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Note on a sum involving the divisor function

Number Theory 2025-05-06 v1

Abstract

Let d(n)d(n) be the divisor function and denote by [t][t] the integral part of the real number tt. In this paper, we prove that nx1/cd([xnc])=dcx1/c+Oε,c(xmax{(2c+2)/(2c2+5c+2),5/(5c+6)}+ε),\sum_{n\leq x^{1/c}}d\left(\left[\frac{x}{n^c}\right]\right)=d_cx^{1/c}+\mathcal{O}_{\varepsilon,c} \left(x^{\max\{(2c+2)/(2c^2+5c+2),5/(5c+6)\}+\varepsilon}\right), where dc=k1d(k)(1k1/c1(k+1)1/c)d_c=\sum_{k\geq1}d(k)\left(\frac{1}{k^{1/c}}-\frac{1}{(k+1)^{1/c}}\right) is a constant. This result constitutes an improvement upon that of Feng.

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@article{arxiv.2505.01645,
  title  = {Note on a sum involving the divisor function},
  author = {Liuying Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.01645},
  year   = {2025}
}
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