Girstmair's numerator restriction conjecture for normalized Dedekind sums

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Let S(a,b)S(a,b) be the normalized Dedekind sum, and write a value in lowest terms as S(a,b)=k/qS(a,b)=k/q, where q≥2q\geq 2 and gcd⁡(k,q)=1\gcd(k,q)=1. Girstmair's necessary conditions are that 3∣k3\mid k when 3∤q3\nmid q, and, when 2∤q2\nmid q, that

k≡{2(mod4)q≡3(mod4),0(mod8)q is a square,0(mod4)otherwise.k\equiv\begin{cases}2\pmod{4} & q\equiv 3\pmod{4},\\\\0\pmod{8} & q\text{ is a square},\\\\0\pmod{4} & \text{otherwise.}\end{cases}

Girstmair's conjecture. For integers k,qk,q with q≥2q\geq 2 and gcd⁡(k,q)=1\gcd(k,q)=1, there exist coprime integers a,ba,b with b≥1b\geq 1 and S(a,b)=k/qS(a,b)=k/q if and only if these conditions hold. The conjecture describes exactly which rational numbers with prescribed denominator occur as normalized Dedekind sums; the paper verifies it for even qq, certain square denominators, and 2≤q≤2002\leq q\leq 200, but the general case remains open.

References

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Michael Kural, “Dedekind Sums with Even Denominators”, arXiv:1801.00517 (2018).

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