Applications of differential algebra to algebraic independence of arithmetic functions

Wai Yan Pong

Acta Arithmetica (2016)

  • Volume: 172, Issue: 2, page 149-173
  • ISSN: 0065-1036

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We generalize and unify the proofs of several results on algebraic independence of arithmetic functions and Dirichlet series by using a theorem of Ax on the differential Schanuel conjecture. Along the way, we find counter-examples to some results in the literature.

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Wai Yan Pong. "Applications of differential algebra to algebraic independence of arithmetic functions." Acta Arithmetica 172.2 (2016): 149-173. <http://eudml.org/doc/279683>.

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