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Voronoi summation formula for the generalized divisor function $\sigma_{z}^{(k)}(n)$

Number Theory 2025-09-01 v2 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

For a fixed zCz\in\mathbb{C} and a fixed kNk\in\mathbb{N}, let σz(k)(n)\sigma_{z}^{(k)}(n) denote the sum of zz-th powers of those divisors dd of nn whose kk-th powers also divide nn. This arithmetic function is a simultaneous generalization of the well-known divisor function σz(n)\sigma_z(n) as well as the divisor function d(k)(n)d^{(k)}(n) first studied by Wigert. The Dirichlet series of σz(k)(n)\sigma_{z}^{(k)}(n) does not fall under the purview of Chandrasekharan and Narasimhan's fundamental work on Hecke's functional equation with multiple gamma factors. Nevertheless, as we show here, an explicit and elegant Vorono\"{\dotlessi} summation formula exists for this function. As its corollaries, some transformations of Wigert are generalized. The kernel Hz(k)(x)H_{z}^{(k)}(x) of the associated integral transform is a new generalization of the Bessel kernel. Several properties of this kernel such as its differential equation, asymptotic behavior and its special values are derived. A crucial relation between Hz(k)(x)H_{z}^{(k)}(x) and an associated integral Kz(k)(x)K_{z}^{(k)}(x) is obtained, the proof of which is deep, and employs the theory of linear differential equations and the properties of Stirling numbers of the second kind and elementary symmetric polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.2303.09937,
  title  = {Voronoi summation formula for the generalized divisor function $\sigma_{z}^{(k)}(n)$},
  author = {Atul Dixit and Bibekananda Maji and Akshaa Vatwani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.09937},
  year   = {2025}
}

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