Euler's totient formulation of the binary Goldbach conjecture

Let ϕ\phi denote Euler's totient function. For every natural number nn distinct from unity, seek integral solutions xx to the displayed system

{ϕ(nx)+1=nxϕ(n+x)+1=n+x\begin{cases} \phi(n-x)+1=n-x \\ \phi(n+x)+1=n+x \end{cases}

Euler's totient formulation of the binary Goldbach conjecture. The system has an integral solution for every natural number nn distinct from unity. This is presented as an alternative formulation of the binary Goldbach conjecture, which asserts that every even integer 2n2n, n>1n>1, is a sum of two primes. The supplied text does not establish the conjecture itself or provide evidence that this formulation has been resolved.

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Felix Sidokhine, “Goldbach's Conjecture and Euler's ϕ-Function”, arXiv:1704.08117 (2017).

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