grandes-ecoles 2020 Q12

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__mp Number Theory Arithmetic Functions and Multiplicative Number Theory
Let $\mu$ be the Möbius function defined by
$$\mu(n) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } n = 1 \\ (-1)^r & \text{if } n \text{ is the product of } r \text{ distinct prime numbers} \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$$
Show that $\mu * \mathbf{1} = \delta$.
Let $\mu$ be the Möbius function defined by

$$\mu(n) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } n = 1 \\ (-1)^r & \text{if } n \text{ is the product of } r \text{ distinct prime numbers} \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$$

Show that $\mu * \mathbf{1} = \delta$.