Topics in analytic number theory Public
Lemke Oliver, Robert (2013)
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Abstract
In this thesis, the author proves results using the circle method, sieve theory and the distribution of primes, character sums, modular forms and Maass forms, and the Granville-Soundararajan theory of pretentiousness. In particular, he proves theorems about partitions and q-series, almost-prime values of polynomials, Gauss sums, modular forms, quadratic forms, and multiplicative functions exhibiting extreme cancellation. This includes a proof of the Alder-Andrews conjecture, generalizations of theorems of Iwaniec and Ono and Soundararajan, and answers to questions of Zagier and Serre, as well as questions of the author in the Granville-Soundararajan theory of pretentiousness.
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1 Introduction
1.1 Gauss sums 1.2 Sieve theory and the distribution of primes 1.3 The analytic theory of modular forms 1.3.1 The Alder-Andrews and Andrews conjectures 1.3.2 Eta-quotients and theta functions 1.3.3 Representation by ternary quadratic forms 1.4 The pretentious view of analytic number theory 2 Gauss sums over finite fields and roots of unity 2.1 The Gross-Koblitz formula 2.2 Proof of Theorem 2.1 3 Almost-primes represented by quadratic polynomials 3.1 Proof of Theorem 3.2 3.1.1 A weighted sum 3.1.2 The linear sieve 3.1.3 Proof of Theorem 3.2 3.2 An equidistribution result for the congruence G(x) ≡ 0 (mod m) 4 The analytic theory of modular forms 4.1 The Alder-Andrews conjecture 4.1.1 Estimate of Qd(n) with explicit error bound 4.1.2 Estimate of qd(n) with explicit error bound 4.1.3 Proof of Alder's Conjecture 4.2 A conjecture of Andrews 4.2.1 Proof of Andrews's conjecture in the limit 4.3 Eta-quotients and theta functions 4.3.1 Preliminary Facts 4.3.2 Proof of Theorem 4.13 4.4 Representation by ternary quadratic forms 4.4.1 Representation by ternary quadratic forms 4.4.2 Siegel zeros: Proof of Theorem 4.20 4.4.3 Tate-Shafarevich groups: Proof of Theorem 4.22 5 The pretentious view of analytic number theory 5.1 Multiplicative functions dictated by Artin symbols 5.1.1 Proof of Theorem 5.3 5.2 Pretentiously detecting power cancellation 5.2.1 Strong pretentiousness 5.2.2 β-pretentiousness BibliographyAbout this Dissertation
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