The irrationality of a number theoretical series

DOI10.1007/S11139-006-0154-3zbMATH Open1112.11036arXiv1105.1452OpenAlexW3098759114MaRDI QIDQ874914FDOQ874914

Authors: Jan-Christoph Schlage-Puchta 

Publication date: 10 April 2007

Published in: The Ramanujan Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Denote by $sigm{a}_k(n)$ the sum of the $k$-th powers of the divisors of $n$, and let $S_k=su{m}_{ngeq1}fracsigm{a}_k(n)n!$. We prove that Schinzel's conjecture H implies that $S_k$ is irrational, and give an unconditional proof for the case $k=3$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.1452

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zbMATH Keywords

sieve methodsirrationalitySchinzel's Hypothesis H

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Arithmetic functions; related numbers; inversion formulas (11A25) Applications of sieve methods (11N36) Irrationality; linear independence over a field (11J72)

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