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Local Fourier uniformity of higher divisor functions on average

Number Theory 2024-07-09 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let τk\tau_k be the kk-fold divisor function. By constructing an approximant of τk\tau_k, denoted as τk\tau_k^*, which is a normalized truncation of the kk-fold divisor function, we prove that when exp(Clog1/2X(loglogX)1/2)HX\exp\left(C\log^{1/2}X(\log\log X)^{1/2}\right)\leq H\leq X and C>0C>0 is sufficiently large, the following estimate holds for almost all x[X,2X]x\in[X,2X]: x<nx+H(τk(n)τk(n))e(αdnd++α1n)=o(Hlogk1X), \Big|\sum_{x<n\leq x+H}(\tau_k(n)-\tau_k^*(n)) e(\alpha_dn^d+\cdots+\alpha_1n)\Big|=o(H\log^{k-1}X), where α1,,αdR\alpha_1, \dots, \alpha_d\in \mathbb{R} are arbitrary frequencies.

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@article{arxiv.2402.18342,
  title  = {Local Fourier uniformity of higher divisor functions on average},
  author = {Mengdi Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.18342},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Version 2: corrected some minor typos