Formulas and algorithms for the length of a Farey sequence
Vladimir Sukhoy, Alexander Stoytchev · Scientific Reports · 2021
This paper proves several novel formulas for the length of a Farey sequence of order n. The formulas use different trade-offs between iteration and recurrence and they range from simple to more complex. The paper also describes several iterative algorithms for computing the length of a Farey sequence based on these formulas. The algorithms are presented from the slowest to the fastest in order to explain the improvements in computational techniques from one version to another. The last algorithm in this progression runs in [Formula: see text] time and uses only [Formula: see text] memory, which makes it the most efficient algorithm for computing [Formula: see text] described to date. With this algorithm we were able to compute the length of the Farey sequence of order [Formula: see text].