On an inversion theorem of Möbius

J. H. Loxton; J. W. Sanders

doi:10.1017/S144678870002187X

On an inversion theorem of Möbius

J. H. Loxton, J. W. Sanders

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The theme of the paper is a Möbius inversion principle for infinite sums. We deal with the origins and unprincipled use of this idea in the nineteenth century, its rigorous justification under minimal hypotheses and some applications to a problem in numerical integration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-32
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S144678870002187X
Publication status	Published - 1980
Externally published	Yes

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