The mean value theorem of the Riemann zeta-function in the critical strip for short intervals (Q2707655)

The authors prove that, for \(T \geq 2, 1 \leq U \ll \sqrt{T} \ll H \leq T, 4U \leq T\) and \({1\over 2} < \sigma < 1\) fixed, we have NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\begin{aligned}& \int_T^{T+H}\left|E_\sigma(t+U)-E_\sigma(t)\right|^2 dt\\ & = (2\pi)^{2\sigma-3/2}\sum_{n\leq T/(4U)}{{\sigma_{1-2\sigma}(n)}^2\over n^{5/2-2\sigma}}\int_T^{T+H}t^{3/2-2\sigma}\left|\exp\left( iU\sqrt{2\pi n\over t}\right)-1\right|^2dt\\& + O(T^{1+\varepsilon}) + O(H^{1/2}T^{{1/2}+\varepsilon}U^{3/2-2\sigma}).\end{aligned} NEWLINE\]NEWLINE Here \(E_\sigma(t)\) is the error term in the mean square formula for \(|\zeta(\sigma+it)|\), and \(\sigma_a(n) = \sum_{d|n}d^a\). The method of proof is based on the work of \textit{M. Jutila} [Ann. Univ. Turk., Ser A I 186, 23-30 (1984; Zbl 0536.10032)], who obtained the above result in the important case of \(E(T) = E_{1\over 2}(T)\), the error term in the mean square formula for \(|\zeta({1\over 2}+it)|\).NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 0932.00040].