Reciprocal sums of a class of additive functions in short intervals (Q1367166)

\textit{J.-M. De Koninck} [Duke Math. J. 39, 807-818 (1972; Zbl 0249.10044)] and \textit{J.-M. De Koninck} and \textit{J. Galambos} [Acta Arith. 25, 159-164 (1974; Zbl 0271.10046)] obtained estimates of \(\sum_{2\leq n\leq x} 1/f^k(n)\), where \(k\) is a fixed natural number and \(f\) is an additive function satisfying certain regularity conditions. Here the author combines the above methods with \textit{K. Ramachandra}'s mean value estimates of certain multiplicative functions in short intervals [Acta Arith. 31, 313-324 (1976; Zbl 0338.10039)] in order to establish that, given a positive integer \(k\), \[ \sum_{x < n \leq x+y} { 1\over f^k(n)} = (1+o(1)) { y\over(\log \log x)^k} \qquad (x\to \infty), \] where \(x^{7/12+\varepsilon}\leq y \leq x\), provided \(f\) is an additive function satisfying \(f(n)\geq t_0\) for some \(t_0>0\) and that for some function \(R(x)=o(\log \log x)\), \(\#\{n\leq x: \log \log n - R(x) \leq f(n) \leq \log \log n + R(x)\} = o(x/\log \log x)\).