Published February 28, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Uniform distribution of non-divisible vectors in an integer space

Creators

  • 1. Steklov Mathematical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

A vector in an integer space is said to be divisible if it is the product of another vector in this space and an integer exceeding 1. The uniform distribution of a set of integer vectors means that the number of points of this set in the image of a domain in n-dimensional space under N-fold dilation is asymptotically proportional to the product of Nn and the volume of the domain as N→∞. The constant of proportionality (called the density of the set) is equal to 1/ζ(n) for the set of non-divisible vectors in n-dimensional integer space (where n>1). For example, the density of the set of non-divisible vectors on the plane is equal to 1/ζ(2)=6/π2∼2/3. It was this discovery that led Euler to the definition of the zeta-function. The proof of the uniform distribution of the set of non-divisible integer vectors is published here because there are arbitrarily large domains containing no non-divisible vectors. We shall show that such domains are situated only far from the origin and are infrequent even there. Their distribution is also uniform and has a peculiar fractal character, which has not yet been studied even at the empirical computer-guided level or even for n=2

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1070/IM2009v073n01ABEH002436

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Izvestiya. Mathematics
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 21-29
ISSN
1064-5632

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40070688
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DENSITY; DISTRIBUTION; FRACTALS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE; TENSORS