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In this paper we prove the mean values of some multiplicative functions connected with the divisor function on the short interval of summation.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-11-04 A. A. Sedunova

We establish the prime geodesic theorem for the modular surface with exponent $\frac{2}{3}+\varepsilon$, improving upon the long-standing exponent $\frac{25}{36}+\varepsilon$ of Soundararajan-Young (2013). This was previously known…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-02 Ikuya Kaneko

We investigate when the exponential sum $S_f(x,\alpha) := \sum_{n\le x}f(n)\mathrm{e}(n\alpha)$ is bounded, for a multiplicative function $f$ and $\alpha\in\mathbb{R}$. We show that under natural assumptions, $S_f(x,\alpha)$ is bounded only…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Pierre-Alexandre Bazin , Ihor Pylaiev , Fred Tyrrell

Sign changes in sums of arithmetic functions and their inverses are a subtle topic with room to grow new results. Suppose that $S_f(x) := \sum_{n \leq x} f(n)$ is the summatory function of some arithmetic function $f$ such that $f(1) \neq…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Maxie Dion Schmidt

In this paper, I utilize a variant of the Selberg--Delange method to find quantitative estimates of the sums \[M_{k,\omega}(x,y)=\sum_{\substack{p_{1}(n)> y\\ n\leq x} } \mu(n) {\omega(n)-1\choose k-1},\] where $y$ can grow with $x$ but we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-01-16 Yazan Alamoudi

Let $\gcd(k,j)$ be the greatest common divisor of the integers $k$ and $j$. For any arithmetical function $f$, we establish several asymptotic formulas for weighted averages of gcd-sum functions with weight concerning logarithms, that is…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-04-06 Isao Kiuchi , Sumaia Saad Eddin

Assuming the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis (GRH), we show using the asymptotic large sieve that 91% of the zeros of primitive Dirichlet $L$-functions are simple. This improves on earlier work of \"{O}zl\"{u}k which gives a proportion of at…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-02-15 Vorrapan Chandee , Yoonbok Lee , Sheng-chi Liu , Maksym Radziwiłł

The primary objective of this paper is to employ methods from analytic number theory to investigate the mean value properties of a composite function involving the Dirichlet divisor function and a generalized minimal power function.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-25 Mihoub Bouderbala

We deduce asymptotic formulas for the alternating sums $\sum_{n\le x} (-1)^{n-1} f(n)$ and $\sum_{n\le x} (-1)^{n-1} \frac1{f(n)}$, where $f$ is one of the following classical multiplicative arithmetic functions: Euler's totient function,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-12-30 László Tóth

In this paper, we discuss an alternative approach to determine an asymptotic equivalent of the partial sum of the reciprocals of prime numbers. This well-known result, related to Merten's second theorem, is usually derived through methods…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-05 Jean-Christophe Pain

Let $(G,+)$ be an abelian group and consider a subset $A \subseteq G$ with $|A|=k$. Given an ordering $(a_1, \ldots, a_k)$ of the elements of $A$, define its {\em partial sums} by $s_0 = 0$ and $s_j = \sum_{i=1}^j a_i$ for $1 \leq j \leq…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-09-11 Jacob Hicks , M. A. Ollis , John. R. Schmitt

We establish a normal approximation for the limiting distribution of partial sums of random Rademacher multiplicative functions over function fields, provided the number of irreducible factors of the polynomials is small enough. This…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-07-26 Daksh Aggarwal , Unique Subedi , William Verreault , Asif Zaman , Chenghui Zheng

In this thesis we show that the partial sums of the Maclaurin series for a certain class of entire functions possess scaling limits in various directions in the complex plane. In doing so we obtain information about the zeros of the partial…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2016-10-12 Antonio R. Vargas

Completely multiplicative functions whose sum is zero ($CMO$).The paper deals with $CMO$, meaning completely multiplicative ($CM$) functions $f$ such that $f(1)=1$ and $\sum\limits\_1^\infty f(n)=0$. $CM$ means $f(ab)=f(a)f(b)$ for all…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-07-20 Jean-Pierre Kahane , Eric Saias

Let $\alpha$ be a Steinhaus random multiplicative function. For a wide class of multiplicative functions $f$ we construct a multiplicative chaos measure arising from the Dirichlet series of $\alpha f$, in the whole $L^1$-regime. Our method…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Ofir Gorodetsky , Mo Dick Wong

A classical problem in number theory is showing that the mean value of an arithmetic function is asymptotic to its mean value over a short interval or over an arithmetic progression, with the interval as short as possible or the modulus as…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-04-25 Ofir Gorodetsky

We consider the positive divisors of a natural number that do not exceed its square root, to which we refer as the {\it small divisors\/} of the natural number. We determine the asymptotic behavior of the arithmetic function that adds the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-10-28 Douglas E. Iannucci

Let $F({\bf x})\in\mathbb{Z}[x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n]$ be a quadratic polynomial in $n\geq 3$ variables with a nonsingular quadratic part. Using the circle method we derive an asymptotic formula for the sum $$ \Sigma_{k,F}(X;…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-09-18 Kostadinka Lapkova , Nian Hong Zhou

Let $f(n)$ be a random completely multiplicative function such that $f(p) = \pm 1$ with probabilities $1/2$ independently at each prime. We study the conditional probability, given that $f(p) = 1$ for all $p < y$, that all partial sums of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-19 Petr Kucheriaviy

We obtain asymptotic formulas for the $2k$th moments of partially smoothed divisor sums of the M\"obius function. When $2k$ is small compared with $A$, the level of smoothing, then the main contribution to the moments come from integers…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-04-09 Andrew Granville , Dimitris Koukoulopoulos , James Maynard