English

The distribution of totients

Number Theory 2013-07-16 v2

Abstract

New version of my 1998 article. The method of proof of the main results follows the original, but there are many simplifications/streamlining of arguments, especially Lemma 3.6 (new Lemma 3.7). Fixed small error in proof of lower bound for V_k(x) (see the paragraph after (5.20)), fixed the statement and proof of Theorem 3. New, precise way to relate sums to volumes (Lemmas 3.1, 3.9) and provided full details in Section 6 of the proofs of Theorems 10-13. Slightly different versions of Theorems 10,11,12,14 (qualitatively the same) with simpler proofs. Sections 7 and 8 combined (new section 7). A few definitions, such as S-normal, changed slightly. Some reorganization of material.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1104.3264,
  title  = {The distribution of totients},
  author = {Kevin Ford},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.3264},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

very minor revision: Corrected statement of Lemma 7.2 and following comments

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