On eigenvalues of the kernel ${1\over 2}+\lfloor {1\over xy}\rfloor - {1\over xy}$ ($0

N. Watt

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On eigenvalues of the kernel ${1\over 2}+\lfloor {1\over xy}\rfloor - {1\over xy}$ ($0

@article{Watt2018OnEO,
  title={On eigenvalues of the kernel \$\{1\over 2\}+\lfloor \{1\over xy\}\rfloor - \{1\over xy\}\$ (\$0},
  author={Nigel Watt},
  journal={arXiv: Number Theory},
  year={2018}
}

N. Watt
Published 13 November 2018
Mathematics
arXiv: Number Theory

We show that the kernel $K(x,y)={1\over 2}+\lfloor {1\over xy}\rfloor -{1\over xy}$ ($0<x,y\leq 1$) has infinitely many positive eigenvalues and infinitely many negative eigenvalues. Our interest in this kernel is motivated by the appearance of the quadratic form $\sum_{m,n\leq N} K\bigl( {m\over N} , {n\over N}\bigr) \mu(m)\mu(n)$ in an indentity involving the Mertens function.

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Mathematics
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The integral kernel $K(x,y) := \frac{1}{2} + \lfloor \frac{1}{xy} \rfloor - \frac{1}{xy}$ ($0<x,y\leq 1$) has connections with the Riemann zeta-function and a (recently observed) connection with the…

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