Linear recurrences and rational Lambert series
Number Theory
2026-04-29 v1
Abstract
For a sequence , define We prove a short rigidity theorem: if is eventually linearly recurrent and is rational, then is finitely supported. Equivalently, among sequences with rational ordinary generating function, the only ones whose Lambert series is rational are the finitely supported sequences. The proof specializes the data at a finite place of a finitely generated ring and then uses the periodicity of recurrences over finite fields.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2604.25151,
title = {Linear recurrences and rational Lambert series},
author = {Igor Rivin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.25151},
year = {2026}
}