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Title: Solutions of ϕ (n) = ϕ (n + k) and σ (n) = σ (n + k)
Abstract We show that for some even $$k\leqslant 3570$$ and all  $$k$$ with $442720643463713815200|k$, the equation $$\phi (n)=\phi (n+k)$$ has infinitely many solutions $$n$$, where $$\phi $$ is Euler’s totient function. We also show that for a positive proportion of all $$k$$, the equation $$\sigma (n)=\sigma (n+k)$$ has infinitely many solutions $$n$$. The proofs rely on recent progress on the prime $$k$$-tuples conjecture by Zhang, Maynard, Tao, and PolyMath.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1802139
PAR ID:
10252047
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
International Mathematics Research Notices
ISSN:
1073-7928
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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