Vanishing sums of roots of unity
The Accidental Mathematician 2023-03-01
Summary:
A root of unity is a complex number such that for some positive integer . This means that for some integer ; if is relatively prime to , we say that is a primitive -th root of unity, meaning that is not a -th root of unity for any . Here’s a question: when can … Continue reading "Vanishing sums of roots of unity"