Multiplicative functions supported on the \(k\)-free integers with small partial sums (Q2084544)

The authors prove that there exists a multiplicative function \(f:\mathbb{N}\to\{-1,0,1\}\) supported on the \(k\)-free integers such that \(f(p)=\pm1\) for any prime \(p\), and for some constant \(c>0\), \[ \sum_{n\leq x}f(n)\ll x^{1/k}\exp\left(-c(\log x)^{1/4}\right). \] Under the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis, they improve on the above approximation up to \(x^{1/(k+1/2)+\varepsilon}\) for any \(\varepsilon>0\).