An elementary proof of an identity of Lorenz (Q1279860)
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An elementary proof of an identity of Lorenz (English)
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2 August 1999
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The Danish mathematician L. Lorenz proved in 1871 an identity which gave the number of representations of a positive integer by the quadratic forms \(x^2+2y^2\). This identity is proved now in an elementary way using Jacobi's triple product identity.
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binary quadratic forms
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number of representations
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Jacobi's triple product identity
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