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On a family of arithmetic series related to the M\"obius function

Number Theory 2026-03-05 v8

Abstract

Let P(n)P^-(n) denote the smallest prime factor of a natural integer n>1n>1. Furthermore let μ\mu and ω\omega denote respectively the M\"obius function and the number of distinct prime factors function. We show that, given any set \scrP{{\scr P}} of prime numbers with a natural density, we have P(n)\scrPμ(n)ω(n)/n=0\sum_{P^-(n)\in \scr P}\mu(n)\omega(n)/n=0 and provide a effective estimate for the rate of convergence. This extends a recent result of Alladi and Johnson, who considered the case when \scrP{\scr P} is an arithmetic progression.

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@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}
}