A characterization of some arithmetical multiplicative functions (Q1325246)

\textit{J.-L. Mauclaire} and \textit{L. Murata} [Proc. Jap. Acad., Ser. A 56, 438-440 (1980; Zbl 0471.10035)] showed that a multiplicative function \(f\) satisfying (1) \(| f(n) | = 1\) and (2) \(\sum_{n \leq x} | f (n + 1) - f(n) | = o(x)\) is completely multiplicative. Improving their result the author characterized the multiplicative functions of modulus one with the property (3) \(\sum_{n \leq x} | f (An + B) - Cf(n) | = o(x)\). Here \(A,B\) are fixed positive integers and \(C\) is a nonzero complex constant. In the present paper the author investigates functions with \[ \sum_{n \leq x} {| f (An + B) - Cf(n) | \over n} = o(\log x) \tag{4} \] instead of (3). As applications he determines the multiplicative functions with (1) and \(f(An + B) - Cf(n) \to 0\) (\(n \to \infty\)). The proof is based on the result of E. Wirsing that a multiplicative function satisfying (1) and \(f(n+ 1) - f(n) \to 0\) is of the form \(f(n)= n^{i\tau}\), \(\tau \in \mathbb{R}\).