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Dirichlet Series: Analytic and Algebraic Properties

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MATH-313: Number theory I.b - Analytic number theory

The aim of this course is to present the basic techniques of analytic number theory. ...

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This lecture covers the analytic and algebraic properties of Dirichlet series associated with arithmetic functions, including the abscissa of absolute and simple convergence, convolution of two arithmetic functions, and examples of Dirichlet series for various arithmetic functions. The instructor explains the convergence criteria, the behavior of partial sums, and the relationship between the properties of arithmetic functions and the Dirichlet series. The lecture also delves into the properties of the Riemann zeta function and the von Mangoldt function, providing examples and proofs to illustrate the concepts.

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Number theory: Topics in number theory

Related concepts (32)

Arithmetic function

In number theory, an arithmetic, arithmetical, or number-theoretic function is for most authors any function f(n) whose domain is the positive integers and whose range is a subset of the complex numbers. Hardy & Wright include in their definition the requirement that an arithmetical function "expresses some arithmetical property of n". An example of an arithmetic function is the divisor function whose value at a positive integer n is equal to the number of divisors of n.

Dirichlet series

In mathematics, a Dirichlet series is any series of the form where s is complex, and is a complex sequence. It is a special case of general Dirichlet series. Dirichlet series play a variety of important roles in analytic number theory. The most usually seen definition of the Riemann zeta function is a Dirichlet series, as are the Dirichlet L-functions. It is conjectured that the Selberg class of series obeys the generalized Riemann hypothesis. The series is named in honor of Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet.

Average order of an arithmetic function

In number theory, an average order of an arithmetic function is some simpler or better-understood function which takes the same values "on average". Let be an arithmetic function. We say that an average order of is if as tends to infinity. It is conventional to choose an approximating function that is continuous and monotone. But even so an average order is of course not unique. In cases where the limit exists, it is said that has a mean value (average value) .

Riemann zeta function

The Riemann zeta function or Euler–Riemann zeta function, denoted by the Greek letter ζ (zeta), is a mathematical function of a complex variable defined as for , and its analytic continuation elsewhere. The Riemann zeta function plays a pivotal role in analytic number theory, and has applications in physics, probability theory, and applied statistics. Leonhard Euler first introduced and studied the function over the reals in the first half of the eighteenth century.

Riemann hypothesis

In mathematics, the Riemann hypothesis is the conjecture that the Riemann zeta function has its zeros only at the negative even integers and complex numbers with real part 1/2. Many consider it to be the most important unsolved problem in pure mathematics. It is of great interest in number theory because it implies results about the distribution of prime numbers. It was proposed by , after whom it is named.

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