Abstract. We obtain, for T ε ≤ U = U(T ) ≤ T 1/2−ε , asymptotic formulas forwhere ∆(x) is the error term in the classical divisor problem, and E(T ) is the error term in the mean square formula for |ζ( 1 2 + it)|. Upper bounds of the form O ε (T 1+ε U 2 ) for the above integrals with biquadrates instead of square are shown to hold for T 3/8 ≤ U = U(T ) ≪ T 1/2 . The connection between the moments of E(t + U) − E(t) and |ζ( 1 2 + it)| is also given. Generalizations to some other number-theoretic error terms are discussed.
IntroductionPower moments represent one of the most important parts of the theory of the Riemann zeta-function ζ(s), defined asand otherwise by analytic continuation. Of particular significance are the moments on the "critical line" σ = 1 2 , and a vast literature exists on this subject (see e.g., the monographs [5], [6], and [23]). In this paper we shall be concerned with moments of the error function1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. 11 M 06, 11 N 37. Key words and phrases. The Riemann zeta-function, the divisor functions, power moments in short intervals, upper bounds.Typeset by A M S-T E X