Cyclotomic identity
In mathematics, the cyclotomic identity states that
where M is Moreau's necklace-counting function
and μ is the classic Möbius function of number theory. The denominator on the right, 1 − z j, is a cyclotomic polynomial -- hence the name.
Reference
Nicholas Metropolis & Gian-Carlo Rota. The Cyclotomic Identity. Reprinted in Gian-Carlo Rota on Combinatorics. Birkhäuser. Boston. 1995.
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