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[parent] functional equation for the theta function (Theorem)

The lemma used in the derivation of the functional equation for the Riemann Xi function. This functional equation is not as remarkable as the one for the Xi function, because it does not actually extend the domain of the function.

$$ \theta\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = \sqrt{x} \theta(x) $$

The proof relies on the Cauchy integral formula and the Poisson summation formula.




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Cross-references: Poisson summation formula, Cauchy integral formula, proof, domain, function, functional equation, functional equation for the Riemann Xi function, derivation

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AMS MSC11M06 (Number theory :: Zeta and $L$-functions: analytic theory :: $\zeta $)

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Theta Function by Manoj on 2003-07-17 16:58:58
Just to mention, there is a way of deriving the functional equation
for the theta function which doesn't use any complex analysis at all.
See Karatsuba and Voronin (translated by Neal Koblitz),
"The Riemann Zeta-Function", DeGruyter expositions in Math 5, 1992.

Manoj.
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