The shape of quadratic Gauss paths

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Main Authors: Dell, Justine, Milićević, Djordje
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Published: 2025
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author Dell, Justine
Milićević, Djordje
author_facet Dell, Justine
Milićević, Djordje
contents We consider the distribution of quadratic Gauss paths, polygonal paths joining partial sums of quadratic Gauss sums to square-free fundamental discriminant moduli in a dyadic range [Q,2Q]. We prove that this striking ensemble converges in law, as Q->\infty, to a random Fourier series we explicitly describe, and we prove a convergence in probability result and a classification result for the limiting shapes that explain the visually remarkable properties of these Gauss paths.
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spellingShingle The shape of quadratic Gauss paths
Dell, Justine
Milićević, Djordje
Number Theory
Probability
11L05 Primary, 11L40, 11N64, 60F17, 60G17, 60G50 Secondary
We consider the distribution of quadratic Gauss paths, polygonal paths joining partial sums of quadratic Gauss sums to square-free fundamental discriminant moduli in a dyadic range [Q,2Q]. We prove that this striking ensemble converges in law, as Q->\infty, to a random Fourier series we explicitly describe, and we prove a convergence in probability result and a classification result for the limiting shapes that explain the visually remarkable properties of these Gauss paths.
title The shape of quadratic Gauss paths
topic Number Theory
Probability
11L05 Primary, 11L40, 11N64, 60F17, 60G17, 60G50 Secondary
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21707