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The M\"obius function and distal flows

Number Theory 2015-11-03 v3

Abstract

We prove that the M\"{o}bius function is linearly disjoint from an analytic skew product on the 22-torus. These flows are distal and can be irregular in the sense that their ergodic averages need not exist for all points. The previous cases for which such disjointness has been proved are all regular. We also establish the linear disjointness of M\"{o}bius from various distal homogeneous flows.

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@article{arxiv.1303.4957,
  title  = {The M\"obius function and distal flows},
  author = {Jianya Liu and Peter Sarnak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.4957},
  year   = {2015}
}

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42 pages

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