The distribution of integers with at least two divisors in a short interval
Number Theory
2007-11-21 v3
Abstract
Let H(x,y,z) be the number of integers with a divisor in (y,z] and let H_1(x,y,z) be the number of integers with exactly one such divisor. When y and z are close, it is expected that H_1(x,y,z) H(x,y,z), that is, an integer with a divisor in (y,z] usually has just one. We determine necessary and sufficient conditions on y and z so that H_1(x,y,z) H(x,y,z). In doing so, we answer an open question from the paper "The distribution of integers with a divisor in a given interval", math.NT/0401223.
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@article{arxiv.math/0607460,
title = {The distribution of integers with at least two divisors in a short interval},
author = {Kevin Ford and Gerald Tenenbaum},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0607460},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 pages; minor corrections; added abstract and affiliation information