Poissonian pair correlation and discrepancy

From MaRDI portal




Abstract: A sequence (xn)n=1infty on the torus mathbbTcong[0,1] is said to exhibit Poissonian pair correlation if the local gaps behave like the gaps of a Poisson random variable, i.e. lim_{N ightarrow infty}{ frac{1}{N} # left{ 1 leq m

eq n leq N: |x_m - x_n| leq frac{s}{N} ight}} = 2s qquad mbox{almost surely.} We show that being close to Poissonian pair correlation for few values of s is enough to deduce global regularity statements: if, for some~0<delta<1/2, a set of points leftx1,dots,xNight satisfies frac{1}{N}# left{ 1 leq m eq n leq N: |x_m - x_n| leq frac{s}{N} ight} leq (1+delta)2s qquad mbox{for all} hspace{6pt} 1 leq s leq (8/delta)sqrt{log{N}}, then the discrepancy DN of the set satisfies DNlesssimdelta1/3+N1/3delta1/2. We also show that distribution properties are reflected in the global deviation from the Poissonian pair correlation N^2 D_N^5 lesssim frac{2}{N}int_{0}^{N/2} left| frac{1}{N}# left{ 1 leq m

eq n leq N: |x_m - x_n| leq frac{s}{N} ight} - 2s ight|^2 ds lesssim N^2 D_N^2, where the lower is bound is conditioned on DNgtrsimN1/3. The proofs use a connection between exponential sums, the heat kernel on mathbbT and spatial localization. Exponential sum estimates are obtained as a byproduct. We also describe a connection to diaphony and several open problems.









This page was built for publication: Poissonian pair correlation and discrepancy

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1782250)