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Modular hyperbolas and Beatty sequences

Number Theory 2023-06-05 v3

Abstract

Bounds for max{m,m~}\max\{m,\tilde{m}\} subject to m,m~Z[1,p)m,\tilde{m} \in \mathbb{Z}\cap[1,p), pp prime, zz indivisible by pp, mm~zmodpm\tilde{m}\equiv z\bmod p and mm belonging to some fixed Beatty sequence {nα+β:nN}\{ \lfloor n\alpha+\beta \rfloor : n\in\mathbb{N} \} are obtained, assuming certain conditions on α\alpha. The proof uses a method due to Banks and Shparlinski. As an intermediate step, bounds for the discrete periodic autocorrelation of the finite sequence 0,ep(y1),ep(y2),,ep(y(p1))0,\, \operatorname{e}_p(y\overline{1}), \operatorname{e}_p(y\overline{2}), \ldots, \operatorname{e}_p(y(\overline{p-1})) on average are obtained, where ep(t)=exp(2πit/p)\operatorname{e}_p(t) = \exp(2\pi i t/p) and mm1modpm\overline{m} \equiv 1\bmod p. The latter is accomplished by adapting a method due to Kloosterman.

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@article{arxiv.1808.00413,
  title  = {Modular hyperbolas and Beatty sequences},
  author = {Marc Technau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.00413},
  year   = {2023}
}

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13 pages, 1 figure

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