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The ring of arithmetical functions with unitary convolution: Divisorial and topological properties

Commutative Algebra 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We study the ring of arithmetical functions with unitary convolution, giving an isomorphism to a generalized power series ring on infinitely many variables, similar to the isomorphism of Cashwell-Everett between the ring of arithmetical functions with Dirichlet convolution and the power series ring on countably many variables. We topologize it with respect to a natural norm, and shove that all ideals are quasi-finite. Some elementary results on factorization into atoms are obtained. We prove the existence of an abundance of non-associate regular non-units.

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@article{arxiv.math/0201082,
  title  = {The ring of arithmetical functions with unitary convolution: Divisorial and topological properties},
  author = {Jan Snellman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0201082},
  year   = {2007}
}

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