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on the value set of the Carmichael λ-function

Part of: Multiplicative number theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

John B. Friedlander  and
Florian Luca
John B. Friedlander
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsUniversity of TorontoToronto, Ontario M5S 3G3Canada e-mail: frdlndr@math.toronto.edu
Florian Luca
Affiliation:
Instituto de Matemáticas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoC.P. 58180, Morelia, MichoacánMéxico e-mail: fluca@matmor.unam.mx
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Abstract

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In this paper we study the size of the value set of the Carmichael λ-functions.

MSC classification

Secondary: 11N25: Distribution of integers with specified multiplicative constraints 11N56: Rate of growth of arithmetic functions
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 82 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 123 - 131
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2007

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