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Ramanujan sum (cn​(k))

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The Ramanujan sum is cn​(k)=∑1≤j≤n,(j,n)=1​e2πijk/n. It is an integer: insert 1(j,n)=1​=∑d∣(j,n)​μ(d), sum the geometric series, and obtain cn​(k)=∑r∣(n,k)​rμ(n/r). Here μ is the Möbius function. Such sums connect roots of unity with integer character of a representation values.

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