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The image of Carmichael's $\lambda$-function

Number Theory 2016-01-20 v2

Abstract

We show that the counting function of the set of values of the Carmichael λ\lambda-function is x/(logx)η+o(1)x/(\log x)^{\eta+o(1)}, where η=1(1+loglog2)/(log2)=0.08607...\eta=1-(1+\log\log 2)/(\log 2)=0.08607....

Cite

@article{arxiv.1408.6506,
  title  = {The image of Carmichael's $\lambda$-function},
  author = {Kevin Ford and Florian Luca and Carl Pomerance},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.6506},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

minor corrections. Algebra and Number Theory, to appear

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