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Euler-Kronecker constants for cyclotomic fields

Number Theory 2022-04-20 v3 Combinatorics

Abstract

The Euler-Mascheroni constant γ=0.5772 ⁣\gamma=0.5772\dots\! is the K=QK=\mathbb{Q} example of an Euler-Kronecker constant γK\gamma_K of a number field K.K. In this note we consider the size of the γq=γKq\gamma_q=\gamma_{K_q} for cyclotomic fields Kq:=Q(ζq).K_q:=\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_q). Assuming the Elliott-Halberstam Conjecture (EH), we prove uniformly in QQ that 1QQ<q2Qγqlogq=o(logQ).\frac{1}{Q}\sum_{Q<q\le 2Q} \left |\gamma_q - \log q\right |= o(\log Q). In other words, under EH the γq/logq\gamma_q / \log q in these ranges converge to the one point distribution at 11. This theorem refines and extends a previous result of Ford, Luca, and Moree for prime q.q.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2203.03589,
  title  = {Euler-Kronecker constants for cyclotomic fields},
  author = {Letong Hong and Ken Ono and Shengtong Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.03589},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Accepted version of the paper. To appear in the Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society

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