For , , and , the displayed approximation holds away from the pole. Apply the Van der Corput sum-integral lemma to on , where its derivative has modulus at most one half. Abel summation with converts the bounded unweighted discrepancy to . Locally uniform convergence of this weighted discrepancy extends the identity from to . It turns estimates for finite exponential sums into estimates for the Riemann zeta function.
Let be the Mertens function. Partial summation gives
For any , choose a sufficiently small with . The assumed bound makes the boundary term tend to zero and makes the integral absolutely convergent. Moreover, on each compact set of this half-plane, one can choose the same , so the integral has locally uniform convergence. Hence
is a holomorphic function on , agreeing with the reciprocal Dirichlet series from part (b) on .
The identity theorem applied to the holomorphic functions and extends their equality throughout ; the assumed simple pole makes the first function holomorphic at . Thus away from , proving a zero-free half-plane:
To obtain the strongest symmetric conclusion, use the following basic facts explicitly: the functional equation of the Riemann zeta function gives the entire function with , and the trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function are the negative even integers. Every Nontrivial zero of the Riemann zeta function is therefore accompanied by its reflection . A Nontrivial zero of the Riemann zeta function with real part below would reflect to one above , which is impossible. Consequently all nontrivial zeros lie in the closed strip
The in the hypothesis prevents this argument from excluding either boundary line; the trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function remain present.
No: local uniform convergence need not be global uniform convergence. For a bounded counterexample use the continuous functions and . On any fixed interval , for ,
Thus there is locally uniform convergence to zero. On all of , however, for every , so uniform convergence fails. The cutoff needed to control the tails cannot be chosen independently of the interval.
Put as above. Centering the linear interpolation also interpolates the centered values: for ,
The absolute value of this convex combination is at most the larger endpoint absolute value. For every fixed , part (c) therefore gives
Hence there is uniform convergence on compacts in probability to the deterministic path , by Markov inequality. Equip with its standard compact-open topology, metrized by
For each finite number of terms their suprema converge to zero in probability, and the remaining tail is bounded deterministically by . Thus in probability. Convergence in probability to a deterministic point implies weak convergence of probability measures, so the fluid limit is
Here is the Dirac measure concentrated on that continuous path. The topology is locally uniform convergence; no assertion of uniform convergence over the entire unbounded half-line is needed. The interpolation is intended for integers , including the initial interval . If the PDF's is interpreted as strictly positive integers, that initial piece is omitted from the displayed definition and must be supplied by the same formula using .
Fix and let
For and , the geometric series gives
The series converges uniformly on every smaller closed disc, so it may be integrated term by term along the curve. Hence
which is a power series about .
If is holomorphic on a neighbourhood of the closed disc , the Cauchy integral formula says
Differentiation under the integral is valid uniformly on smaller discs and gives the Cauchy derivative formula
This proves inductively that every holomorphic function has complex derivatives of every order. In particular,
Now suppose locally uniformly on . Given a compact set , choose finitely many closed discs whose slightly larger concentric discs remain in and whose interiors cover . Applying the derivative formula to on the larger boundary circles gives a uniform Cauchy estimate
where is the compact union of those circles. The right-hand side tends to zero, proving that
Finally, choose open neighbourhoods of the closed discs so small that
lies in the given neighbourhood on which is holomorphic. Inside that neighbourhood choose a positively oriented piecewise smooth contour surrounding . It may be chosen as the boundary of a slightly enlarged lens and split into arcs
so that stays away from and stays away from . Define
and
Because each arc avoids the corresponding disc, these formulas define holomorphic functions on possibly smaller neighbourhoods . On their overlap, the Cauchy integral formula for the full contour gives