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An elementary Tauberian proof of the Prime Number Theorem

Number Theory 2024-04-22 v1 History and Overview

Abstract

We give a simple Tauberian proof of the Prime Number Theorem using only elementary real analysis. Hence, the analytic continuation of Riemann's zeta function ζ\zeta and its non-vanishing value on the whole line {zC;Rez=1}\{z\in {\mathbb C};\,{\mathrm{Re}\,} z=1\} are no more required. This is achieved by showing a strong extension for Laplace transforms on the real line of Wiener--Ikehara's theorem on Dirichlet's series, where the Tauberian assumption is reduced to a local boundary behavior around the pole.

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@article{arxiv.2404.13019,
  title  = {An elementary Tauberian proof of the Prime Number Theorem},
  author = {Philippe Angot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.13019},
  year   = {2024}
}

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