A generalised divisor problem

DOI10.1515/CRLL.2001.062MaRDI QIDQ2755160zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Robert C. Vaughan

Publication date 8 November 2001

Published in Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1515/crll.2001.062

zbMATH Keywords

divisor problems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other Dirichlet series and zeta functions (11M41) Asymptotic results on arithmetic functions (11N37)

Review text

This memoir is concerned with a generalisation of the classical divisor problems in which one considers NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\Delta_k(x)=\sum_{{n_1,\dots,n_k} \atop {n_1\dots n_k\leq x}} a_{n_1} \dots a_{n_k}-xQ_k(\log x),NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(\{a_n\}\) denotes a sequence of complex numbers and \(Q_k(y)\) is an arbitrary polynomial with complex coefficients. We obtain the remarkable conclusion that it is possible to imitate closely the classical case, and under rather general conditions concerning the mean values of the \(a_n\) we show that \(\Delta_k(x)\) cannot be of smaller order than \(x^{\frac{k-1}{2k}}\) as \(x\to\infty\). This improves upon classical results of \textit{H.-E. Richert} [J. Reine Angew. Math. 206, 31-38 (1961; Zbl 0106.03304)] and is essentially best possible.

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