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RamanujanTau

RamanujanTau[n]
gives the Ramanujan tau function tau(n).
  • Integer mathematical function.
  • tau(n) gives the coefficient of z^n in the series expansion of zproduct_(k=1)^infty(1-z^k)^(24).
The first 10 values of RamanujanTau:
Evaluate RamanujanTau for large arguments:
RamanujanTau threads over lists:
RamanujanTau is zero for all non-positive integers:
Traditional form:
Logarithmic plot of RamanujanTau:
The first prime value of RamanujanTau:
The first 20,000 values are nonzero, satisfying Lehmer's conjecture [more info]:
Plot of tau(p)/(2 p^(11/2)) at primes p:
The modular discriminant:
Relation with DedekindEta:
The summatory tau-function [more info]:
The first 10 values of RamanujanTau using Product:
RamanujanTau is multiplicative for coprime integers:
For prime p:
Congruence relations:
Representation of an integer as the sum of 24 squares:
RamanujanTauL is the Dirichlet L-function associated with RamanujanTau:
Large prime numbers can take a long time:
Successive differences of RamanujanTau modulo 3:
A representation of zero in terms of RamanujanTau:
Find digit counts for RamanujanTau[10^12]:
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