Ramanujan sums via generalized Möbius functions and applications (Q2644146)

Let \(\mu_\alpha(n)=\prod_{p^\nu\|n}(-1)^\nu{\alpha\choose \nu}\), where \(\alpha\in \mathbb{C}\), and define the generalized Ramanujan-sum of order \(\alpha\) by \[ c^{(\alpha)}(n,k)=\sum_{d|\gcd(n-k)}d \mu_\alpha\left(\frac kd\right). \] The authors generalize well-known properties of the classical Ramanujan-sums \((\alpha=1)\), namely Hölder-relation, orthogonality, mean-value, representation of even function, Ramunajan-identi\-ties, generated Dirichlet-series and a characterization of completely multiplicative functions.