Dirichlet formula
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
for the number of divisors
The asymptotic formula
where is the number of divisors of and is the Euler constant. Obtained by P. Dirichlet in 1849; he noted that this sum is equal to the number of points with positive integer coordinates in the domain bounded by the hyperbola and the coordinate axes, i.e. equal to
where denotes the integer part of .
References
[1] | E.C. Titchmarsh, "The theory of the Riemann zeta-function" , Clarendon Press (1951) |
Comments
See also Divisor problems.
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Dirichlet formula. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Dirichlet_formula&oldid=32774
Dirichlet formula. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Dirichlet_formula&oldid=32774
This article was adapted from an original article by A.F. Lavrik (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article