frobenius set in arithmetic progression with initial gaps

Number Theory 2023-06-28 v1 Commutative Algebra Combinatorics

Abstract

Let a1,a2,,aka_1,a_2,\dots,a_k be positive integers with gcd(a1,a2,,ak)=1\gcd(a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k)=1. Frobenius number is the largest positive integer that is NOT representable in terms of a1,a2,,aka_1,a_2,\dots,a_k. When k3k\ge 3, there is no explicit formula in general, but some formulae may exist for special sequences a1,a2,,aka_1,a_2,\dots,a_k, including, those forming arithmetic progressions and their modifications. In this paper we give explicit formulae for the sum of nonrepresentable positive integers (Sylvester sum) as well as Frobenius numbers and the number of nonrepresentable positive integers (Sylverster number) for a1,a2,,aka_1,a_2,\dots,a_k forming arithmetic progressions with initial gaps.

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@article{arxiv.2210.17019,
  title  = {Sylvester sums on the Frobenius set in arithmetic progression with initial gaps},
  author = {Takao Komatsu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.17019},
  year   = {2023}
}
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