van der Corput method

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The van der Corput method is a technique in analytic number theory used to estimate exponential sums and derive bounds for problems such as the distribution of prime numbers and lattice point counting.

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instanceOf analytic number theory technique
method for estimating exponential sums
appliesTo Weyl sums of the form ∑ e(P(n))
exponential sums of the form ∑ e(f(n))
basedOn Cauchy–Schwarz inequality NERFINISHED
differencing of exponential sums
partial summation
developedInField early 20th century analytic number theory
field analytic number theory
goal obtain nontrivial cancellation in exponential sums
reduce degree of the phase polynomial in exponential sums
hasVariant van der Corput A-process NERFINISHED
van der Corput B-process NERFINISHED
van der Corput differencing method NERFINISHED
van der Corput inequality NERFINISHED
improves trivial bounds for exponential sums
influenced modern methods in exponential sum estimates
namedAfter J. G. van der Corput NERFINISHED
relatedConcept van der Corput differencing lemma NERFINISHED
van der Corput inequality for sequences
relatedTo Hardy–Littlewood circle method NERFINISHED
Vinogradov’s method NERFINISHED
Weyl differencing
Weyl’s method NERFINISHED
van der Corput lemma on oscillatory integrals NERFINISHED
requires smoothness conditions on the phase
typicalInput phase function with several derivatives
usedBy analytic combinatorialists
mathematical analysts
number theorists
usedFor Weyl sums estimation
bounding error terms in asymptotic formulas
bounding exponential sums
bounding exponential sums over integers
bounding exponential sums over polynomial phases
bounding exponential sums over primes
estimating exponential sums
lattice point counting problems
proving equidistribution results
studying distribution of prime numbers
trigonometric sums estimation
usedIn bounds for exponential sums in prime number theory
discrepancy theory
estimates for the Riemann zeta function
proofs of bounds for the circle problem
proofs of bounds for the divisor problem
uniform distribution modulo 1

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Johannes G. van der Corput knownFor van der Corput method