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Erdős ProblemsNumber theory

Erdős Problem 975

For an irreducible polynomial f∈Z[x]f \in \mathbb{Z}[x] with f(n)≥1f(n) \ge 1 for sufficiently large nn, does there exists a constant c=c(f)>0c = c(f) > 0 such that ∑n≤xτ(f(n))≈c⋅xlog⁡x\sum_{n \le x} \tau(f(n)) \approx c \cdot x \log x?

Number theoryAMS 11

Mathematical statement

For an irreducible polynomial f∈Z[x]f \in \mathbb{Z}[x] with f(n)≥1f(n) \ge 1 for sufficiently large nn, does there exists a constant c=c(f)>0c = c(f) > 0 such that ∑n≤xτ(f(n))≈c⋅xlog⁡x\sum_{n \le x} \tau(f(n)) \approx c \cdot x \log x?

Note that it is unclear whether the polynomial should have integer coefficients or merely be integer-valued. We assume the former.

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erdos_975

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theorem erdos_975 : answer(sorry) ↔    ∀ f : ℤ[X], f.natDegree ≠ 0 → Irreducible f → (∀ᶠ n in atTop, 1 ≤ f.eval n) →    ∃ c > (0 : ℝ), Tendsto (fun x ↦ Erdos975Sum f x / (x * log x)) atTop (𝓝 c) := by  sorry
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Present; no proof artifact
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Pinned Formal Conjectures sourceformalizationerdosproblems.com/975background