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On additive convolution sum of arithmetic functions and related questions

Number Theory 2025-02-13 v1

Abstract

Ingham studied two types of convolution sums of the divisor function, namely the shifted convolution sum nNd(n)d(n+h)\sum_{n \le N} d(n) d(n+h) and the additive convolution sum n<Nd(n)d(Nn)\sum_{n < N} d(n) d(N-n) for integers N,hN, h and derived their asymptotic formulas as NN \to \infty. There have been numerous works extending Ingham's work on this convolution sum, but only little has been done towards the additive convolution sum. In this article, we extend the classical result Ingham to derive an asymptotic formula with an error term of the sub-sum n<Md(n)d(Nn)\sum_{n < M} d(n) d(N-n) for an integer MNM \le N. Using this, we study the convolution sum n<Mf(n)g(Nn)\sum_{n < M} f(n) g(N-n) for certain arithmetic functions ff and gg with absolutely convergent Ramanujan expansions, which in turm leads us to a well-established prediction of Ramanujan.

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@article{arxiv.2502.08305,
  title  = {On additive convolution sum of arithmetic functions and related questions},
  author = {Bikram Misra and Biswajyoti Saha and Anubhav Sharma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.08305},
  year   = {2025}
}
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