On the properties of invariant functions

Abstract

If $f(x,y)$ is a real function satisfying $y>0$ and ${\sum }_{r=0}^{n-1}f(x+ry,ny)=f(x,y)$ for $n=1,2,3,\dots$, we say that $f(x,y)$ is an invariant function. Many special functions including Bernoulli polynomials, Gamma function and Hurwitz zeta function are related to invariant functions. In this paper we systematically investigate the properties of invariant functions.

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