We use hyperbolic geometry to study the limiting behavior of the average number of ways of expressing a number as the sum of two coprime squares. An alternative viewpoint using analytic number theory is also given.
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title = {Expressing a number as the sum of two coprime squares.},
journal = {Collectanea Mathematica},
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year = {1998},
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Dicks, Warren; Porti, Joan. Expressing a number as the sum of two coprime squares.. Collectanea Mathematica, Tome 49 (1998) pp. 283-291. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/urn:eudml:doc:41295/