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Singular Series


The singular series for representations of a positive integer n as a sum of 2s integer squares, where s is an integer greater than 2, is defined by

 rho_(2s)(n)=(pi^s)/(Gamma(s))n^(s-1)sum_(q=1)^inftysum_(0<=p<q; (p,q)=1)((S(2p,q))/q)^(2s)e^(2nppii/q),

where S(p,q) is the Gaussian sum with exponential e^(-piir^2p/q), (p,q) denotes the greatest common divisor, and Gamma(s) is the gamma function. The series is absolutely convergent for the stated values of s.


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References

Hardy, G. H. "The Representation of Numbers as Sums of Squares." Ch. 9 in Ramanujan: Twelve Lectures on Subjects Suggested by His Life and Work, 3rd ed. New York: Chelsea, 1999.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Singular Series." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SingularSeries.html

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