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An approximate functional equation for the Riemann zeta function with exponentially decaying error

Number Theory 2020-02-10 v2

Abstract

It is known by a formula of Hasse-Sondow that the Riemann zeta function is given, for any s=σ+itC s=\sigma+it \in \mathbb{C}, by n=0A~(n,s) \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \widetilde{A}(n,s) where A~(n,s):=12n+1(121s)k=0n(nk)(1)k(k+1)s. \widetilde{A}(n,s):=\frac{1}{2^{n+1}(1-2^{1-s})} \sum_{k=0}^n \binom{n}{k}\frac{(-1)^k}{(k+1)^s} . We prove the following approximate functional equation for the Hasse-Sondow presentation: For t=πxy \vert t \vert = \pi xy and 2y(2N1)π 2y \neq (2N-1)\pi then ζ(s)=nxA~(n,s)+χ(s)12s1(ky(2k1)s1)+O(eω(x,y)t), \zeta(s)= \sum_{n \leq x } \widetilde{A}(n,s)+\frac{\chi(s)}{1-2^{s-1}} \left (\sum_{k \leq y} (2k-1)^{s-1} \right ) +O \left (e^{-\omega(x,y) t} \right ), where 0<ω(x,y) 0 <\omega(x,y) is a certain transcendental number determined by x x and y y. A central feature of our new approximate functional equation is that its error term is of exponential rate of decay. The proof is based on a study, via saddle point techniques, of the asymptotic properties of the function A~(u,s):=12u+1(121s)Γ(s)0(ew(1ew)u)ws1dw, \widetilde{A}(u,s):= \frac{1}{2^{u+1} (1-2^{1-s}) \Gamma(s)} \int_{0}^{\infty} \left ( e^{-w} \left ( 1- e^{-w} \right)^u \right ) w^{s-1} dw, and integrals related to it.

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@article{arxiv.1910.05754,
  title  = {An approximate functional equation for the Riemann zeta function with exponentially decaying error},
  author = {Yochay Jerby},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.05754},
  year   = {2020}
}
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