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Fourier Series Generated by Additive Prime Factor Functions

General Mathematics 2026-02-17 v1

Abstract

We introduce a rigorous arithmetic--spectral construction associating planar geometric objects with additive prime factor statistics. Let sopfr(n)\mathrm{sopfr}(n) denote the sum of prime factors of nn, counted with multiplicity, and define the summatory function B(x)=nxsopfr(n)B(x) = \sum_{n \le x} \mathrm{sopfr}(n). It is known that B(x)π2x212logxB(x) \sim \frac{\pi^2 x^2}{12 \log x} as xx \to \infty. We show that B(n)B(n) admits an exact prime-indexed decomposition B(n)=pnpvp(n!)B(n) = \sum_{p \le n} p\, v_p(n!), where vp(n!)v_p(n!) denotes the pp-adic valuation of n!n!. This identity motivates the definition of a sparse prime-indexed Fourier series Fn(t)=pnvp(n!)eiptF_n(t) = \sum_{p \le n} v_p(n!) e^{i p t}, which we investigate from analytic and geometric perspectives. We establish precise norm identities, relate the construction to circulant Hermitian polygon transformations whose eigenpolygons are discrete Fourier modes, and examine the planar geometry arising from sampled curves. All geometric observations are explicitly experimental. The results provide a rigorous arithmetic foundation for prime-related Fourier geometry and motivate further theoretical and experimental investigations.

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@article{arxiv.2602.13342,
  title  = {Fourier Series Generated by Additive Prime Factor Functions},
  author = {Dimitris Vartziotis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.13342},
  year   = {2026}
}

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4 pages

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