Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 1-10, 2019


Sums of multiplicative function in special arithmetic progressions

Bin Feng

Received February 19, 2016.   Published online January 25, 2019.

Abstract:  We find, via the Selberg-Delange method, an asymptotic formula for the mean of arithmetic functions on certain APs. It generalizes a result due to Cui and Wu (2014).
Keywords:  Selberg-Delange method; multiplicative function; arithmetic progressions
Classification MSC:  11N37


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Affiliations:   Bin Feng, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Yangtze Normal University, No. 16, Ju Xian Avenue, Fuling District 408100 Chongqing, P. R. China, e-mail: binfengcq@163.com


 
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