A heuristic for discrete mean values of the derivative of the Riemann zeta function

arXiv2305.14253MaRDI QIDQ6437697FDOQ6437697

Andrew Pearce-Crump, Christopher Hughes, Greg Martin

Publication date: 23 May 2023

Abstract: Shanks conjectured that $zet{a}^{\prime }(ho)$, where $ho$ ranges over non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function, is real and positive in the mean. We present a history of this problem, including a generalisation to all higher-order derivatives $zet{a}^{(n)}(s)$, for which the sign of the mean alternatives between positive for odd $n$ and negative for even $n$. Furthermore, we give a simple heuristic that provides the leading term (including its sign) of the asymptotic formula for the average value of $zet{a}^{(n)}(ho)$.

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