S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 8 σ 4 ( n )
Find S π 1 2 .
Notation : σ x ( n ) denotes the sum of the x th powers of the positive divisors of n .
Hint : Use Bernoulli numbers to calculate the value of Riemann Zeta function . .
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Indeed :)) Nice solution , as always :)
Well done, Comrade! (+1)
Wow!! This is really deep stuff.
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Purest of NT
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I'd like to make a rebuttal on that though. ANT seems to me more like a combination of NT, Calculus, Algebra and some other smaller topics.
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@Julian Poon – Yes I agree with you ...
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@A Former Brilliant Member – What about pure "analytic number theory", Comrade?
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@Otto Bretscher – Yes ! That's true...
Incredible, would have never solved this, unless, maybe, I studied and learned how to
By Dirichlet convolution, the divisor function of the ath powers is the convolution of n^a and the identity. Since a=4, our convolution is n^4 and n^8. Hence the sum is zeta(4)zeta(8), which as like Chew-Seong Cheong said is pi^12/850500. Hence the answer is 850500.
Good recognition that for multiplicative functions, the Dirichlet convolution could help simplify the expression.
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A Dirichlet series which involves divisor function is n = 1 ∑ ∞ n s σ a ( n ) = ζ ( s ) ζ ( s − a ) for s > 1 , s > a + 1 . Therefore, S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 8 σ 4 ( n ) = ζ ( 8 ) ζ ( 4 ) , where ζ ( x ) is the Riemann zeta function.
The relation between Bernoulli numbers B n ∗ and Riemann zeta function is B n ∗ = ( 2 π ) 2 n 2 ( 2 n ) ! ζ ( 2 n ) , then we have:
ζ ( 2 n ) ⇒ ζ ( 4 ) ⇒ ζ ( 8 ) = 2 ( 2 n ) ! ( 2 π ) 2 n B n ∗ = 2 ⋅ 4 ! 2 4 π 4 ⋅ 3 0 1 = 9 0 π 4 B 2 ∗ = 3 0 1 = 2 ⋅ 8 ! 2 8 π 4 ⋅ 3 0 1 = 9 4 5 0 π 4 B 4 ∗ = 3 0 1
⇒ S = 9 4 5 0 π 8 ⋅ 9 0 π 4 = 8 5 0 5 0 0 π 1 2
⇒ S π 1 2 = 8 5 0 5 0 0