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Vaughan decomposition with arbitrary finite complex weights

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AnalyticNT.Vaughan.vaughan_weighted_sum

by Patrick · Sep 7, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

circle-methodexponential-sumsnumber-theory

Vaughan’s identity decomposes the von Mangoldt function into a small direct term, two Type-I terms, and a Type-II term. This theorem multiplies the identity by an arbitrary complex weight and sums over any finite set. It therefore accommodates smooth cutoffs, coprimality restrictions, and Fourier characters together. The Type-II term retains the complete Möbius divisor coefficient. No bound on the size of these terms is asserted.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_AnalyticNT_Vaughan
open AnalyticNT.Vaughan
Formal statement
theorem AnalyticNT.Vaughan.vaughan_weighted_sum (U V : ℕ) (hU : 1 ≤ U) (hV : 1 ≤ V)
    (s : Finset ℕ) (w : ℕ → ℂ) :
    weightedSum ArithmeticFunction.vonMangoldt s w =
      weightedSum (vaughanLow V) s w + weightedSum (vaughanS1 U) s w -
        weightedSum (vaughanS2 U V) s w + weightedSum (vaughanS3 U V) s w := by sorry
Source
Vaughan, An elementary method in prime number theory (1980); adapted from Gershon Bialer, https://github.com/gersh/ternary-goldbach-lean/blob/27df23af6a712895f22204d0d81102baa74f0ebe/ext/analytic_nt/AnalyticNT/Vaughan/Identity.lean, with arbitrary-weight extension.

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