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/IM2009v073n01ABEH002436Additional details
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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