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We study a generalized Dedekind sum $S_{\chi_1,\chi_2}(a,c)$ attached to newform Eisenstein series $E_{\chi_1,\chi_2}(z,s)$. Our work shows the Dedekind sum is rarely substantially larger than $\log^3 c$. The method of proof first relates…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-05-02 Georgia Corbett , Matthew P. Young

Elliptic Dedekind sums were introduced by R. Sczech as generalizations of classical Dedekind sums to complex lattices. We show that for any lattice with real $j$-invariant, the values of suitably normalized elliptic Dedekind sums are dense…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-08 Nicolas Berkopec , Jacob Branch , Rachel Heikkinen , Caroline Nunn , Tian An Wong

The literature on Dedekind sums is vast. In this expository paper we show that there is a common thread to many generalizations of Dedekind sums, namely through the study of lattice point enumeration of rational polytopes. In particular,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 Matthias Beck , Sinai Robins

Building upon the work of Stucker, Vennos, and Young we derive generalized Dedekind sums arising from period integrals applied to holomorphic Eisenstein series attached to pairs of primitive non-trivial Dirichlet characters. Furthermore, we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-22 Preston Tranbarger

Dedekind symbols generalize the classical Dedekind sums (symbols). The symbols are determined uniquely by their reciprocity laws up to an additive constant. There is a natural isomorphism between the space of Dedekind symbols with…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Shinji Fukuhara

The classical Dedekind sums appear in the transformation behavior of the logarithm of the Dedekind eta-function under substitutions from the modular group. The Dedekind sums and their generalizations are defined in terms of Bernoulli…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-12-02 Yuankui Ma , Dae san Kim , Hyunseok Lee , Hanyoung Kim , Taekyun Kim

We employ the spectral theory of Eisenstein series to prove that the Hardy sums, integer-valued analogs of the classical Dedekind sums, are uniformly distributed in $\mathbf{Z} / m \mathbf{Z}$ for any integer $m > 1$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-07-12 Alessandro Lägeler

In a previous it was shown that the Dedkind sums $12s(m,n)$ and $12s(x,n)$, $1\le m,x\le n$, $(m,n)=(x,n)=1$, are equal mod $\Z$ if, and only if, $(x-m)(xm-1)\equiv 0$ mod $n$. Here we determine the cardinality of numbers $x$ in the above…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-10-23 Kurt Girstmair

We show that deciding the equality of two Dedekind sums $S(c,b)$, $S(d,b)$ is equivalent to deciding whether a Dedekind sum defined by $b, c, d$ takes a certain value. By means of this result we construct infinite sequences of pairwise…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-02-19 Kurt Girstmair

For primitive non-trivial Dirichlet characters $\chi_1$ and $\chi_2$, we study the weight zero newform Eisenstein series $E_{\chi_1,\chi_2}(z,s)$ at $s=1$. The holomorphic part of this function has a transformation rule that we express in…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-17 Tristie Stucker , Amy Vennos , Matthew P. Young

We give an explicit expression of the elliptic classical Dedekind sum which is a special case of multiple elliptic Dedekind sums introduced by Egami. We also determine the denominator of the rational part and zeros of the elliptic classical…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-04-16 Genki Shibukawa

Let $s(m,n)$ denote the classical \DED sum, where $n$ is a positive integer and $m\in\{0,1,\ldots, n-1\}$, $(m,n)=1$. For a given positive integer $k$, we describe a set of at most $k^2$ numbers $m$ for which $s(m,n)$ may be $\ge s(k,n)$,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-01-11 Kurt Girstmair

We consider elliptic Dedekind sums that were introduced by Sczech as generalizations of the classical ones to complex lattices. We prove that these sums -- suitably normalized -- have a Gaussian limiting distribution. As an application, we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Matteo Bordignon , Paolo Minelli

An explicit formula for the quadratic mean value at $s=1$ of the Dirichlet $L$-functions associated with the odd Dirichlet characters modulo $f>2$ is known. Here we present a situation where we could prove an explicit formula for the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-06-06 Stéphane Louboutin

We study the image of a generalized Dedekind sum relating to the weight zero Eisenstein series $E_{\chi_1,\chi_2}$. We show that the image is a lattice of full rank inside a number field determined by the characters $\chi_1$ and $\chi_2$.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-02-28 Mitch Majure

Let $S(a,b)=12s(a,b)$, where $s(a,b)$ denotes the classical Dedekind sum. For a given denominator $q\in \mathbb N$, we study the numerators $k\in\mathbb Z$ of the values $k/q$, $(k,q)=1$, of Dedekind sums $S(a,b)$. Our main result says that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-10-28 Kurt Girstmair

We study a generalization of the classical Dedekind sum that incorporates two Dirichlet characters and develop properties that generalize those of the classical Dedekind sum. By calculating the Fourier transform of this generalized Dedekind…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-11-18 Travis Dillon , Stephanie Gaston

Newform Dedekind sums are a class of crossed homomorphisms that arise from newform Eisenstein series. We initiate a study of the kernel of these newform Dedekind sums. Our results can be loosely described as showing that these kernels are…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-17 Evuilynn Nguyen , Juan J. Ramirez , Matthew P. Young

The newform Dedekind sum $S_{\chi_1, \chi_2}$ associated to a pair of primitive Dirichlet characters $\chi_1$, $\chi_2$ of respective conductors $q_1$, $q_2$, is a group homomorphism from $\Gamma_1(q_1 q_2)$ into the number field…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-14 Evelyne S. Knight , Carlos Alexov Matos , Amira Sefidi , Matthew P. Young

We define certain higher-dimensional Dedekind sums that generalize the classical Dedekind-Rademacher sums, and show how to compute them effectively using a generalization of the continued-fraction algorithm. We present two applications.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Paul E. Gunnells , Robert Sczech