Result on the Mobius Function over Shifted Primes

Abstract

This article provides new asymptotic results for the summatory Mobius function $\sum_{p \leq x} \mu(p+a) =O \left (x(\log x)^{-c} \right )$ and the summatory Liouville function $\sum_{p \leq x} \lambda(p+a) =O \left (x(\log x)^{-c} \right )$ over the shifted primes, where $a\ne0$ is a fixed parameter, and $c>1$ is an arbitrary constant. These results improve the current estimates $\sum_{p \leq x} \mu(p+a)=(1-\delta)\pi(x)$, and $\sum_{p \leq x} \lambda(p+a)=(1-\delta)\pi(x)$ for $\delta>0$, respectively. Furthermore, a conditional proof for the autocorrelation function $\sum_{p \leq x} \mu(p+a)\mu(p+b) =O \left (x(\log x)^{-c} \right )$, and an unconditional proof for the autocorrelation function $\sum_{p \leq x} \lambda(p+a)\lambda(p+b) =O \left (x(\log x)^{-c} \right )$ over the shifted primes, where $a\ne b$, are also included.