The problem of moderate deviations for integer-valued additive arithmetic functions. Local case (Q911635)

The author considers a class of integer-valued functions defined essentially by a condition of the form \[ \sum_{p\leq x;f(p)=k}1=(\lambda_ k+\rho_ k(x))\pi (x) \] with suitable numbers \(\lambda_ k\) and functions \(\rho_ k(x)\) satisfying \(\sum_{k}| \rho_ k(x)| (\log \log x)^{\alpha}\ll 1\) uniformly in x for some \(\alpha >4\). The main theorem gives an asymptotic formula for the local density function \(\nu_ x(f(n)=a)=(1/x)\quad \#\{n\leq x:\quad f(n)=a\},\) valid uniformly in the range \(| a-E_ 1\lambda^ 2| <c\lambda (\log \lambda)^{1/2},\) where \(\lambda =(\log \log x)^{1/2}\) and \(E_ 1=\sum_{k}k\lambda_ k\). The proof uses a method of \textit{R. Skrabutenas} [Litov. Mat. Sb. 18, No.1, 187-202 (1978; Zbl 0386.10030)], who had obtained a result of similar type, but under more restrictive conditions on f.