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The distribution of partial sums of random multiplicative functions with a large prime factor

Number Theory 2025-03-11 v1 Probability

Abstract

For ff a Steinhaus random multiplicative function, we prove convergence in distribution of the appropriately normalised partial sums (loglogx)1/4xnxP(n)>xf(n), \frac{{(\log \log x)}^{1/4}}{\sqrt{x}} \sum_{\substack{n \leq x \\ P(n) > \sqrt{x}}} f(n), where P(n)P(n) denotes the largest prime factor of nn. We find that the limiting distribution is given by the square root of an integral with respect to a critical Gaussian multiplicative chaos measure multiplied by an independent standard complex normal random variable.

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@article{arxiv.2503.06256,
  title  = {The distribution of partial sums of random multiplicative functions with a large prime factor},
  author = {Seth Hardy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.06256},
  year   = {2025}
}

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