The Arithmetic Derivative and Antiderivative
Jurij Koviÿc · 2012
The notion of the arithmetic derivative, a function sending each prime to 1 and satisfying the Leibnitz rule, is extended to the case of complex numbers with rational real and imaginary parts. Some constraints on the solutions to some arithmetic differential equations are found. The homogeneous arithmetic differential equation of the k-th order is studied. The factorization structure of the antiderivatives of natural numbers is presented. Arithmetic partial derivatives are defined and some arithmetic partial differential equations are solved.