Is there some notation in terms of $n,k$, I can use to represent the complex exponential $e^{2\pi i\frac{k}{n}}$, I find by writing the exponential out, I often make mistakes and it is timely to write out when I must express a large number of them, I don't want to make up my own notation because, I would rather be used to writing roots of unity in a way others understand.
Representing roots of unity
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1Dear Ethan, as @anon writes, for number theorists (especially analytic number theorists) the notation $e(x)$ is quite common. It may be much less so in other fields (though I don't know). Regards, – 2012-12-13
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You often see $\omega$ or $\omega_n$ used to denote $e^{2 \pi i/n}$, then it's quite simply $\omega_n^k$. I've also seen $\zeta$ and $\zeta_n$ used for this purpose.
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0I see and use $\zeta$ most often, followed by $\omega$. I typically use $\zeta$ except for the third roots of $1$, which for some reason seem to be more commonly denoted by $\omega$. I've also seen $\varepsilon$ used for roots of $1$. – 2012-12-13