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Stefan Kohl
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Summatory functions for fractional parts

Notation: $$ \{x\}\ :=\ x-\lfloor x\rfloor $$


APF-functions $\ \tau(n)\ $ for $\ 2<n\in\mathbb N,\ $ and $\ \xi(n)\ $ for $\ 3<n\in\mathbb N,\ $ are defined as follows:

$$ \tau(n)\ :=\ \sum_{k=2}^{n-1}\,\left\{\frac nk\right\}\qquad\qquad\text{and}\qquad \qquad\xi(n)\ :=\ \sum_{k=2}^{\lfloor\sqrt n\rfloor}\ \left\{\frac nk\right\} $$

These functions are sensitive to their arguments being or not a prime. Locally, primes seem (how true is it?) dominate over their neighborhoods. In this spirit,

Question:   Do you already know or can you prove non-obvious results about the APF-functions $\ \tau\ $ and $\ \xi\,?$

Wlod AA
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