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Abstract
Let \(M(x)\) be the length of the largest subinterval of \([1,x]\) which does not contain any sums of two squareful numbers. We prove a lower bound
$$M(x)\gg \frac{\ln x}{(\ln\ln x)^2}$$
for all \(x\geq 3\). The proof relies on properties of random subsets of the prime numbers.
期刊介绍:
Mathematical Notes is a journal that publishes research papers and review articles in modern algebra, geometry and number theory, functional analysis, logic, set and measure theory, topology, probability and stochastics, differential and noncommutative geometry, operator and group theory, asymptotic and approximation methods, mathematical finance, linear and nonlinear equations, ergodic and spectral theory, operator algebras, and other related theoretical fields. It also presents rigorous results in mathematical physics.