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Ergodic theorems with arithmetical weights

Dynamical Systems 2017-07-20 v1

Abstract

We prove that the divisor function d(n)d(n) counting the number of divisors of the integer nn, is a good weighting function for the pointwise ergodic theorem. For any measurable dynamical system (X,A,ν,τ)(X, {\mathcal A},\nu,\tau) and any fLp(ν)f\in L^p(\nu), p>1p>1, the limit limn1k=1nd(k)k=1nd(k)f(τkx) \lim_{n\to \infty}{1\over \sum_{k=1}^{n} d(k)} \sum_{k=1}^{n} d(k)f(\tau^k x) exists ν\nu-almost everywhere. We also obtain similar results for other arithmetical functions, like θ(n)\theta(n) function counting the number of squarefree divisors of nn and the generalized Euler totient function Js(n)J_s(n), s>0s>0. We use Bourgain's method, namely the circle method based on the shift model.

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@article{arxiv.1412.7640,
  title  = {Ergodic theorems with arithmetical weights},
  author = {Christophe Cuny and Michel Weber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.7640},
  year   = {2017}
}

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25 pages

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