Distribution of values of a real function: Means, moments, and symmetry.
We show that the density functions of nearest neighbor spacing distributions for the zeros of the real or imaginary part of the Riemann xi-function on vertical lines are described by the M-function which appears in value distribution of the logarithmic derivative of the Riemann zeta-function on vertical lines.
Denote by Liouville’s function concerning the parity of the number of prime divisors of . Using a theorem of Allouche, Mendès France, and Peyrière and many classical results from the theory of the distribution of prime numbers, we prove that is not –automatic for any . This yields that is transcendental over for any prime . Similar results are proven (or reproven) for many common number–theoretic functions, including , , , , , and others.
We prove that there are no strings of three consecutive integers each divisible by the number of its divisors, and we give an estimate for the number of positive integers n ≤ x such that each of n and n + 1 is a multiple of the number of its divisors.
I give explicit values for the constant implied by an Omega-estimate due to Chen and Chen [CC] on the average of the sum of the divisors of n which are relatively coprime to any given integer a.
We study the behavior of the arithmetic functions defined byF(n) = P+(n) / P-(n+1) and G(n) = P+(n+1) / P-(n) (n ≥ 1)where P+(k) and P-(k) denote the largest and the smallest prime factors, respectively, of the positive integer k.