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Resolution of Erd\H{o}s' problems about unimodularity

Number Theory 2025-01-20 v1 Combinatorics Probability

Abstract

Letting δ1(n,m)\delta_1(n,m) be the density of the set of integers with exactly one divisor in (n,m)(n,m), Erd\H{o}s wondered if δ1(n,m)\delta_1(n,m) is unimodular for fixed nn. We prove this is false in general, as the sequence (δ1(n,m))(\delta_1(n,m)) has superpolynomially many local extrema. However, we confirm unimodality in the single case for which it occurs; n=1n = 1. We also solve the question on unimodality of the density of integers whose kthk^{th} prime is pp.

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@article{arxiv.2501.10333,
  title  = {Resolution of Erd\H{o}s' problems about unimodularity},
  author = {Stijn Cambie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.10333},
  year   = {2025}
}

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