On fractional part sums: A mean-square asymptotics over short intervals (Q1865176)

The author investigates the sum \[ S(t)=\sum_{at<n\leq bt}\psi\left( tf\left(\frac nt\right)\right), \] where \(\psi(w)=w-[w]-1/2\) for \(w\notin \mathbb{Z}\) and \(-1/2\leq \psi(w)\leq+1/2\) for \(w\in\mathbb{Z}\). \textit{W. G. Nowak} [Proc. Edinb. Math. Soc. 41, 497--515 (1998; Zbl 0931.11039)] proved a first mean-square estimate \[ G(T)= \int^T_0S^2(t)\,dt\ll T^2. \] This result was sharpened by \textit{M. Kühleitner} and \textit{W. G. Nowak} [Proc. Edinb. Math. Soc. (2) 43, 309--323 (2000; Zbl 0948.11038)] to \(G(T)\sim CT^2\), where \(C\) is a positive constant. Now the author asks if a similar asymptotic result is true also for a short interval mean. The result is: Let \(\Lambda(T)\) be an increasing function such that \(\Lambda(T)\leq T/2\) and \[ \lim_{T\to\infty}\frac{\log T}{\Lambda (T)} =0. \] Then \(G(T+\Lambda)-G(T-\Lambda)\sim 4C\Lambda T\) under some conditions on \(f\).