Correlations of the von Mangoldt and higher divisor functions. I. Long shift ranges

DOI10.1112/PLMS.12181zbMATH Open1426.11107arXiv1707.01315OpenAlexW3123698023WikidataQ121339196 ScholiaQ121339196MaRDI QIDQ4628461FDOQ4628461

Authors: Kaisa Matomäki, Maksym Radziwiłł, Terence Tao 

Publication date: 13 March 2019

Published in: Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the expected asymptotic for the sums $su{m}_{X<nleq2X}Lambda(n)Lambda(n+h)$, $su{m}_{X<nleq2X}{d}_k(n)d_l(n+h)$, and $su{m}_{X<nleq2X}Lambda(n)d_k(n+h)$ hold for almost all $hin[-H,H]$, provided that $X^{8/33+varepsilon}leqHleq{X}^{1-varepsilon}$, with an error term saving on average an arbitrary power of the logarithm over the trivial bound. Previous work of Mikawa, Perelli-Pintz and Baier-Browning-Marasingha-Zhao covered the range $Hgeq{X}^{1/3+varepsilon}$. We also obtain an analogous result for $su{m}_{n}Lambda(n)Lambda(N-n)$. Our proof uses the circle method and some oscillatory integral estimates (following a paper of Zhan) to reduce matters to establishing some mean-value estimates for certain Dirichlet polynomials associated to "Type $d_3$" and "Type $d_4$" sums (as well as some other sums that are easier to treat). After applying H"older's inequality to the Type $d_3$ sum, one is left with two expressions, one of which we can control using a short interval mean value theorem of Jutila, and the other we can control using exponential sum estimates of Robert and Sargos. The Type $d_4$ sum is treated similarly using the classical $L^2$ mean value theorem and the classical van der Corput exponential sum estimates.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.01315

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zbMATH Keywords

correlationGoldbach conjecturehigher divisor functiondivisor correlation conjectureHardy-Littlewood prime tuples conjecturehigher order Titchmarsh divisor problemvon Mongoldt function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic results on arithmetic functions (11N37) Applications of sieve methods (11N36)

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