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A basic estimate of exponential sums
Demeter in his book "Fourier Restriction, Decoupling, and Applications" (P287) used the following estimate:
\begin{equation}
\sup_{0\leq n\leq q}\bigg|\sum_{m=0}^n e^{2\pi i\frac{a}{q}m^2}\...
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Optimizing a smoothing function with the Prime Number Theorem in mind
Let $f:[0,\infty)\to \mathbb{R}$ be a function with $f(x)=1$ for $0\leq x\leq 1$. Write $Mf$ for the Mellin transform of $f$. Let $c>0$, $T>10^6$ be constants. We are interested in minimizing ...
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For $\Phi$ a majorant of $1_{[-1/2,1/2]}$, how small can the total variation of $\widehat\Phi$ be?
Let $\Phi:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a real-valued, symmetric, non-negative function such that $\Phi(t)\geq 1$ for $|t|\leq 1/2$. Assume furthermore that $\Phi$ and $\widehat\Phi$ are both in $L^1\...
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The Fourier transform of a compactly supported smooth function on Lie groups over $\mathbb{Q}_S$, where $S$ contains finitely many primes and $\infty$
Let $G$ be a semisimple Lie group defined over global Field $\mathbb{Q}$. Let $S$ be a set of finitely many non-Archimedean places including Archimedean places. Let $P_{0}=M_{0}A_{0}N_{0}$ be the ...
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Inequality about exponential integrals
I am reading about Dirichlet polynomials in the book Analytic Number Theory by Iwaniec-Kowalski.
During the proof of Theorem 9.1 for any positive real numbers $T, N$ they define a piecewise linear and ...
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Reconstructing a sine wave using square waves and Möbius inversion: L² convergence?
Let $s$ be the (“square wave”) $1$-periodic real function such that $s(x) = 1$ if $0<x<\frac{1}{2}$ and $s(x) = -1$ if $\frac{1}{2}<x<1$ (and maybe $s(0)=s(\frac{1}{2})=0$ for the sake of ...
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Is there an "analytical" version of Tao's uncertainty principle?
Let $p$ be a prime. For $f: \mathbb{Z}/p \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ let its Fourier transform be:
$$\hat f(n) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{p}}\sum_{x \in \mathbb{Z}/p \mathbb{Z}} f(x)\, e\left(\frac{-xn}{...
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Questions on de Branges' work on the Riemann hypothesis
According to Wikipedia, Louis de Branges de Bourcia has obtained some notable
results, such as a proof of the Bieberbach conjecture in 1985, which is now
known as de Branges' theorem. Initially, his ...
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How well can you approximate a function by a band-restricted function?
Say I have a compactly supported $C^1$ function $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$.
Let $R>0$. Let $\nu$ be some reasonable measure on $\mathbb{R}$ -- take, for instance, (a) $d\nu(t)=dt$ or (b) $d\nu(...
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How should an analytic number theorist look at Bessel functions?
(And a related question: Where should an analytic number theorist learn about Bessel functions?)
Bessel functions occur quite frequently in analytic number theory. One example, Corollary 4.7 of ...
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A Question concerning the Fourier Transform of $\mathbb{R}$
Consider the classical Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R})$ together with the Fourier transform $\mathcal{F} : \mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}) \rightarrow \mathcal{S}( \mathbb{R})$.
Consider the subspace ...
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How large (small) can be the measure of a set where a polynomial takes small values ?
A $n$-th degree polynomial has precisely $n$ roots. So it is natural to ask the question
how large ( and small) can be the measure of a set where a polynomial takes small values ?
This, and other ...
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