# Relations among Some Conjectures on the M\"obius Function and the   Riemann Zeta-Function

**Authors:** Sh\=ota Inoue

arXiv: 1705.00853 · 2017-06-23

## TL;DR

This paper explores conjectures related to the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function and the growth of the M"obius function summatory, proposing new sufficient conditions for zero simplicity and analyzing mean value estimates under the weak Mertens Hypothesis.

## Contribution

It introduces a weaker sufficient condition involving Riesz means for the simplicity of zeros and provides explicit formulas and conjectures, advancing understanding of these longstanding problems.

## Key findings

- A new sufficient condition for zero simplicity based on Riesz means.
- Explicit formula for the Riesz mean $M_{\tau}(x)$ and a related conjecture.
- Upper bounds and Omega results for mean values of $M(x)$ under the weak Mertens Hypothesis.

## Abstract

We discuss the multiplicity of the non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta-function and the summatory function $M(x)$ of the M\"obius function. The purpose of this paper is to consider two open problems under some conjectures. One is that whether all zeros of the Riemann zeta-function are simple or not. The other problem is that whether $M(x) \ll x^{1/2}$ holds or not. First, we consider the former problem. It is known that the assertion $M(x) = o(x^{1/2}\log{x})$ is a sufficient condition for the proof of the simplicity of zeros. However, proving this assertion is presently difficult.%at present. Therefore, we consider another sufficient condition for the simplicity of zeros that is weaker than the above assertion in terms of the Riesz mean $M_{\tau}(x) = {\Gamma(1+\tau)}^{-1}\sum_{n \leq x}\mu(n)(1 - \frac{n}{x})^{\tau}$. We conclude that the assertion $M_{\tau}(x) = o(x^{1/2}\log{x})$ for a non-negative fixed $\tau$ is a sufficient condition for the simplicity of zeros. Also, we obtain an explicit formula for $M_{\tau}(x)$. By observing the formula, we propose a conjecture, in which $\tau$ is not fixed, but depends on $x$. This conjecture also gives a sufficient condition, which seems easier to approach, for the simplicity of zeros. Next, we consider the latter problem. Many mathematicians believe that the estimate $ M(x) \ll x^{1/2}$ fails, but this is not yet disproved. In this paper we study the mean values $\int_{1}^{x}\frac{M(u)}{u^{\kappa}}du$ for any real $\kappa$ under the weak Mertens Hypothesis $\int_{1}^{x}( M(u)/u)^2du \ll \log{x}$. We obtain the upper bound of $\int_{1}^{x}\frac{M(u)}{u^{\kappa}}du$ under the weak Mertens Hypothesis. We also have $\Omega$-result of this integral unconditionally, and so we find that the upper bound which is obtained in this paper of this integral is the best possible estimation.

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