{ "id": "2103.16648", "version": "v1", "published": "2021-03-30T19:42:31.000Z", "updated": "2021-03-30T19:42:31.000Z", "title": "Exponential sums with multiplicative coefficients and applications", "authors": [ "Régis de la Bretèche", "Andrew Granville" ], "categories": [ "math.NT" ], "abstract": "We show that if an exponential sum with multiplicative coefficients is large then the associated multiplicative function is \"pretentious\". This leads to applications in the circle method, and a natural interpretation of the local-global principle.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2021-03-30T19:42:31.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "exponential sum", "multiplicative coefficients", "applications", "circle method" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }