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For n>1, let G(n)=\sigma(n)/(n log log n), where \sigma(n) is the sum of the divisors of n. We prove that the Riemann Hypothesis is true if and only if 4 is the only composite number N satisfying G(N) \ge \max(G(N/p),G(aN)), for all prime…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-01-16 Geoffrey Caveney , Jean-Louis Nicolas , Jonathan Sondow

We give a graph-sum algorithm that expresses any genus-$g$ Gromov-Witten invariant of the symmetric product orbifold $\mathrm{Sym}^d\mathbb{P}^r:=[(\mathbb{P}^r)^d/S_d]$ in terms of "Hurwitz-Hodge integrals" -- integrals over (compactified)…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-03-14 Robert Silversmith

We help Alice play a certain "convergence game" against Bob and win the prize, which is a constructive solution to a problem by Erd\H{o}s and Graham, posed in their 1980 book on open questions in combinatorial number theory. Namely, after…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-11 Vjekoslav Kovač

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group. Let $g(G)$ be the smallest positive integer $t$ such that every subset of cardinality $t$ of the group $G$ contains a subset of cardinality $\mathrm{exp}(G)$ whose sum is zero. In this paper, we show that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-05-26 Srilakshmi Krishnamoorthy , Karthikesh , Umesh Shankar

We present a theorem on taking the repeated indefinite summation of a holomorphic function $\phi(z)$ in a vertical strip of $\mathbb{C}$ satisfying exponential bounds as the imaginary part grows. We arrive at this result using transforms…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2015-03-24 James Nixon

A graph $G$ is defined encapsulating the number theoretic notion of the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. We then provide a graph theoretic approach to the fundamental results on the coprimality of two natural numbers, through the use of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-20 Xandru Mifsud

In the paper, the occurrence of zeros and ones in the binary expansion of the primes is studied. In particular the statement in the title is established. The proof is unconditional.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-11-16 Jean Bourgain

We express some general type of infinite series such as $$ \sum^\infty_{n=1}\frac{F(H_n^{(m)}(z),H_n^{(2m)}(z),\ldots,H_n^{(\ell m)}(z))} {(n+z)^{s_1}(n+1+z)^{s_2}\cdots (n+k-1+z)^{s_k}}, $$ where $F(x_1,\ldots,x_\ell)\in\mathbb…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-02-09 Kwang-Wu Chen

Let $d(\cdot)$ denote the natural density on the positive integers. We characterize all sets $A,B$ with positive density satisfying $d(A+B)=d(A)+d(B)$, under the assumption that the two sets are not both contained in a proper finite union…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-15 Ethan Ackelsberg , Florian K. Richter

In this paper, we consider mixed sums of generalized polygonal numbers. Specifically, we obtain a finiteness condition for universality of such sums; this means that it suffices to check representability of a finite subset of the positive…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-25 Ben Kane , Zichen Yang

Romanov proved that a positive proportion of the integers have a representation as a sum of a prime and a power of an arbitrary fixed positive integer. Rieger proved the analogous result for number fields. We will determine an explicit…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-01-09 Manfred G. Madritsch , Stefan Planitzer

We prove a pointwise convergence result for additive ergodic averages associated with certain multiplicative actions of the Gaussian integers. We derive several applications in dynamics and number theory, including: (i) Wirsing's theorem…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-03-07 Sebastián Donoso , Anh N. Le , Joel Moreira , Wenbo Sun

The positivity of the sum from the title is the first condition in the well-known criterium for the validity of the Riemann Hypothesis suggested by X.-J. Li. In the paper this value is represented as an infinite sum with positive summands.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-10-26 Yuri Matiyasevich

The well know theorem of Tverberg states that if n > (d+1)(r-1) then one can partition any set of n points in R^d to r disjoint subsets whose convex hulls have a common point. The numbers T(d,r) = (d + 1)(r - 1) + 1 are known as Tverberg…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-09-11 Micha A. Perles , Moriah Sigron

For any real number $s$, let $\sigma_s$ be the generalized divisor function, i.e., the arithmetic function defined by $\sigma_s(n) := \sum_{d \, \mid \, n} d^s$, for all positive integers $n$. We prove that for any $r > 1$ the topological…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-03-13 Carlo Sanna

In this paper, a sum rule means a relationship between a functional defined on a subset of all probability measures on $\mathbb{R}$ involving the reverse Kullback-Leibler divergence with respect to a particular distribution and recursion…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-06-23 Fabrice Gamboa , Jan Nagel , Alain Rouault

We suggest a new approach to Artin's constant that leads to its representation as an infinite sum divided by another infinite sum. The same approach works well for Stephens' constant and higher rank Artin's constants. The main results are…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2009-03-11 Ivan Cherednik

We evaluate in closed form several classes of finite trigonometric sums. Two general methods are used. The first is new and involves sums of roots of unity. The second uses contour integration and extends a previous method used by two of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-10-04 Bruce C. Berndt , Sun Kim , Alexandru Zaharescu

The purpose of the article is to provide an unified way to formulate zero-sum invariants. Let $G$ be a finite additive abelian group. Let $B(G)$ denote the set consisting of all nonempty zero-sum sequences over G. For $\Omega \subset B(G$),…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-02-06 Weidong Gao , Yuanlin Li , Jiangtao Peng , Guoqing Wang

Let $G$ be a finite abelian group. The Erd{\H{o}}s-Ginzburg-Ziv constant $\mathsf s(G)$ of $G$ is defined as the smallest integer $l\in \mathbb{N}$ such that every sequence $S$ over $G$ of length $|S|\geq l$ has a zero-sum subsequence $T$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-09-16 Yushuang Fan , Qinghai Zhong