On the friable mean-value of the Erdős-Hooley delta function (Q6130568)

Let \(P^+(n)\) denote the largest prime factor of an integer \(n>1\) with \(P^+(1)=1\). The positive integer \(n\) is \(y\)-friable if \(P^+(n)\leq y\). Let \(S(x,y)\) be the set of \(y\)-friable integers not exceeding \(x\), and denote by \(\Psi(x,y)\) its cardinality. Given an arithmetical function \(f\), let \(\Psi(x,y;f):=\sum_{n\in S(x,y)}f(n)\). In the paper under review, the authors provide uniform upper and lower bounds for the friable mean-value \[ \mathfrak{S}(x,y):=\frac{\Psi(x,y;\Delta)}{\Psi(x,y)}\quad(x\geq y\geq 2), \] where the Erdős-Hooley Delta function \(\Delta\) is defined by \[ \Delta(n)=\sup_{u\in\mathbb{R}} \#\left\{d|n : e^u<d\leq e^{u+1}\right\}. \]