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We establish an expansion theory for $\text{SL}_2(\mathbb Z/q\mathbb Z)$. Incorporating this into a framework recently developed by Shkredov, we confirm Zaremba's conjecture.
This version corrects minor inaccuracies and missprints. One drawing is changed. We continue to study some arithmetical properties of Farey sequences by the method introduced by F.Boca, C.Cobeli and A.Zaharescu (2001). Let $\Phi_{Q}$ be the…
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If $N={q^k}{n^2}$ is an odd perfect number given in Eulerian form, then the Descartes-Frenicle-Sorli conjecture predicts that $k=1$. Brown has recently announced a proof for the inequality $q < n$, and a partial proof that $q^k < n$ holds…
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