A Rigidity Hypothesis for the Structural Asymmetry of the Bounded Solutions of a Parametric Complex Linear Differential Equation

02 February 2026, Version 6
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Abstract

In this manuscript, we introduce a family of parametrized non-homogeneous linear complex differential equations on $[1,\infty)$, depending on a complex parameter lying in the critical strip. We identify a \textit{rigidity hypothesis} along the critical line, which establishes a structural asymmetry: if two solutions with the same initial condition equal to $1$, corresponding respectively to the parameters $s$ and $1-\bar{s}$, are both bounded on $[1,+\infty)$, then $\Re(s)=\frac{1}{2}$. This rigidity hypothesis is satisfied when the non-homogeneous term is the fractional part function.

Keywords

Non-homogeneous complex linear differential equation
bounded solutions.

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Comment number 1, Walid OUKIL: Feb 10, 2026, 14:56

In the equality $=0$ in the proof of Proposition~7, there is a missing term, namely $\sqrt{t}-1$; therefore this term must be removed from the equalities that follow. The proof remains valid. This is also shown by the numerical results, which validate hypothesis $H$ when $\eta$ is the fractional part. The coefficient of $\ln(t)$ in $f_\beta$, or of $\sqrt{t}$ in $h_\beta$, must be non-negative as $t \to +\infty$ for the proof to be valid. Numerical tests show that it is indeed non-negative. The coefficient at infinity is nothing but the real part of the function \[ \beta \mapsto -\frac{1-s}{s}\zeta(s) \quad \text{with} \quad s := \frac{1}{2} + i\beta. \] It therefore vanishes at the non-trivial zeros of the function, and this suggests that the preceding function might be written in the form \[ 1 - \cos(\Phi(\beta)) \quad \text{or} \quad 1 - \sin(\Phi(\beta)), \] where the real function $\Phi$ is an increasing function of the single variable $\beta$ and tends to $+\infty$.