Functional equations characterizing totients in regular convolution rings

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In [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 33, 579--662 (1931; JFM 57.0177.03)] \textit{R. Vaidyanathaswamy} called an arithmetic function \(f(n)\) a totient if there exist completely multiplicative functions \(g,h\) such that \(f=g*h^{-1}\), where \(*\) is the Dirichlet convolution and \(h^{-1}\) is the inverse function of \(h\) in the ring of arithmetic functions with Dirichlet convolution.\N\NFor arbitrary regular convolution \(f*_Ag\) (see e.g. Chap. 4 in [\textit{P. J. McCarthy}, Introduction to arithmetical functions. Cham: Springer (1986; Zbl 0591.10003)]) the author provides a generalization introducing \(A\)-totients, studies their properties and presents several equalities involving them.



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