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Two upper bounds for the Erd\H{o}s--Hooley Delta-function

Number Theory 2022-10-26 v1

Abstract

For integer n1n\geqslant 1 and real uu, let Δ(n,u):={d:dn,eu<deu+1}\Delta(n,u):=|\{d:d\mid n,\,{\rm e}^u<d\leqslant {\rm e}^{u+1}\}|. The Erd\H{o}s--Hooley Delta-function is then defined by Δ(n):=maxuRΔ(n,u).\Delta(n):=\max_{u\in{\mathbb R}}\Delta(n,u). We improve the current upper bounds for the average and normal orders of this arithmetic function.

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@article{arxiv.2210.13897,
  title  = {Two upper bounds for the Erd\H{o}s--Hooley Delta-function},
  author = {Régis de la Bretèche and Gérald Tenenbaum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.13897},
  year   = {2022}
}
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