 Exponential geometric sum bound (source code)

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= Exponential geometric sum bound

For an interval $I$ of $L$ consecutive integers and $e(x)=e^{2\pi ix}$,
$$
\left|\sum_{n\in I}e(\beta n)\right|
\ll\min(L,\|\beta\|^{-1}),
$$
where $\|\beta\|$ is the distance to the nearest integer. This follows from the finite geometric-series formula and $|1-e(\beta)|\asymp\|\beta\|$.

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