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Two elementary formulae and some complicated properties for Mertens function

Number Theory 2016-12-16 v2

Abstract

Two elementary formulae for Mertens function M(n)M(n) are obtained. With these formulae, M(n)M(n) can be calculated directly and simply, which can be easily implemented by computer. M(1)M(2×107)M (1) \sim M (2 \times 10^7) are calculated one by one. Based on these 2×1072\times 10^7 samples, some of the complicated properties for Mertens function M(n)M(n), its 16479 zeros, the 10043 local maximum/minimum between two neighbor zeros, and the relation with the cumulative sum of the squarefree integers, are understood numerically and empirically.

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@article{arxiv.1612.01394,
  title  = {Two elementary formulae and some complicated properties for Mertens function},
  author = {Rong Qiang Wei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.01394},
  year   = {2016}
}

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12 pages, 8 figures, 1 table

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