On a family of arithmetic series related to the M\"obius function
Number Theory
2026-03-05 v8
Abstract
Let denote the smallest prime factor of a natural integer . Furthermore let and denote respectively the M\"obius function and the number of distinct prime factors function. We show that, given any set of prime numbers with a natural density, we have and provide a effective estimate for the rate of convergence. This extends a recent result of Alladi and Johnson, who considered the case when is an arithmetic progression.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2409.02754,
title = {On a family of arithmetic series related to the M\"obius function},
author = {Gérald Tenenbaum},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.02754},
year = {2026}
}