A real variable restatement of Riemann's hypothesis (Q1061347)

Let Z denote the linear space of all functions f that can be represented as \(f(x)=\sum^{\infty}_{k=1}[F(2kx)-F((2k-1)x)]\) for some continuous function F of bounded variation on [0,\(\infty)\), such that \(F(x)=0\) for \(x\geq 1\). For \(1\leq p\leq 2\) denote by \(Z^ p\) the closure of Z in \(L^ p(0,1)\). Theorem: The Riemann Zeta-function has no zeros s with \(Re(s)>1/p\) if and only if \(Z^ p=Z^ 1\cap L^ p(0,1)\). This result is a particular case of the results in our paper. Our results generalize the theorem of \textit{A. Beurling} [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 41, 312- 314 (1955; Zbl 0065.303)], and the proofs give an operator theoretic explanation of that theorem. The space \(Z^ p\) is called the Zorn space because it was Professor Max Zorn who suggested that these spaces might be important in the study of Riemann's hypothesis.