Gap distribution of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ and the circle method

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Main Authors: Radziwiłł, Maksym, Technau, Niclas
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author Radziwiłł, Maksym
Technau, Niclas
author_facet Radziwiłł, Maksym
Technau, Niclas
contents The distribution of the properly renormalized gaps of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ with $n < N$ converges (when $N\rightarrow \infty$) to a non-standard limit distribution, as Elkies and McMullen proved in 2004 using techniques from homogeneous dynamics. In this paper we give an essentially self-contained proof based on the circle method. Our main innovation consists in showing that a new type of correlation functions of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ converge. To define these correlation functions we restrict, smoothly, to those $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ that lie in minor arcs, i.e. away from rational numbers with small denominators.
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spellingShingle Gap distribution of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ and the circle method
Radziwiłł, Maksym
Technau, Niclas
Number Theory
Dynamical Systems
11J71, 37A44, 65C20
The distribution of the properly renormalized gaps of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ with $n < N$ converges (when $N\rightarrow \infty$) to a non-standard limit distribution, as Elkies and McMullen proved in 2004 using techniques from homogeneous dynamics. In this paper we give an essentially self-contained proof based on the circle method. Our main innovation consists in showing that a new type of correlation functions of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ converge. To define these correlation functions we restrict, smoothly, to those $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ that lie in minor arcs, i.e. away from rational numbers with small denominators.
title Gap distribution of $\sqrt{n} \,\mathrm{mod}\, 1$ and the circle method
topic Number Theory
Dynamical Systems
11J71, 37A44, 65C20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16493