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\rho ( u ) = 1   ( 0 \leq  u \leq  1 ) ,
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u \rho  ^  \prime  ( u ) = - \rho ( u - 1 )   ( u > 1 ) .
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u \rho  ^  \prime  ( u ) = - \rho ( u - 1 ) \quad  ( u > 1 ) .
 
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{ \mathop{\rm exp} } \left \{ \gamma - u \xi ( u ) + \int\limits _ { 0 } ^ {  \xi  ( u ) } { {
 
{ \mathop{\rm exp} } \left \{ \gamma - u \xi ( u ) + \int\limits _ { 0 } ^ {  \xi  ( u ) } { {
 
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where $\gamma$ is the [[Euler constant]] and $ \xi ( u ) $
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where $\gamma$ is the [[Euler constant]] and $\xi(u)$
is the unique positive solution of the equation  $ e ^ {\xi ( u ) } = 1 + u \xi ( u ) $.
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is the unique positive solution of the equation  $e^{\xi(u)} = 1 + u \xi(u)$.
  
 
====References====
 
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 10 November 2023


The unique continuous solution of the system

$$ \rho ( u ) = 1 \quad ( 0 \leq u \leq 1 ) , $$

$$ u \rho ^ \prime ( u ) = - \rho ( u - 1 ) \quad ( u > 1 ) . $$

The Dickman function $ \rho ( u ) $ occurs in the problem of estimating the number $ \Psi ( x,y ) $ of positive integers not exceeding $ x $ that are free of prime factors greater than $ y $: for any fixed $ u > 0 $, one has $ \Psi ( x,x ^ { {1 / u } } ) \sim \rho ( u ) x $ as $ u \rightarrow \infty $[a2], [a4].

The function $ \rho ( u ) $ is positive, non-increasing and tends to zero at a rate faster than exponential as $ u \rightarrow \infty $. A precise asymptotic estimate is given by the de Bruijn–Alladi formula [a1], [a3]:

$$ \rho ( u ) = ( 1 + O ( { \frac{1}{u} } ) ) \sqrt { { \frac{\xi ^ \prime ( u ) }{2 \pi } } } \times { \mathop{\rm exp} } \left \{ \gamma - u \xi ( u ) + \int\limits _ { 0 } ^ { \xi ( u ) } { { \frac{e ^ {s} - 1 }{s} } } {ds } \right \} \quad ( u > 1 ) , $$

where $\gamma$ is the Euler constant and $\xi(u)$ is the unique positive solution of the equation $e^{\xi(u)} = 1 + u \xi(u)$.

References

[a1] K. Alladi, "The Turán–Kubilius inequality for integers without large prime factors" J. Reine Angew. Math. , 335 (1982) pp. 180–196
[a2] N.G. de Bruijn, "On the number of positive integers $\leq x$ and free of prime factors $> y$" Nederl. Akad. Wetensch. Proc. Ser. A , 54 (1951) pp. 50–60
[a3] N.G. de Bruijn, "The asymptotic behaviour of a function occurring in the theory of primes" J. Indian Math. Soc. (N.S.) , 15 (1951) pp. 25–32
[a4] A. Hildebrand, G. Tenenbaum, "Integers without large prime factors" J. de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux , 5 (1993) pp. 411–484
How to Cite This Entry:
Dickman-function(2). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Dickman-function(2)&oldid=54294
This article was adapted from an original article by A. Hildebrand (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article