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Main Authors: Goss, Finnley, McKinnie, Kelly
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22544
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author Goss, Finnley
McKinnie, Kelly
author_facet Goss, Finnley
McKinnie, Kelly
contents A lattice point $\vec x=(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\mathbb Z^{n}$ is said to be visible if the line segment between $\vec x$ and the origin contains no other lattice point. In this paper, we compute the asymptotic density of visible lattice points on hyperplanes and their intersections. In particular, we show that the hyperplane $\vec a \cdot \vec x = b$ in $\mathbb R^{n}$ has visible point density $J_{n-1}(b)/b^{n-1}$ where $J$ is the Jordan totient function. We extend this basic result to find the density of visible points on the intersection of hyperplanes and to the density of $k$-th power free points. Finally, for a fixed dimension $n$, we consider the closure of the set of all possible densities that occur.
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spellingShingle Density of Visible Lattice Points on Hyperplanes and their Intersections
Goss, Finnley
McKinnie, Kelly
Number Theory
11H06 (Primary), 11D04 (Secondary)
A lattice point $\vec x=(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\mathbb Z^{n}$ is said to be visible if the line segment between $\vec x$ and the origin contains no other lattice point. In this paper, we compute the asymptotic density of visible lattice points on hyperplanes and their intersections. In particular, we show that the hyperplane $\vec a \cdot \vec x = b$ in $\mathbb R^{n}$ has visible point density $J_{n-1}(b)/b^{n-1}$ where $J$ is the Jordan totient function. We extend this basic result to find the density of visible points on the intersection of hyperplanes and to the density of $k$-th power free points. Finally, for a fixed dimension $n$, we consider the closure of the set of all possible densities that occur.
title Density of Visible Lattice Points on Hyperplanes and their Intersections
topic Number Theory
11H06 (Primary), 11D04 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22544