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A Generalization of Graham's Estimate on the Barban-Vehov Problem

Number Theory 2022-06-22 v1

Abstract

Suppose {λd}\{ \lambda_d\} are Selberg's sieve weights and 1w<yx1 \le w < y \le x. Graham's estimate on the Barban-Vehov problem shows that 1nx(dnλd)2=xlog(y/w)+O(xlog2(y/w))\sum_{1 \le n \le x} (\sum_{d|n} \lambda_d)^2 = \frac{x}{\log(y/w)} + O(\frac{x}{\log^2(y/w)}). We prove an analogue of this estimate for a sum over ideals of an arbitrary number field kk. Our asymptotic estimate remains the same; the only difference is that the effective error term may depend on arithmetics of kk. Our innovation involves multiple counting results on ideals instead of integers. Notably, some of the results are nontrivial generalizations. Furthermore, we prove a corollary that leads to a new zero density estimate.

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@article{arxiv.2206.10104,
  title  = {A Generalization of Graham's Estimate on the Barban-Vehov Problem},
  author = {Chen An},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.10104},
  year   = {2022}
}

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