Hürlimann, Werner

Exact and asymptotic evaluation of the number of distinct primitive cuboids

J. Integer Seq. 18(2), Article 15.2.5, 9 p., electronic only (2015)

Summary

Summary: We express the number of distinct primitive cuboids with given odd diagonal in terms of the twisted Euler function with alternating Dirichlet character of period four, and two counting formulas for binary sums of squares. Based on the asymptotic behaviour of the sums of these formulas, we derive an approximation formula for the cumulative number of primitive cuboids.

Mathematics Subject Classification

11D45, 11N37, 11A25, 11B34

Keywords/Phrases

arithmetic function, twisted Euler function, Dirichlet L-function, Dirichlet beta function, Catalan's constant, Lehmer's totient sum, Pythagorean quadruple

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