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Exponential sums over M\"{o}bius convolutions with applications to partitions

Number Theory 2026-03-04 v2

Abstract

We consider partitions pw(n)p_{w}(n) of a positive integer nn arising from the generating functions n=1pw(n)zn=mN(1zm)w(m), \sum_{n=1}^\infty p_{w}(n) z^n = \prod_{m \in \mathbb{N}} (1-z^m)^{-w(m)}, where the weights w(m)w(m) are M\"{o}bius convolutions. We establish an upper bound for pw(n)p_w(n) and, as a consequence, we obtain an asymptotic formula involving the number of odd and even partitions emerging from the weights. In order to achieve the desired bounds on the minor arcs resulting from the Hardy-Littlewood circle method, we establish bounds on exponential sums twisted by M\"{o}bius convolutions. Lastly, we provide an explicit formula relating the contributions from the major arcs with a sum over the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function.

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@article{arxiv.2312.17435,
  title  = {Exponential sums over M\"{o}bius convolutions with applications to partitions},
  author = {Debmalya Basak and Nicolas Robles and Alexandru Zaharescu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.17435},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

28 pages, 7 figures, amended version