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(a * b)_n = \sum_{i,j : \mathrm{lcm}(i,j) = m} \mathrm{hcf}(i,j) a_i b_j \ .
 
(a * b)_n = \sum_{i,j : \mathrm{lcm}(i,j) = m} \mathrm{hcf}(i,j) a_i b_j \ .
 
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=Harmonic number=
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Commonly, a partial sum of the [[harmonic series]]
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$$
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H_n = \sum_{k=1}^n \frac{1}{k} \ .
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$$
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However, Pomerance has defined a harmonic number to be a natural number $n$ for which the [[harmonic mean]] of the divisors of $n$ is an integer; equivalently $\sigma(n)$ divides $n.d(n)$ where $\sigma(n)$ is the [[Sum of divisors|sum of the divisors]] of $n$ and $d(n)$ is the [[number of divisors]]: these are also called ''Øre numbers''.
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====References====
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* Guy, R. K. . "Almost Perfect, Quasi-Perfect, Pseudoperfect, Harmonic, Weird, Multiperfect and Hyperperfect Numbers". Unsolved Problems in Number Theory (2nd ed.). New York: Springer-Verlag (1994). pp. 16, 45–53
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* Sándor, József; Mitrinović, Dragoslav S.; Crstici, Borislav, edd. (2006). Handbook of number theory I. Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag (2006).  ISBN 1-4020-4215-9.  {{ZBL|1151.11300}}
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* Sándor, Jozsef; Crstici, Borislav, edd. Handbook of number theory II. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic (2004). ISBN 1-4020-2546-7.  {{ZBL|1079.11001}}

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Necklace algebra

The algebra over a ring $R$ with additive group $R^{\mathbf{N}} = \{ a = (a_1,a_2,\ldots) : a_i \in R \}$ and multiplication given by $$ (a * b)_n = \sum_{i,j : \mathrm{lcm}(i,j) = m} \mathrm{hcf}(i,j) a_i b_j \ . $$

Harmonic number

Commonly, a partial sum of the harmonic series $$ H_n = \sum_{k=1}^n \frac{1}{k} \ . $$

However, Pomerance has defined a harmonic number to be a natural number $n$ for which the harmonic mean of the divisors of $n$ is an integer; equivalently $\sigma(n)$ divides $n.d(n)$ where $\sigma(n)$ is the sum of the divisors of $n$ and $d(n)$ is the number of divisors: these are also called Øre numbers.

References

  • Guy, R. K. . "Almost Perfect, Quasi-Perfect, Pseudoperfect, Harmonic, Weird, Multiperfect and Hyperperfect Numbers". Unsolved Problems in Number Theory (2nd ed.). New York: Springer-Verlag (1994). pp. 16, 45–53
  • Sándor, József; Mitrinović, Dragoslav S.; Crstici, Borislav, edd. (2006). Handbook of number theory I. Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag (2006). ISBN 1-4020-4215-9. Zbl 1151.11300
  • Sándor, Jozsef; Crstici, Borislav, edd. Handbook of number theory II. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic (2004). ISBN 1-4020-2546-7. Zbl 1079.11001
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