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Multiplicative functions resembling the M\"{o}bius funciton

Number Theory 2022-06-10 v3

Abstract

A multiplicative function ff is said to be resembling the M\"{o}bius function if ff is supported on the square-free integers, and f(p)=±1f(p)=\pm 1 for each prime pp. We prove OO- and Ω\Omega-results for the summatory function nxf(n)\sum_{n\leq x} f(n) for a class of these ff studied by Aymone, and the point is that these OO-results demonstrate cancellations better than the square-root saving. It is proved in particular that the summatory function is O(x1/3+ε)O(x^{1/3+\varepsilon}) under the Riemann Hypothesis. On the other hand it is proved to be Ω(x1/4)\Omega(x^{1/4}) unconditionally. It is interesting to compare these with the corresponding results for the M\"{o}bius function.

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@article{arxiv.2205.00972,
  title  = {Multiplicative functions resembling the M\"{o}bius funciton},
  author = {Qingyang Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.00972},
  year   = {2022}
}

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16 pages

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