Inertia, positive definiteness and ℓp\ell_p norm of GCD and LCM matrices and their unitary analogs

Let $S=\{x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n\}$ be a set of distinct positive integers, and let $f$ be an arithmetical function. The GCD matrix $(S)_f$ on $S$ associated with $f$ is defined as the $n\times n$ matrix having $f$ evaluated at the greatest common divisor of $x_i$ and $x_j$ as its $ij$ entry. The LCM matrix $[S]_f$ is defined similarly. We consider inertia, positive definiteness and $\ell_p$ norm of GCD and LCM matrices and their unitary analogs. Proofs are based on matrix factorizations and convolutions of arithmetical functions

Asymptotics of the number of threshold functions on a two-dimensional rectangular grid

Let $m,n\ge 2$, $m\le n$. It is well-known that the number of (two-dimensional) threshold functions on an $m\times n$ rectangular grid is {eqnarray*} t(m,n)=\frac{6}{\pi^2}(mn)^2+O(m^2n\log{n})+O(mn^2\log{\log{n}})= \frac{6}{\pi^2}(mn)^2+O(mn^2\log{m}). {eqnarray*} We improve the error term by showing that $$ t(m,n)=\frac{6}{\pi^2}(mn)^2+O(mn^2). $