Related papers: A Look at Chowla's Problem

We address the question of non-vanishing of $L(1,f)$ where $f$ is an algebraic-valued, periodic arithmetical function. We do this by characterizing algebraic-valued, periodic functions $f$ for which $L(1,f)=0$. The case of odd functions was…

It is an open question of Baker whether the numbers $L(1, \chi)$ for non-trivial Dirichlet characters $\chi$ with period $q$ are linearly independent over $\mathbb{Q}$. The best known result is due to Baker, Birch and Wirsing which affirms…

For any periodic function $f:{\mathbb N} \to {\mathbb C}$ with period $q$, we study the Dirichlet series $L(s,f):=\sum_{n\geq 1} f(n)/n^s.$ It is well-known that this admits an analytic continuation to the entire complex plane except at…

The \emph{Chow parameters} of a Boolean function $f: \{-1,1\}^n \to \{-1,1\}$ are its $n+1$ degree-0 and degree-1 Fourier coefficients. It has been known since 1961 (Chow, Tannenbaum) that the (exact values of the) Chow parameters of any…

Let $a=(a_n)_{n\ge 1}$ be a periodic sequence, $F_a(s)$ the meromorphic continuation of $\sum_{n\ge 1} a_n/n^s$, and $N_a(\sigma_1, \sigma_2, T)$ the number of zeros of $F_a(s)$, counted with their multiplicities, in the rectangle $\sigma_1…

Chen and Hsiao gave the numerical solution of initial value problems of systems of linear differential equations with constant coefficients by Walsh polynomials approach. This result was improved by G\'at and Toledo for initial value…

In this paper, we obtain existence results of periodic solutions of hamiltonian systems in the Orlicz-Sobolev space $W^1L^{\Phi}([0,T])$. We employ the direct method of calculus of variations and we consider a potential function $F$…

Let $\alpha\in (0,2)$ and consider the operator $$L f(x) =\int [f(x+h)-f(x)-1_{(|h|\leq 1)} \nabla f(x)\cdot h] \frac{A(x,h)}{|h|^{d+\alpha}} dh, $$ where the $\nabla f(x)\cdot h$ term is omitted if $\alpha<1$. We consider the martingale…

Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for a negative integer to be a trivial zero of a new type of $L$-series recently discovered by F. Pellarin, and it is shown that any such trivial zero is simple. We determine the exact degree of…

In this paper, we give a first negative answer to a question proposed by Li and Lin (Arch Ration Mech Anal 203(3): 943-968, 2012). Meanwhile we also give a second positive answer to the Li-Lin's open problem. The first positive answer was…

A separated sequence $\Lambda$ on the real line is called a Polya sequence if any entire function of zero exponential type bounded on $\Lambda$ is constant. In this paper we solve the problem by Polya and Levinson that asks for a…

We are concerned with some extensions of the classical Liouville theorem for bounded harmonic functions to solutions of more general equations. We deal with entire solutions of periodic and almost periodic parabolic equations including the…

In this work we prove the existence of solution for a class of perturbed fractional Hamiltonian systems given by \begin{eqnarray}\label{eq00} -{_{t}}D_{\infty}^{\alpha}(_{-\infty}D_{t}^{\alpha}u(t)) - L(t)u(t) + \nabla W(t,u(t)) = f(t),…

Let $\lambda (n)$ denote the Liouville function. Complementary to the prime number theorem, Chowla conjectured that \vspace{1mm} \noindent {\bf Conjecture (Chowla).} {\em \begin{equation} \label{a.1} \sum_{n\le x} \lambda (f(n)) =o(x)…

We study the Schr\"{o}dinger equation: \begin{eqnarray} - \Delta u+V(x)u+f(x,u)=0,\qquad u\in H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N}),\nonumber \end{eqnarray} where $V$ is periodic and $f$ is periodic in the $x$-variables, $0$ is in a gap of the spectrum of…

In this paper, by studying a class of 1-D Sturm-Liouville problems with periodic coefficients, we show and classify the solutions of periodic Schrodinger equations in a multidimensional case, which tells that not all the solutions are Bloch…

We consider the prototype equation x'(t) = f(x(t-1)) for delayed negative feedback. We review known results on uniqueness and nonuniqueness of slowly oscillating periodic solutions, and present some new results and examples.

In this article, for a time-fractional diffusion-wave equation $\pppa u(x,t) = -Au(x,t)$, $0<t<T$ with fractional order $\alpha \in (1,2)$, we consider the backward problem in time: determine $u(\cdot,t)$, $0<t<T$ by $u(\cdot,T)$ and…

In this paper, we give Dirichlet series with periodic coefficients that have Riemann's functional equation and real zeros of Dirichlet $L$-functions. The details are as follows. Let $L(s,\chi)$ be the Dirichlet $L$-function and $G(\chi)$ be…

In this note we unify the results of A.C. Lazer and P.O. Frederickson [3], A.C. Lazer [6], A.C. Lazer and D.E. Leach [7], J.M. Alonso and R. Ortega [1], and P. Korman and Y. Li [4] on periodic oscillations and unbounded solutions of…