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On the double zeros of a partial theta function

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2019-05-10 v1

Abstract

The series θ(q,x):=j=0qj(j+1)/2xj\theta (q,x):=\sum _{j=0}^{\infty}q^{j(j+1)/2}x^j converges for q[0,1)q\in [0,1), xRx\in \mathbb{R}, and defines a {\em partial theta function}. For any fixed q(0,1)q\in (0,1) it has infinitely many negative zeros. For qq taking one of the {\em spectral} values q~1\tilde{q}_1, q~2\tilde{q}_2, \ldots (where 0.3092493386=q~1<q~2<<10.3092493386\ldots =\tilde{q}_1<\tilde{q}_2<\cdots <1, limjq~j=1\lim _{j\rightarrow \infty}\tilde{q}_j=1) the function θ(q,.)\theta (q,.) has a double zero yjy_j which is the rightmost of its real zeros (the rest of them being simple). For qq~jq\neq \tilde{q}_j the partial theta function has no multiple real zeros. We prove that q~j=1π/2j+(logj)/8j2+O(1/j2)\tilde{q}_j=1-\pi /2j+(\log j)/8j^2+O(1/j^2) and yj=eπe(logj)/4j+O(1/j)y_j=-e^{\pi}e^{-(\log j)/4j+O(1/j)}.

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@article{arxiv.1504.05786,
  title  = {On the double zeros of a partial theta function},
  author = {Vladimir Petrov Kostov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05786},
  year   = {2019}
}

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