A055667 Number of Eisenstein-Jacobi primes of norm n.

0, 0, 0, 6, 6, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0

Offset: 0

Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 09 2000

Keywords

• nonn
• easy
• nice

Comments

These are the primes in the ring of integers a+b*omega, a and b rational integers, omega = (1+sqrt(-3))/2.

Examples

			There are 6 Eisenstein-Jacobi primes of norm 3, omega-omega^2 times one of the 6 units [ +-1, +-omega, +-omega^2 ] but only one up to equivalence.
		

References

• R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, A16.
• L. W. Reid, The Elements of the Theory of Algebraic Numbers, MacMillan, NY, 1910, see Chap. VI.

Crossrefs

Cf. A055664-A055668, A055025-A055029, A135461, A135462. See A004016 and A035019 for theta series of Eisenstein (or hexagonal) lattice.

Programs

Mathematica

a[3] = 6; a[p_ /; PrimeQ[p] && Mod[p, 6] == 1] = 12; a[n_ /; PrimeQ[p = Sqrt[n]] && Mod[p, 3] == 2] = 6; a[] = 0; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 99}] (* _Jean-François Alcover, Oct 24 2013, after Franklin T. Adams-Watters *)

Formula

a(n) = 6 * A055668(n). - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, May 05 2006

Extensions

More terms from Franklin T. Adams-Watters, May 05 2006