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Sieving and the Erd{\H o}s-Kac theorem

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Probability

Abstract

We give a relatively easy proof of the Erd\H os-Kac theorem via computing moments. We show how this proof extends naturally in a sieve theory context, and how it leads to several related results in the literature.

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@article{arxiv.math/0606039,
  title  = {Sieving and the Erd{\H o}s-Kac theorem},
  author = {Andrew Granville and K. Soundararajan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0606039},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

12 pages; expository article, to appear in the Montreal NATO school on equidistribution

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