The constant-function mimicry conjecture for weighted multiplicative sums

Let F\mathcal{F} be the class of multiplicative functions under consideration, let S(y)\mathcal{S}(y) denote the integers whose prime factors are at most yy, and let D(f,1;y)\mathbb{D}(f,1;y) be the pretentious distance from ff to the constant function 11 up to yy. For fFf\in\mathcal{F} and 2yx2\leq y\leq x, consider the yy-smooth weighted sum

nxnS(y)f(n)n.\sum_{\substack{n\leq x\\ n\in\mathcal{S}(y)}}\frac{f(n)}{n}.

Constant-function mimicry conjecture. One has

nxnS(y)f(n)n1+(logy)eD(f,1;y)2.\sum_{\substack{n\leq x\\ n\in\mathcal{S}(y)}}\frac{f(n)}{n}\ll 1+(\log y)e^{-\mathbb{D}(f,1;y)^2}.

This conjecture asserts that the only genuine obstruction to a bounded weighted sum is mimicry of the constant function 11, rather than mimicry of functions nitn^{it}.

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Primary source

Leo Goldmakher, “Multiplicative mimicry and improvements of the Polya-Vinogradov inequality”, arXiv:0911.5547 (2010).

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