3 papers
math.NT2026
The Conjecture Revisited
Patrick Letendre
We propose a new abc-type conjecture. We motivate the conjecture and illustrate its relevance through several applications. Our main result concerns the function $$ W(x,y) := \sum_…
math.NT2025
The Vandermonde Determinant of the Divisors of an Integer
Patrick Letendre
Let denote the ordered sequence of the positive divisors of an integer . We are interested in estimating the arithmetic function $$ V(n) :=…
math.NT2025
Divisors of an Integer in a Short Interval
Patrick Letendre
Let denote the set of the divisors of . We study the function for $Y…