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On the mean-square of the error term related to Σnxλ2(n j)

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We prove a non-trivial upper bound for the quantity

$\int_X^{2X} {\left| {\sum\limits_{n \leqslant x} {\lambda ^2 \left( {n^j } \right) - c_{\left( {j - 1} \right)} x} } \right|^2 dx}$

for j = 2, 3, 4.

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Lao, H., Sankaranarayanan, A. On the mean-square of the error term related to Σnxλ2(n j). Sci. China Math. 54, 855–864 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-011-4175-z

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