arXiv · 2608.24233
A Rational-Level Criterion on Box Dimension of the Graph of Generalized Riemann-Type Functions
Abstract
We consider the box dimension of the graphs of the generalized Riemann-type functions $G_\delta(x)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}g(n^{2}x)n^{-1-\delta}$ with 1-periodic real-valued continuous functions $g$ and $0<\delta\le 1$. Firstly, we establish a rational-level non-vanishing criterion for the lower bound of lower box dimension of the graph of $G_\delta$. More precisely, We prove that the lower bound $\dim_B(\mathrm{graph}\,G_\delta)\ge\frac74-\frac\delta2$ under a mild decay condition of the Fourier coefficients of $g$ and non-vanishing of the square-class chirp functional $S_{d}(a;q)$ at a single rational $a/q$. A resolution theorem then asserts that for any nonconstant real trigonometric polynomial $g$, the chirp functional $S(a;q)$ cannot vanish at every rational simultaneously; consequently, $\dim_B(\mathrm{graph}\,G_\delta)=\frac74-\frac\delta2$ for all such $g$ with $0<\delta\le1$ which gives a negative answer to \cite[problem 2]{Wu-Zhan2026}. Finally, two guiding examples distinguish structural vanishing from genuinely arithmetic vanishing related to modular elliptic curve and governed by the Prime Number Theorem.
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Yurong Wu, Guoping Zhan. 2026-08-25. A Rational-Level Criterion on Box Dimension of the Graph of Generalized Riemann-Type Functions. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.24233
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