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A natural proof of the cyclotomic identity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

D.E. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Abstract

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The cyclotomic identity

where and μ is the classical Möbius function, is shown to be a consequence of a natural isomorphism of species.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1990

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