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Large values of character sums with multiplicative coefficients

Number Theory 2025-08-14 v1

Abstract

In this article, we investigate large values of Dirichlet character sums with multiplicative coefficients nNf(n)χ(n)\sum_{n\le N}f(n)\chi(n). We prove an Omega result in the region exp((logq)12+ε)Nq\exp((\log q)^{\frac12+\varepsilon})\le N\le\sqrt q, where qq is the prime modulus.

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@article{arxiv.2508.09750,
  title  = {Large values of character sums with multiplicative coefficients},
  author = {Zikang Dong and Zhonghua Li and Yutong Song and Shengbo Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.09750},
  year   = {2025}
}

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