Number Theory

A new explicit bound for the Riemann zeta function

Speaker: 
Ghaith Hiary
Date: 
Wed, Mar 1, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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Conference: 
Analytic Aspects of L-functions and Applications to Number Theory
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I give a new explicit bound for the Riemann zeta function on the critical line. This is joint work with Dhir Patel and Andrew Yang. The context of this work highlights the importance of reliability and reproducibility of explicit bounds in analytic number theory.

This event is part of the PIMS CRG Group on L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory. More details can be found on the webpage here: https://sites.google.com/view/crgl-functions/crg-weekly-seminar

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A logarithmic improvement in the Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem

Speaker: 
Alisa Sedunova
Date: 
Wed, Feb 8, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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We improve the best known to date result of Dress-Iwaniec-Tenenbaum, getting (logx)2 instead of (logx)(5/2). We use a weighted form of Vaughan's identity, allowing a smooth truncation inside the procedure, and an estimate due to Barban-Vehov and Graham related to Selberg's sieve. We give effective and non-effective versions of the result.

This event is part of the PIMS CRG Group on L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory. More details can be found on the webpage here: https://sites.google.com/view/crgl-functions/crg-weekly-seminar?authuser=0

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An explicit error term in the prime number theorem for large x

Speaker: 
Daniel Johnston
Date: 
Wed, Jan 25, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
Conference: 
L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory Seminar
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In 1896, the prime number theorem was established, showing that π(x) ∼ li(x). Perhaps the most widely used estimates in explicit analytic number theory are bounds on |π(x)-li(x)| or the related error term |θ(x)-x|. In this talk we discuss methods one can use to obtain good bounds on these error terms when x is large. Moreover, we will explore the many ways in which these bounds could be improved in the future.

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Kummer Theory for Number Fields

Speaker: 
Antonella Perucca
Date: 
Mon, Jan 23, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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Conference: 
Lethbridge Number Theory and Combinatorics Seminar
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Antonella Perucca (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Kummer theory is a classical theory about radical extensions of fields in the case where suitable roots of unity are present in the base field. Motivated by problems close to Artin's primitive root conjecture, we have investigated the degree of families of general Kummer extensions of number fields, providing parametric closed formulas. We present a series of papers that are in part joint work with Christophe Debry, Fritz Hörmann, Pietro Sgobba, and Sebastiano Tronto.

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Least quadratic non-residue and related problems

Speaker: 
Enrique Treviño
Date: 
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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Conference: 
L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory Seminar
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TBA

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Zeros of linear combinations of L-functions near the critical line

Speaker: 
Youness Lamzouri
Date: 
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
Conference: 
L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory Seminar
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In this talk, I will present a recent joint work with Yoonbok Lee, where we investigate the number of zeros of linear combinations of L-functions in the vicinity of the critical line. More precisely, we let L1,,LJ be distinct primitive L-functions belonging to a large class (which conjecturally contains all L-functions arising from automorphic representations on GL(n)), and b1,,bJ be real numbers. Our main result is an asymptotic formula for the number of zeros of F(σ+it)=jJbjLj(σ+it) in the region σ1/2+1/G(T) and t[T,2T], uniformly in the range loglogTG(T)(logT)ν, where ν1/J. This establishes a general form of a conjecture of Hejhal in this range. The strategy of the proof relies on comparing the distribution of F(σ+it) to that of an associated probabilistic random model.

This event is part of the PIMS CRG Group on L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory. More details can be found on the webpage here: https://sites.google.com/view/crgl-functions/crg-weekly-seminar?authuser=0

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A walk on Legendre paths

Speaker: 
Youness Lamzouri
Date: 
Mon, Jan 9, 2023
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
Conference: 
ULethbridge Distinguished Speaker Series
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The Legendre symbol is one of the most basic, mysterious and extensively studied objects in number theory. It is a multiplicative function that encodes information about whether an integer is a square modulo an odd prime p. The Legendre symbol was introduced by Adrien-Marie Legendre in 1798, and has since found countless applications in various areas of mathematics as well as in other fields including cryptography. In this talk, we shall explore what we call "Legendre paths", which encode information about the values of the Legendre symbol. The Legendre path modulo p is defined as the polygonal path in the plane formed by joining the partial sums of the Legendre symbol modulo p. In particular, we will attempt to answer the following questions as we vary over the primes p: how are these paths distributed? how do their maximums behave? and what proportion of the path is above the real axis? Among our results, we prove that these paths converge in law, in the space of continuous functions, to a certain random Fourier series constructed using Rademakher random multiplicative functions. Part of this work is joint with Ayesha Hussain.

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Negative moments of the Riemann zeta-function

Speaker: 
Alexandra Florea
Date: 
Mon, Dec 5, 2022
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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Conference: 
Lethbridge Number Theory and Combinatorics Seminar
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Alexandra Florea (University of California Irvine, USA)

I will talk about recent work towards a conjecture of Gonek regarding negative shifted moments of the Riemann zeta-function. I will explain how to obtain asymptotic formulas when the shift in the Riemann zeta function is big enough, and how we can obtain non-trivial upper bounds for smaller shifts. I will also discuss some applications to the question of obtaining cancellation of averages of the Mobius function. Joint work with H. Bui.

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The value distribution of the Hurwitz zeta function with an irrational shift

Speaker: 
Anurag Sahay
Date: 
Thu, Dec 1, 2022
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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Conference: 
L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory Seminar
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The Hurwitz zeta function ζ(s,α) is a shifted integer analogue of the Riemann zeta function which shares many of its properties, but is not an ”L-function” under any reasonable definition of the word. We will first review the basics of the value distribution of the Riemann zeta function in the critical strip (moments, Bohr–Jessen theory...) and then contrast it with the value distribution of the Hurwitz zeta function.

Our focus will be on shift parameters α/Q, i.e., algebraic irrational or transcendental. We will present a new result (joint with Winston Heap) on moments of these objects on the critical line.

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On the Quality of the ABC-Solutions

Speaker: 
Solaleh Bolvardizadeh
Date: 
Mon, Nov 21, 2022
Location: 
PIMS, University of Lethbridge
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Conference: 
Lethbridge Number Theory and Combinatorics Seminar
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Solaleh Bolvardizadeh (University of Lethbridge, Canada)

The quality of the triplet (a,b,c), where gcd, satisfying a + b = c is defined as
q(a,b,c) = \frac{\max\{\log |a|, \log |b|, \log |c|\}}{\log \mathrm{rad}(|abc|)},
where \mathrm{rad}(|abc|) is the product of distinct prime factors of |abc|. We call such a triplet an ABC-solution. The ABC-conjecture states that given \epsilon > 0 the number of the ABC-solutions (a,b,c) with q(a,b,c) \geq 1 + \epsilon is finite.

In the first part of this talk, under the ABC-conjecture, we explore the quality of certain families of the ABC-solutions formed by terms in Lucas and associated Lucas sequences. We also introduce, unconditionally, a new family of ABC-solutions that has quality > 1.

In the remaining of the talk, we prove a conjecture of Erd\"os on the solutions of the Brocard-Ramanujan equation
n! + 1 = m^2
by assuming an explicit version of the ABC-conjecture proposed by Baker.

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