Partial sums of random multiplicative functions with supercritical divisor twists
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| author | Hamdan, Jad |
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| contents | Let $f$ be a Steinhaus random multiplicative function, and for $α\in \mathbb{R}$, let $d_α$ denote the $α$-divisor function. For $α\in (1,2)$ we establish that $$ \mathbb{E}\bigg\{\Big|\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\sum_{n\leq x} d_α(n)f(n)\Big|^{2q}\bigg\} \ll \frac{(\log x)^{2q(α-1)}}{(\log\log x)^{3αq/2}(1-αq)+1} $$ uniformly for $q\in [0,1/α]$ and all large $x$. This matches predictions from the theory of supercritical Gaussian multiplicative chaos, and provides an analogue of a seminal result of Harper corresponding to the critical ($α=1$) case.
Our approach is based on studying the measure of level sets of an Euler product associated with $f$, and yields a short proof of Harper's upper bound at $α=1$ (implying Helson's conjecture at $q=1/2$). As an additional application, we obtain a conjecturally sharp bound for the pseudomoments of the Riemann zeta function in a certain parameter range, showing that $$ \lim_{T\to\infty}\frac{1}{T}\int_T^{2T} \bigg|\sum_{n\leq x}\frac{d_α(n)}{n^{1/2+it}}\bigg|^{2q} \mathrm{d}t \ll \frac{(\log x)^{2q(α-1)}}{(\log\log x)^{3αq/2}}, $$ for $α\in (1,2)$ and small $q>0$. This answers a question of Gerspach. |
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| spellingShingle | Partial sums of random multiplicative functions with supercritical divisor twists Hamdan, Jad Number Theory Functional Analysis Probability Let $f$ be a Steinhaus random multiplicative function, and for $α\in \mathbb{R}$, let $d_α$ denote the $α$-divisor function. For $α\in (1,2)$ we establish that $$ \mathbb{E}\bigg\{\Big|\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\sum_{n\leq x} d_α(n)f(n)\Big|^{2q}\bigg\} \ll \frac{(\log x)^{2q(α-1)}}{(\log\log x)^{3αq/2}(1-αq)+1} $$ uniformly for $q\in [0,1/α]$ and all large $x$. This matches predictions from the theory of supercritical Gaussian multiplicative chaos, and provides an analogue of a seminal result of Harper corresponding to the critical ($α=1$) case. Our approach is based on studying the measure of level sets of an Euler product associated with $f$, and yields a short proof of Harper's upper bound at $α=1$ (implying Helson's conjecture at $q=1/2$). As an additional application, we obtain a conjecturally sharp bound for the pseudomoments of the Riemann zeta function in a certain parameter range, showing that $$ \lim_{T\to\infty}\frac{1}{T}\int_T^{2T} \bigg|\sum_{n\leq x}\frac{d_α(n)}{n^{1/2+it}}\bigg|^{2q} \mathrm{d}t \ll \frac{(\log x)^{2q(α-1)}}{(\log\log x)^{3αq/2}}, $$ for $α\in (1,2)$ and small $q>0$. This answers a question of Gerspach. |
| title | Partial sums of random multiplicative functions with supercritical divisor twists |
| topic | Number Theory Functional Analysis Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05563 |