The magic sign-smoothing conjecture for Dirichlet inverse functions
The magic sign-smoothing conjecture for Dirichlet inverse functions
Let be a non-constant Dirichlet-invertible arithmetic function, with Dirichlet inverse . Define the partition sequences
and the transformations
Say that has property at if has constant sign for all , and property at if has constant sign for all . Define
Magic sign-smoothing conjecture. If has constant sign for all , then and are bounded, with eventual signs respectively satisfying
If takes both signs, then and are bounded, with eventual signs respectively satisfying
The claim predicts eventual sign stabilization after two partition-convolution transformations of Dirichlet inverses; the source gives no proof or resolution.
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Primary source
Maxie Dion Schmidt, “Factorization theorems and canonical representations for generating functions of special sums”, arXiv:2209.12287 (2022).
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