Conjecture on friable neighboring integers

For u,v1u,v\geq 1, let

Ψ(x;u,v):=1nx:P+(n)x1/u and P+(n+a)x1/v.\Psi(x;u,v):= \\{1\leq n\leq x: P^+(n)\leq x^{1/u}\text{ and } P^+(n+a)\leq x^{1/v}\\}.

Here P+(m)P^+(m) denotes the largest prime factor of mm, and ϱ\varrho is the Dickman function. Neighboring friable integers conjecture. For all u,v1u,v\geq 1,

Ψ(x;u,v)ϱ(u)ϱ(v)x\Psi(x;u,v)\sim \varrho(u)\varrho(v)x

when xx\to\infty. This predicts asymptotic independence of the friability conditions on nn and n+an+a; the source presents it as a heuristic conjecture, with no resolution supplied here.

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Primary source

Adrien Mounier, “Un crible minorant effectif pour les entiers friables”, arXiv:2402.13198 (2025).

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