Generating function of the arithmetical function rd(n) and its relation to the Casimir energy

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Authors: A. Edery 

Publication date: 16 November 2004

Abstract: We obtain analytical expressions for the generating function $x{i}_d(lambda)$ of the sum of $d$-squares arithmetical function $r_d(n)$ where $lambda$ is a free parameter. The original $d$-dimensional infinite sum is reduced to a formula containing a single finite sum over a convergent series. We compare the formulas to numerical computations and show that the percentage difference is negligible at small $lambda$ for various values of $d$. $x{i}_d(lambda)$ divides naturally into two terms and we show that one term has a direct physical application to the $d$-dimensional Casimir energy of massless scalar fields in cubic cavities.

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