A Divisibility Property of Primitive Chord Moments
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: For integers n ≥ 2, we consider an integer-valued expression in Euler's totient and the second and fourth Jordan totients. Classical finite trigonometric sums identify it with a sum of squared differences of inverse squared chord lengths. An elementary congruence argument shows that its values are divisible by 576, and by 2880 except at n = 5. We determine the exact common divisors, the zero set, and the unique least positive value.
Author: Yamagata, Kenichi
Language: English
Subfield: Algebra and Number Theory
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225465651