Global Field Totients

Abstract

Using a remainder theorem for valuations of a field, we give a new perspective on the norm function of a global field. We define the Euler totient function of a global field and recover the essential analytical properties of the classical arithmetical function, namely the product formula. In addition, we prove the holomorphicity of the associated zeta function. As an application, we recover the analog of the mean value theorem of Erd\H{o}s, Dressler, and Bateman via the Weiner-Ikehara theorem.