Omega bounds for the Piltz divisor problem

Abstract

We improve our earlier omega bounds for the error term in the Piltz divisor problem over number fields. Our proof uses a weighted extension of a counting theorem of Balasubramanian and Ramachandra and an extension of Lamzouri's kernel to apply the long resonance method. We also discuss applications of our results to lattice points in norm-form regions, invariant sublattices, abelian covers of curves, spectral counting, and representation growth of Heisenberg groups.

arXiv comment20 pages. Added omega bounds for the two exceptional congruence classes and added some special applications