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On the divisor function d(n): II

Part of: Probabilistic theory: distribution modulo $1$; metric theory of algorithms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

Jiahai Kan  and
Zun Shan
Jiahai Kan
Affiliation:
Nanjing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, 210003 Nanjing, Nanjing, China.
Zun Shan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Nanjing Normal University, 210097 Nanjing, Nanjing, China.
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In 1984 Heath-Brown [2] proved the conjecture of Erdős and Mirsky [1], and obtained the following result.

Theorem. There are infinitely many integers n for which d(n+ 1)= d(n). Indeed, for large x, the number of such n≤x is at least of orderx ln-7x.

MSC classification

Secondary: 11K65: Arithmetic functions
Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematika , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , December 1999 , pp. 419 - 423
Copyright
Copyright © University College London 1999

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