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Multiplicative functions and Ramanujan's τ-function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

P. D. T. A. Elliott
P. D. T. A. Elliott
Affiliation:
Imperial College, London
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Abstract

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It is proved that (|τ(n)|n−11/2)δ has a mean-value for 0 <δ > < 2, where τ(n) is Ramanujan's function from modular arithmetic. Some further results are conjectured.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , April 1981 , pp. 461 - 468
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1981

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