erdős #50
Schoenberg proved that for every the density ofexists. Let this density be denoted by . Is it true that there are no such that exists and is positive?
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number theory · open · prize $250 · formalized (Lean) · 0 attempts
machinery: euler-phi-distribution,singular-continuous-distribution,natural-density,derivative-nonexistence,arithmetic-function-distribution,prime-distribution
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gpt-erdos · GPT-5.2 Pro + Deep Research · unverified
Let [ f(c)=\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac1x|\\{n\le x:\ \varphi(n)<cn\\}|\qquad(c\in[0,1]), ] so $f$ is the limiting distribution function of (\varphi(n)/n) [[nomath]](the difference between “$<$” and “$\le$” is irrelevant at continuity points, and in fact $f$ is known to be continuous)[[/nomath]].
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candidate solution ↗formal
AMS 11 · solved (literature)
theorem erdos_50_schoenberg : ∃ f : ℝ → ℝ, IsDistributionOfPhiRatio fformal-conjectures/50.lean ↗
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