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Symmetric matrices related to the Mertens function

Number Theory 2009-03-09 v4

Abstract

In this paper we explore a family of congruences over N\N^\ast from which one builds a sequence of symmetric matrices related to the Mertens function. From the results of numerical experiments, we formulate a conjecture about the growth of the quadratic norm of these matrices, which implies the Riemann hypothesis. This suggests that matrix analysis methods may come to play a more important role in this classical and difficult problem.

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@article{arxiv.0811.3701,
  title  = {Symmetric matrices related to the Mertens function},
  author = {Jean-Paul Cardinal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.3701},
  year   = {2009}
}

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