Auil's conjecture that the iterative sequence enumerates the Möbius numbers

Let K={ki}iN\mathbb K=\{k_i\}_{i\in\mathbb N} be the set of integers produced by the paper's iterative construction, and let

M={mN:μ(m)0}\mathbb M=\{m\in\mathbb N:\mu(m)\neq0\}

be the set of square-free, or Möbius, numbers. Auil's enumeration conjecture. The iterative construction produces every Möbius number and no others:

K=M.\mathbb K=\mathbb M.

The initial terms displayed in the source agree with the square-free numbers, and numerical evidence is reported in support of the conjecture. Its general validity remains unresolved.

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F. Auil, “A Sequence of Beurling Functions Related to the Natural Approximation B_n Defined by an Iterative Construction Generating Square-Free Numbers k and the Value of the Mobius Function at k”, arXiv:math/0408093 (2004).

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