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The average order of the M\"{o}bius function for Beurling primes

Number Theory 2019-10-18 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we study the counting functions ψP(x)\psi_\mathcal{P}(x), NP(x)N_\mathcal{P}(x) and MP(x)M_\mathcal{P}(x) of a generalized prime system N\mathcal{N}. Here MP(x)M_\mathcal{P}(x) is the partial sum of the M\"{o}bius function over N\mathcal{N} not exceeding xx. In particular, we study these when they are asymptotically well-behaved, in the sense that ψP(x)=x+O(xα+ϵ)\psi_{\cal{P}}(x) = x+O({x^{ \alpha+\epsilon }}), NP(x)=ρx+O(xβ+ϵ)N_{\cal{P}}(x) = \rho x+O({x^{ \beta+\epsilon }}) and MP(x)=O(xγ+ϵ) M_\mathcal{P}(x) = O(x^{\gamma+\epsilon}), for some ρ>0\rho >0 and α,β,γ<1\alpha, \beta, \gamma<1. We show that the two largest of α,β,γ\alpha,\beta,\gamma must be equal and at least 12\frac{1}{2}.

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@article{arxiv.1901.06866,
  title  = {The average order of the M\"{o}bius function for Beurling primes},
  author = {Ammar Ali Neamah and Titus W Hilberdink},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.06866},
  year   = {2019}
}

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6 pages