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On common values of phi(n) and sigma(n), I

Number Theory 2019-10-22 v1

Abstract

We show, conditional on a uniform version of the prime k-tuples conjecture, that there are x(log x)^{-1+o(1)} numbers not exceeding x common to the ranges of Euler's function phi(n) and the sum-of-divisors function sigma(m).

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@article{arxiv.1010.5427,
  title  = {On common values of phi(n) and sigma(n), I},
  author = {Kevin Ford and Paul Pollack},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.5427},
  year   = {2019}
}

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16 pages