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Uncertainty principle: minimize $\int_{-\infty}^\infty |t| |\widehat{f}(t)|^2 dt$ for $f$ of compact support

This is a question of uncertainty-principle type stemming from Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction? Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be even, absolutely continuous and supported in $[-\frac{...
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Integral formula of quantum dilogarithm

In the paper"Level N Teichmüller TQFT and Complex Chern-Simons Theory" arXiv:1612.06986, the authors study the quantum dilogarithm function: \begin{equation} \mathrm{D}_{\rm b}(x,n)=\prod_{...
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Validity of approximation method for von Mangoldt function

I'm working on a problem involving the pointwise almost everywhere convergence of multilinear ergodic averages with the von Mangoldt function inspired by this paper. Specifically, I'm looking at ...
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On a functional equation of Mahler?

Recently, I was trying to introduce the concept of natural boundaries to a fellow math student, and what greater way to do this than using an example? In particular, I tried to use as an illustration, ...
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Validity of analysis of summation of function of primes using Abel–Plana summation:

Consider the analytic function $g(x)$ Define $$f(x)=g(x)\frac{\sin^2\left(\frac{π\Gamma(x)}{2x}\right)}{\cos^2\left(\frac{π}{2x}\right)}$$ Note that: $$f(p)=g(p) \text{ for prime } p$$ And $f(n)=0$ ...
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On a Duality between Riemann-weil explicit formula and Abel- Plana summation of trigonometric prime counting function:

Consider the analytic function $g(x)$ Now define $f(x)=g(x)\frac{\sin^2\left(\frac{π\Gamma(x)}{2x}\right)}{\cos^2\left(\frac{π}{2x}\right)}$ Such that $|f(x+it)|=o(e^{2πt})$ uniformly for every $x$...
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Relation between the additive Haar measure on $(K,+)$ and the multiplicative Haar measure on $K^{*}$ for a global field $K$

The following question comes from my studying of Alain Connes's paper Trace Formula in Noncommutative Geometry and the Zeros of the Riemann Zeta Function. In it, on p. 11, Connes notes that if $K$ is ...
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what is the relationship betwen $L(s,sym^mf\times sym^mg)$ symmetric L function of $f$ and $g$ and $\lambda_{f}(n^m)$, $\lambda_{g}(n^m)$?

what is the relationship betwen $L(s,sym^mf\times sym^mg)$ symmetric L function of $f$ and $g$ and $\lambda_{f}(n^m)$, $\lambda_{g}(n^m)$ ?
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Spectral decomposition of $\Gamma\backslash X$

Let $X$ be a reasonable manifold of non-positive curvature (could be $\mathbb{H}^n$, symmetric or locally symmetric space, homogeneous Hadamard manifold etc.), and let $\Gamma$ be a reasonable group ...
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The spectrum of the Banach algebra of certain arithmetic functions under Dirichlet convolution

I was thinking about using the tools of functional analysis to study some subring of arithmetic functions under Dirichlet convolution. If I let $D_s$ be the ring of arithmetic functions with finite ...
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Approximating a function by a convolution of given function?

Let $g:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a given differentiable function of exponential decay on both sides. Now let us be given a function $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$, also of exponential decay, if you ...
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Eigenfunction of $h\mapsto H(h')|_{[-1,1]}$?

Let $H$ be the Hilbert transform. Is there a continuous, even function $h:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ with support on $[-1,1]$ such that, for some $\lambda\in \mathbb{R}$, $$H(h')(t) = \lambda h(t)$$ ...
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Bailey's lemma in number theory

A pair of sequences $(α_n,β_n)$ is called a Bailey pair if they are related by $$\beta_n=\sum_{r=0}^n\frac{\alpha_r}{(q;q)_{n-r}(aq;q)_{n+r}}$$ or equivalently $$\alpha_n = (1-aq^{2n})\sum_{j=0}^n\...
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Explanation of a step in a preprinted work

I have been studying this preprinted paper and the references therein. I believe that there are some typos; However, since I am not an expert yet, I would like to make sure I am correct. I do not ...
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Analytic approximation of the step function in $L^p$ norm

Motivation: Euler-Maclaurin formula uses calculus to estimate discrete sums. I wonder what one can do by reverse engineering. A concrete problem I ran into is the following. Question: Let $\chi: \...
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Average gap between zeros on the critical strip of the Riemann Zeta Function

Are there any approximations of the average gap between 2 successive zeros along the Riemann zeta functions critical strip up to the nth zero? If so, is it hypothesized that this average gap converges ...
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Encoding numbers with relationship into one and back

Given a set of many variables $S=\{x_1,x_2, ...., x_i\}$, and any subset $S'$ of $S$, I need a function $f$ which maps $S'$ to a value $x$ and a function $f'$ which maps $x$ back to set $S'$. I know ...
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Moments of complex random variables

My question is that how much information we can get form integer moments of a complex random variable? Let $\mathcal{Z}$ be a complex value random variable, and assume that we can compute $$\int \...
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A question about Schwartz-type functions used in analytic number theory

In analytic number theory we like to weigh our counting functions with a smooth function $f$, so that we may apply Poisson's summation formula and take advantage of Fourier transforms. Typically the ...
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On norms of Boolean functions

Let $f: \mathbb{F}_2^n \rightarrow \{-1,1\}$ be a Boolean function, represented by a $N=2^n$ dimensional vector, $f \in \{-1,+1\}^N$. Define the Fourier transform of $f$ to be $\hat{f}$, where $$\hat{...
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Another reference for higher order Fourier analysis

I am trying to read Tao's Higher order Fourier analysis but I would be very happy to find another book on the subject. I would like to learn something about the Gowers norm and about Roth's theorem (...
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Construction of weight function to satisfy condition on given functional

Consider the following function : $$F(z) = \omega(z){\sin^2\left(\frac{c\Gamma(z)}{z}\right)}$$ Here, $\omega(z)$ is a weight we are going to consider The following two conditions should meet for $\...
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Series representation for $\log(|\zeta(\frac{1}{2}+it)|)$

(Question is short and straight-forward. ) What is/are "nice and non-trivial" series representation/s of $\log(|\zeta(\frac{1}{2}+it)|)$ ?? By "nice and non-trivial" I mean contains no ...
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Recent work on Pseudo-Laplacian and Pseudo-cuspform in the spirit of Riemann Hypothesis after the work of Bombieri and Garrett

( This is my first MO question . I'm totally inexperienced on MO so, forgive me for my mistakes .) Paul Garrett and Enrico Bombieri were (are?) Secretly Working on Pseudo-Laplacians and Pseudo-...
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On properties on a certain functional

Consider the following function: $$F(z) = \omega(z)\sin^2\left(\frac{c\Gamma(z)}{z}\right)$$ Here, $\omega(z)$ is a weight we have to construct and $c$ is a constant. The following three conditions ...
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Guessing of $n$th prime from "super- regularized" product of primes

( I've been thinking about asking this for a long time . Though this is not rigorous; It can be thought of as heuristic or extraction of information from different viewpoint.) We know "super-...
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Where to find the proof of this property?

I am doing some exercises in the analytic and there is a problem as following: ``Let $\{f_n\}_{n \in \mathbb{ N}}$'' to be a positive sequence such that: $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{+\infty} f_n = 1$. $\...
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Number theory on Banach space $L^2(\mathbb R)$ meets linear independence?

Consider an orthonormal basis $(\varphi_k)$ of $L^2(\mathbb R)$ with Lebesgue measure. I came along a nice number theoretic question in analysis: Write $$f_k(x):=\int_{\left\lvert y \right\rvert \...
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Space of functions f such that the number of primes in $ [x, x+f(x)] $ remains bounded

Given a positive integer $ n $ , let $ S_{b}(n) $ the set of functions $ f $ fulfilling the following conditions : 1) $ f $ is continuous, positive and increasing on $(n,+\infty) $ 2) for ...
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Approximating an infinite Sum

I am interested in finding the approximate answer to the following infinite sum \begin{equation} \sum_{l=0}^{\infty}( l+a) \exp^{b{(l+c)}^2} \end{equation} in the case where $a>0 , b<0 , c>0$...
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A Cauchy-Schwarz inequality

Sorry if I am being stupid. But I came to this lemma in the Appendix, written by Bourgain, Kontorovich and Magee, of the paper by Magee, Oh and Winter [MOW16]. It starts out like this: Lemma 42 Let ...
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The Fourier transform of a function supported on $B_1$ is essentially constant on $B_1$?

I'm going through the last steps of Bourgain and Demeter's proof of the $l^2$ decoupling conjecture, but I'm unable to see how the first inequality in (43) goes through. I'll water down the question a ...
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Related to derivative of Modified Bessel I function wrt the order

I recently met some problems related to the modified Bessel I funtions. Let $I(\nu,x):=I_\nu(x)$, and $I'_\nu(\nu,x):=\dfrac{\partial}{\partial \nu}I(\nu,x)$. Using maple, it seems that $Re(\dfrac{I'...
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Upper bound for a ratio of modified Bessel functions

I am looking for an upper bound for the ratio of Bessel I functions $\dfrac{|I_\nu'(z)|}{|I_\nu(z)|}$ where $\nu$ is complex, and $z$ is a positive real number. Do you know any results about it? Thank ...
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A question about the duality principle

Suppose $X$ and $Y$ are finite sets and $K:X\times Y\to \mathbb R$ is some function. We get an integral transform from the space of real functions on $X$ to real functions on $Y$ given by $$\Phi_Kf(y)=...
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A reformulation of the Riemann Hypothesis

I am studying Sieve theory from Iwaniec's notes. I have come across a theorem which estimates $\varphi(x,N)=\#\{1\leq n \leq x:(n,N)=1\}$, where $N$ is product of distinct primes. Let's define $R(x,...
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Analytical predicate for integers over complex numbers

A complex number $z$ is an integer if and only if $\sin(\pi z)=0$. It follows that a complex number $z$ is an integer if and only $\sin^2(\pi z) = 0$. So for a real analytic function $f$ and any real ...
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What, exactly, has Louis de Branges proved about the Riemann Hypothesis?

I know this is a dangerous topic which could attract many cranks and nutters, but: According to Wikipedia [and probably his own website, but I have a hard time seeing exactly what he's claiming] Louis ...
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