OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
These are the norms of the primes in the ring of integers a+b*omega, a and b rational integers, omega = (1+sqrt(-3))/2.
Let us say that an integer n divides a lattice if there exists a sublattice of index n. Example: 3 divides the hexagonal lattice. Then A003136 (Loeschian numbers) is the sequence of divisors of the hexagonal lattice. Say that n is a "prime divisor" if the index-n sublattice is not contained in any other sublattice except the original lattice itself. The present sequence gives the prime divisors of the hexagonal lattice. Similarly, A055025 (Norms of Gaussian primes) is the sequence of "prime divisors" of the square lattice. - Jean-Christophe Hervé, Dec 04 2006
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.
LINKS
T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
TheGrayCuber, Eisenstein Primes Visually, Youtube video.
FORMULA
EXAMPLE
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.
MATHEMATICA
Join[{3}, Select[Range[600], (PrimeQ[#] && Mod[#, 6] == 1) || (PrimeQ[Sqrt[#]] && Mod[Sqrt[#], 3] == 2) & ]] (* Jean-François Alcover, Oct 09 2012, from formula *)
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=(isprime(n) && n%3<2) || (issquare(n, &n) && isprime(n) && n%3==2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 30 2013
CROSSREFS
Cf. A055665-A055668, A055025-A055029, A135461, A135462. See A004016 and A035019 for theta series of Eisenstein (or hexagonal) lattice.
Cf. A102283 ({kronecker(-3,n)}), whose inverse Moebius transform A002324 gives the numbers of distinct ideals (or non-associate elements) with each norm (i.e., the coefficients of Dedekind zeta function).
Cf. A007645 (primes not inert in Q(sqrt(-3))), A002476 (primes decomposing), A003627 (primes remaining inert), A045309 (primes not decomposing).
Norms of prime ideals in the ring of integers of quadratic fields of class number 1: A391371 (D=24), A391370 (D=21), A391369 (D=12), A055673 (D=8), A341783 (D=5), this sequence (D=-3), A055025 (D=-4), A090348 (D=-7), A341784 (D=-8), A341785 (D=-11), A341787 (D=-19), A341788 (D=-43), A341789 (D=-67), A341790 (D=-163).
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,nice
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 09 2000
EXTENSIONS
More terms from David Wasserman, Mar 21 2002
STATUS
approved
