Character sums over smooth numbers
Number Theory
2026-07-01 v1 Probability
Abstract
Let denote the count of -smooth numbers below and denote the largest prime factor of . We show that whenever and for some small quantifiable . The saving is substantial when is fixed away from zero, and we prove similar results for continuous characters and completely multiplicative twists of these sums.
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@article{arxiv.2607.00592,
title = {Character sums over smooth numbers},
author = {Seth Hardy and Max Wenqiang Xu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.00592},
year = {2026}
}
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16 pages