The Eisenstein series G2 is given by
G2(z)=−124+∞∑n=1σ1(n)qn
with q=e2πiz and
σ1(n):=∑d∣nd
for n∈N. That's why some authors define σ1(0):=−124, since then G2(z) reads as
G2(z)=∞∑n=0σ1(n)qn.
As you may already know the sum of all natural numbers is −112.
If we apply our definition of σ1(n) to n=0 we get
σ1(0)=∑d∣0d=∞∑d=1d=−112.
So in this case the definition of ∑∞d=1d=−112 is inappropriate by a factor of two (we'd rather have −124 here).
In math I'm used to the principle that everything goes well together. Here it doesn't. Do you have explanations for that? Can this issue be fixed somehow?
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