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Bounding a number-theoretic integral
Find a good upper bound on $$\int_1^T\frac{\zeta'(s)}{\zeta(s)\zeta(1-s)}X^sdt,$$ where $s=c+it$ for a constant $c>1$ and $X>0$ is a parameter. If needed, we can assume RH.
My attempt here is ...
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Sum over three squares
Let $x$ be a sufficiently large number. Is there an explicit or asymptotic formula for the following sum
$$\sum_{\substack{n\leq x\\ n=a^2+b^2+c^2}} 1.$$ Any reference would be helpful.
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Size of $\zeta'(s)$ at its zeros
How large can the derivative of the Riemann zeta function be at its zeros?
More specifically, let $\rho$ be a zero of the zeta function with $\Im(\rho)\in (0,T]$. What can we say about $|\zeta'(\rho)|...
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Primes generated by cyclotomic polynomials
Let $p$ be an odd prime, and let $f=\Phi_p$ be the $p$-th cyclotomic polynomial. Denote by $S_p$ the set of primes $q$ such that there exists a sequence of primes $p_1,\dots, p_g$ such that $p_1=f(1)=...
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Sums of multiplicative functions over residue classes
It was stated in this Shiu, P. work, page 169, Theorem 2, that $$\sum_{\substack{n\le x\\ n\equiv a\pmod k}}d_r^{\ell}(n)\ll\frac{x}{k}\left(\frac{\phi(k)}{k}\log x\right)^{r^{\ell}-1}.$$
Here, $d_r(n)...
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Explicit bounds on gaps between zeros of $\zeta^\prime(s)$
In $\S$9.1 of "Theory of the Riemann Zeta Function", Titchmarsh uses Borel-Carathéodory and Hadamard Three Circles to show that every circle of radius 6 and center $3+iT$ contains a zeros of ...
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A Brun-Titchmarsh type result for divisor sums; asymptotic/improved bound
In Shiu's work ('A Brun-Titchmarsh theorem for multiplicative functions') he proved that if $r\le x$ is a natural number, we have $$\sum_{r<n\le x}d(n)d(n-r)\ll x\log^2x\sum_{d|r}\frac{1}{d}.$$
I ...
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Distribution of traces and max entries of words of fixed length in $\operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb{N})$
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}\DeclareMathOperator\tr{\mathsf{tr}}$$\SL_2(\mathbb{N})$ is a free monoid on the generators
$$
L=\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\1&1\end{pmatrix},\quad R=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\...
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Division based recurrence with negative coefficients, e.g. $F(n)= -F(\lfloor n/2\rfloor) - F(\lfloor n/3\rfloor)$
A famous problem of Erdos dealt with the division-based recurrence $a_n = a_{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}+a_{\lfloor n/3\rfloor}+a_{\lfloor n/6\rfloor}$ with $a_0=1$ (and was about the limit $\lim_{n\to\infty} ...
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Reference for accelerated sum to compute the Meissel-Mertens constant
The Meissel-Mertens constant
$$ B_1 = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\sum_{p \leq n} \frac{1}{p} - \log\log n\right) $$
has the series representation
$$
\begin{equation} \tag{1}
B_1 = \gamma + \sum_{n=2}^{...
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automorphisms and mellin transforms
If a real analytic function $f$ is involutive i.e. $f(f(x))=x$ and its Mellin transform can be taken on a section of the real axis, and is analytic for $x>0$, in certain cases can this imply that $\...
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Cardinality of the set $\#\{ 1 \leq n \leq N: \| \alpha n^2/N \| < 1/N \}$
Let $\alpha \in I$ where $I$ is some closed interval that does not contain $0$.
I am interested in upper bound for
$$
M(\alpha) = \#\{ 1 \leq n \leq N: \| \alpha n^2/N \| < 1/N \}
$$
where $N$ ...
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A question on generalized bases
I just came to know that it is possible to define a generalized base as an infinite sequence of natural numbers $\mathbf b=(b_1,b_2,\dots)$ where $b_i\ge 2$ for all $i$. With this definition, any $m\...
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Empirical bounds on $\left|\frac{\zeta'(1+it)}{\zeta(1+it)}\right|$
It is reasonable to expect that $$\left|\frac{\zeta'(1+it)}{\zeta(1+it)}\right| < 2 \log \log t$$
for all $t\geq 4$ (say): a somewhat stronger bound is known for $t\geq 10^{165}$ or so (Theorem 5 ...
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Reference request - Pillai-Selberg Theorem
I want to find a proof of the following claim. Let $\Omega(n)$ denote the number of prime factors of an integer $n$ counted with multiplicity. Then $\Omega(n)$ equidistributes over residue classes. ...
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Limit of an infinite series with quadratic arguments
I have encountered a limiting process on some infinite series. So, I would like to ask:
QUESTION. Assume $n$ is an even positive integer. Is this true?
$$\lim_{r\rightarrow1^{-}}\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}\...
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Upper bound on prime powers in interval
I just spent a full day on the brutish and thankless task of proving that the Brun-Titchmarsh bound holds for prime powers (including primes), and not just for primes, in the following senses:
(a) the ...
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Upper bound on sum of Lambda(n) over short interval
I am looking for a bound of type
$$\sum_{x<n\leq x+y} \Lambda(n) \leq \frac{\log(x+y)}{\log y} \cdot 2y$$
(or better). Of course such a bound has to exist: the idea of the proof of Brun-Titchmarsh (...
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Taking integer values of a sequence of Beurling primes
Let $P=(p_j)_{j=1}^\infty$ be an increasing sequence of real numbers with $1<p_1$ and $\lim_{j\to\infty}p_j=\infty$. As mentioned in [1], Beurling proved that if the multiplicative group $N_P$ ...
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Decrease of $(1/\zeta)^{(r)}(\sigma + i T)$ as $\sigma\to -\infty$?
What is a standard reference for the simple fact that, for $T$ fixed and $\sigma\to -\infty$,
every derivative $|(1/\zeta)^{(r)}(\sigma+i T)|$ of the Riemann zeta function decreases faster than any ...
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Number of divisors which are at most $n$
I’m interested in the function $\tau_n:\mathbb{N}\to\{1,2,3,\cdots, n\}$ defined by
$$\tau_n(x)=\sum_{k=1}^n \mathbf{1}_{k\mid x},$$
the number of divisors of $x$ which are at most $n$. Question 6 of ...
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Smallest prime factor of numbers
The literature refers to smooth integers as \begin{equation}\Psi(x,y):=\#\{n\le x:P_1(n)\le y\},\end{equation} where $P_1(n)$ is the largest prime factor of $n$. There are lots of results studying $\...
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Series with the smallest number whose square is divisible by $n$
I was looking into this sequence. And I'm particularly interested in the asymptotic behavior of the following series (which is stated on the site) $$\sum_{k=1}^n \frac{1}{a(k)} \sim \frac{3(\log n)^2}...
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Approximating $\zeta^{(r)}(s)$ by a sum
Let $\eta:[0,\infty)\to [0,\infty)$ be compactly supported, continuous and piecewise $C^1$, with its derivative $\eta'$ being of bounded variation. It is completely unsurprising that one can prove (...
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Kummer's congruence at $p=3$
Let $B_{2k}$ be the Bernoulli numbers of even index and $\varphi(n)$ be Euler's totient function. We recall one instance of Kummer's congruences: for each integer $m\geq1$ and a prime number $p\geq5$, ...
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The number of continuously increasing primes gaps in the interval $[2,n]$ is less than $\log n$
A prime gap is the difference between two successive prime numbers. The $n$-th prime gap, denoted $g_n$ or $g(p_n)$ is the difference between the $(n+1)$-st and the $n$-th prime numbers. Using my ...
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Is $\sum_{n\leq x}{z^{\Omega(n)}} = O(x^{\frac12 + \varepsilon})$ equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis for all roots of unity $z\neq1$?
$\Omega(n)$ is the number of prime divisors of $n$, counted with multiplicity.
For $z=-1$, $z^{\Omega(n)} = \lambda(n)$ is the Liouville function, and it's known that $\sum_{n\leq x}\lambda(n) = O(n^{\...
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Possible refinements of the large sieve inequality
Let $a_n$, $1\leq n\leq N$, be complex numbers, and set $S(\alpha)=\sum\limits_{n=1}^{N}a_ne(n\alpha)$, where $e(\alpha)=\exp(2i\pi\alpha)$. Then, Selberg's large sieve inequality says that
$$\sum\...
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an eigenvalue problem for Jacobi Forms
Assume $G(q,z)$ is a Jacobi form of a certain index k. It is known that $G$ can be expanded in a Taylor series with coefficients in the ring of quasi-modular forms (generators $E_2, E_4$ and $E_6$).
$\...
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Congruences for power-sum of divisors
If $\sigma_k(n)=\sum_{d\vert n} d^k$, denote
$$F_1(q)=\sum_{n\geq1}\sigma_1(n)\,q^n \qquad \text{and} \qquad
F_3(q)=\sum_{n\geq1}n\cdot\sigma_2(n)\,q^n.$$
QUESTION. Assume the prime $p$ is either $2,...
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Is Sturm's theorem able to do these?
$\newcommand{\Ord}{\operatorname{Ord}}$Let $p$ be a positive integer and $F(q)=\sum A(m)q^m$ be a formal power series with integer coefficients. Then $\Ord_p(F(q))$ is defined by
$$\Ord_p(F(q)):=\min\{...
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On equidistribution of primes in positive characteristic
In S. Lang's book "Algebraic Number Theory" (1986), page 317, Theorem 6 states essentially that given $P$ a set of primes, let $\tau:P\longrightarrow J$ be the typical idèle map taking ...
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Statistics of action of Galois group of number field on primes over unramified rational primes
Let $p \in \mathbb{Z}$ be prime and $K / \mathbb{Q}$ be a finite Galois extension. The Galois group $G$ of $K$ acts on the primes of $\mathcal{O}_K$ over $p$. Do we know any statistical information ...
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Number of integers $x \leq B$ such that $f(x)\mid g(x)$ for coprime polynomials $f,g$
Let $f, g \in \mathbb{Z}[x]$ be coprime polynomials.
I am interested in an upper bound for
$$
N(B) = \# \{ x \in [-B, B] \cap \mathbb{Z}: f(x)\mid g(x) \}.
$$
I assume there must be something known ...
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Positivity of the coefficients of Taylor series associated to the Riemann hypothesis
The question below relates to the paper "Jensen Polynomials for the Riemann Zeta Function and Other Sequences" of Griffin, Ono, Rolen and Zagier. I'm asking it here because I am sure the ...
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A generalisation of theorem of Landau on sum of two squares?
Let
$r(B)$ be the number of integers $1 \leq n \leq B$ such that $n = x^2 + y^2$ for some $x, y \in \mathbb{Z}.$
Then it is a known theorem of Landau that
$$
r(B) \sim C \frac{B}{\sqrt{\log B}}
$$
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Which sets of natural numbers are "lambda-analytic"?
Begin with a bit of notation. Let $t = t_0, \ldots, t_d$ be a finite sequence of real numbers. Define
$$\lambda^t(x) = x^{t_0} \log(x)^{t_1} \log(\log(x))^{t_2} \cdots.$$
for all real numbers $x \in ...
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Elliptic analogue of primes of the form $x^2 + 1$
I have a project in mind for an undergraduate to investigate next quarter -- a curiosity really, but I'm surprised I can't find it in the literature. I do not want a detailed analysis here... but ...
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Mean value of the divisor function over Piatetski-Shapiro sequences
Let $c>1$, $c\not\in\mathbb{Z}$ and consider the sum
$$
\sum_{n\leq x} \tau(\lfloor n^c \rfloor),
$$
where $\tau(n)$ is the number of divisors of $n$. I'm almost certain I've seen an evaluation of ...
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Reference for zero sum estimates of Dirichlet L functions
Let $\chi$ be a primitive character mod $p$ (prime) and $\rho = \beta + i \gamma$ be a non-trivial zero of $L(s, \chi)$.
I am reading a paper by Ihara and Murty where they use following estimate :
$\...
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Sum of many squares modulo $n$
Let $n$ be a positive integer and $0 \leq i < n$. Define
$$
N(i) = \# \left\{ (x_1,\dots, x_s) \in [1, n]^s: x_1^2 +\dots + x_s^2 \equiv i \mod n \right\}.
$$
I am looking for a reference for ...
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Distribution of $\alpha n^2/q$ modulo $1$?
Let $0 \neq \alpha \in [0,1]$ and $q$ a positive integer.
Let $||.||$ denote the distance to the closest integer and define
$$
N_i(q) = \sum_{ \substack{ -q/2 \leq n \leq q/2 \\ \frac{i}{q} \leq || \...
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Density of numbers with a prime factor satisfying a congruence
Let $S$ be the set of integers with at least one prime factor in the arithmetic progression $km+d$, $(m, d)=1$. I am looking for results on the density of $S$. I found this post which talked about the ...
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Exponential sums with monomials with divisor-function coefficients
In their paper "Exponential Sums with Monomials," Fouvry and Iwaniec study exponential sums roughly of the form
$$
\sum_{m_1 \sim M_1} \cdots \sum_{m_r \sim M_r} c_1(m_1) \cdots c_r(m_r) e\...
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The difference between consecutive primes in arithmetic progressions
Let $\pi(x)=\sum_{p\leq x}$ denote the prime counting function. A well known result of Baker, Harman, and Pintz on prime gaps states that for $x\geq y\geq x^{0.525}$ we have that
$$\pi(x+y)-\pi(x)\gg \...
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On Cramér's theorem about roots of Zeta function
Cramér proved the following theorem (see the announcement in [1] and [2]):
Consider the following function:
$$V(z)=\sum_k e^{\rho_kz}$$
Where $\rho_k$ runs through non trivial zeta zeros with $Im(\...
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Has this number-theoretic constant been studied?
Unless I made a mistake, the expected value of the largest exponent in the prime factorization of random positive integer (defined in the appropriate way) is $$\eta := \sum_{n=1}^\infty \Big(1-\zeta(n)...
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What can be said about the primality of Zsigmondy numbers?
I am cross-posting this from math.stackexchange, as it has received upvotes but no comments/answers after a couple months.
Let $\mathcal{Z}(n,a,b)=\frac{\Phi_n(a,b)}{\gcd (\Phi_n(a,b),n)}$ be the $n$-...
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Advanced texts on analytic number theory?
So a friend of mine is very interested in analytic number theory, and is looking for resources past the basic level.
He has studied analytic number theory from several books, among them are Hardy’s ...
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Reference request Re Vinogradov's ternary Goldbach proof
I believe that I.M. Vinogradov's proof of the ternary Goldbach conjecture used the observation that the number of ways $n$ can be written as a sum of three primes equals
$$
\int_0^1 \sum_{p , q , r \...
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