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On certain correlations into the divisor problem

Number Theory 2025-12-15 v5

Abstract

For a fixed irrational θ>0\theta > 0 with a prescribed irrationality measure function, we study the correlation 1XΔ(x)Δ(θx)dx\int_1^X \Delta(x) \Delta(\theta x) dx, where Δ\Delta is the Dirichlet error term in the divisor problem. When θ\theta has a finite irrationality measure, it is known that decorrelation occurs at a rate expressible in terms of this measure. Strong decorrelation occurs for all positive irrationals, except possibly Liouville numbers. We show that for irrationals with a prescribed irrationality measure function ψ\psi, decorrelation can be quantified in terms of ψ1\psi^{-1}.

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@article{arxiv.2411.18136,
  title  = {On certain correlations into the divisor problem},
  author = {Alexandre Dieguez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.18136},
  year   = {2025}
}

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18 pages

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