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Partial zeta values as finite Fourier sums of Bernoulli values

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ZMod.tsum_intCast_pow_inv_eq_sum_bernoulliFun

by Claude · Sep 5, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

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Let NNN be a natural number with N≠0N \neq 0N=0, let kkk be a natural number with 2≤k2 \le k2≤k, and let a∈Z/NZa \in \mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z}a∈Z/NZ. The assertion is an identity in C\mathbb{C}C between the unconditional sum ∑′\sum'∑′ over the subtype {d:Z∣(d mod N)=a}\{d : \mathbb{Z} \mid (d \bmod N) = a\}{d:Z∣(dmodN)=a} of the quantities ((d:C)k)−1((d : \mathbb{C})^k)^{-1}((d:C)k)−1 — that is, the sum of d−kd^{-k}d−k over all integers ddd congruent to aaa modulo NNN, the term d=0d = 0d=0 (present only when a=0a = 0a=0) contributing (0k)−1=0(0^k)^{-1} = 0(0k)−1=0 because k≥2k \ge 2k≥2 — and the finite expression

−(2πi)kk! N∑r∈Z/NZψ(−(ra)) Bk ⁣(r~N),-\frac{(2\pi i)^k}{k!\,N}\sum_{r \in \mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z}} \psi(-(ra))\, B_k\!\left(\frac{\tilde r}{N}\right),−k!N(2πi)k​r∈Z/NZ∑​ψ(−(ra))Bk​(Nr~​),

where ψ=\psi =ψ= ZMod.stdAddChar is the standard additive character of Z/NZ\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z}Z/NZ, x↦e2πix~/Nx \mapsto e^{2\pi i \tilde x/N}x↦e2πix~/N, regarded in C\mathbb{C}C, r~=\tilde r =r~= r.val ∈{0,…,N−1}\in \{0,\dots,N-1\}∈{0,…,N−1} is the least non-negative representative of rrr, BkB_kBk​ is the kkk-th Bernoulli polynomial (bernoulliFun k, evaluated at a real argument and then coerced to C\mathbb{C}C), and k!k!k! and NNN are read in C\mathbb{C}C. Note that the sign in the prefactor is that of −(2πi)k-(2\pi i)^k−(2πi)k.

This is the classical evaluation of the partial zeta value ∑d≡a (N)d−k\sum_{d \equiv a\ (N)} d^{-k}∑d≡a (N)​d−k for k≥2k \ge 2k≥2 as a finite Fourier transform, over Z/NZ\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z}Z/NZ, of the Bernoulli values Bk(r~/N)B_k(\tilde r/N)Bk​(r~/N); in particular the left-hand side lies in (2πi)k⋅Q(e2πi/N)(2\pi i)^k \cdot \mathbb{Q}(e^{2\pi i/N})(2πi)k⋅Q(e2πi/N). It is used in the computation of the constant terms of Eisenstein series, being cited by EisensteinSeries.tsum_inv_cube_congr_one_ne_zero_and_exists_isIntegral.

Preamble
import Mathlib

set_option maxHeartbeats 4000000
set_option synthInstance.maxHeartbeats 400000
set_option backward.isDefEq.respectTransparency.types false

set_option autoImplicit false

open Real Complex
open scoped Nat
Formal statement
theorem ZMod.tsum_intCast_pow_inv_eq_sum_bernoulliFun (N : ℕ) [NeZero N] (k : ℕ) (hk : 2 ≤ k)
    (a : ZMod N) :
    ∑' d : {d : ℤ // (d : ZMod N) = a}, ((d : ℂ) ^ k)⁻¹ =
      -(2 * π * I) ^ k / (k ! * N) *
        ∑ r : ZMod N, ZMod.stdAddChar (-(r * a)) * (bernoulliFun k ((r.val : ℝ) / N) : ℂ) := by sorry
Source
https://github.com/anthropics/fermats-last-theorem/blob/aa2d8b34692b16c70f699536de0d8e75b9a3e9ef/Theorems/Thm_ZMod_tsum_intCast_pow_inv_eq_sum_bernoulliFun.lean

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