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The diagonalization method and Brocard's problem

General Mathematics 2026-03-10 v9

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce and develop the method of diagonalization of functions f:NRf:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow \mathbb{R}. We apply this method to show that the equations of the form Γr(n)+k=m2\Gamma_r(n)+k=m^2 has a finite number of solutions nNn\in \mathbb{N} with n>rn>r for any fixed k,rNk,r\in \mathbb{N}, where Γr(n)=n(n1)(nr)\Gamma_r(n)=n(n-1)\cdots (n-r) denotes the rthr^{th} truncated Gamma function.

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@article{arxiv.1803.09155,
  title  = {The diagonalization method and Brocard's problem},
  author = {Theophilus Agama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.09155},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

7 pages; the paper has been reformatted and introduction expanded; ideas remain unchanged

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