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Winston Heap

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arXiv2015

Moments of random multiplicative functions and truncated characteristic polynomials

We give an asymptotic formula for the $2k$th moment of a sum of multiplicative Steinhaus variables. This was recently computed independently by Harper, Nikeghbali and Radziwiłł. We also compute the $2k$th moment of a truncated characteristic polynomial of a unitary matrix. This provides an asymptotic equivalence with the moments of Steinhaus variables. Similar results for multiplicative Rademacher variables are given.

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arXiv2015

An inequality of Hardy--Littlewood type for Dirichlet polynomials

The $L^q$ norm of a Dirichlet polynomial $F(s)=\sum_{n=1}^{N} a_n n^{-s}$ is defined as \[\| F\|_q:=(\lim_{T\to\infty}\frac{1}{T}\int_{0}^T |F(it)|^qdt)^{1/q}\] for $0<q<\infty$. It is shown that \[ (\sum_{n=1}^{N} |a_n|^2|μ(n)|[d(n)]^{\frac{\log q}{\log 2} -1})^{1/2}\le \| F\|_q \] when $0<q<2$; here $μ$ is the Möbius function and $d$ the divisor function. This result is used to prove that the $L^q$ norm of $D_N(s):=\sum_{n=1}^{N} n^{-1/2-s}$ satisfies $\|D_N\|_q\gg (\log N)^{q/4}$ for $0<q<\infty$. By Helson's generalization of the M. Riesz theorem on the conjugation operator, the reverse inequality $\|D_N\|_q \ll (\log N)^{q/4}$ is shown to be valid in the range $1<q<\infty$. Similar bounds are found for a fairly large class of Dirichlet series including, on one of Selberg's conjectures, the Selberg class of $L$-functions.

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arXiv2013

Moments of the Dedekind zeta function and other non-primitive L-functions

We give a conjecture for the moments of the Dedekind zeta function of a Galois extension via the hybrid product method. The moments of the product of primes are evaluated using the Montgomery-Vaughan mean value theorem whilst for the moments of the product over zeros we give a heuristic argument involving random matrix theory. The asymptotic for the first moment of the product over zeros is then proved for quadratic extensions. We are also able to reproduce our main conjecture in the quadratic case by using a modified version of the moments recipe. Finally, we generalise our methods to give a conjecture for moments of non-primitive L-functions.

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