Radoslav Tsvetkov
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
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Volume 25, 2019, Number 3, Pages 207-222
DOI: 10.7546/nntdm.2019.25.3.207-222
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Radoslav Tsvetkov
Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Technical University of Sofia
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Abstract
This paper presents a brief survey of the current state of research the distribution of k-free numbers and r-tuples of k-free numbers. We state the main problems in the field, sketch their history and the basic machinery used to study them.
Keywords
- k-free numbers
- Consecutive k-free numbers
- Asymptotic formula
2010 Mathematics Subject Classification
- 11L05
- 11N25
- 11N37
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Tsvetkov, R. (2019). On the distribution of k-free numbers and r-tuples of k-free numbers. A survey. Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 25(3), 207-222, doi: 10.7546/nntdm.2019.25.3.207-222.