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Convergence of moments implies convergence to normal distribution

I have a sequence $\{X_n\}$ of random variables supported on the real line, as well as a normally distributed random variable $X$ (whose mean and variance are known but irrelevant). I know that the ...
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Small linear relations between primitive Pythagorean triples $\mathsf{II}$

WillJagy answered a linear relation question on Pythagorean Triples in Small linear relations between primitive Pythagorean triples $\mathsf I$. Now let $a^2+b^2=c^2$ be a primitive Pythagorean ...
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The number of totatives to the nth primorial, in an interval shorter than the nth primorial

(The notation of this question will be improved over the next few days, sorry for the lack of clarity at the moment.) Can, and if so when can, we determine the amount of natural numbers which are ...
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Drawing natural numbers without replacement.

Suppose we start with an initial probability distribution on $\mathbb{N}$ that gives positive probability to each $n$. Let's call this random variable $X_1$ so we have $P(X_1=n)=p_{1,n}>0$ for all $...
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Heuristic reason for Polya's conjecture

Let $\lambda(n)$ be Liouville's function, so that for each positive integer $n = p_1^{m_1}\cdots p_r^{m_r}$, we have that $\lambda(n) = (-1)^{\sum^{r}_{k=1}{m_k}}$. In 1919, Polya conjectured that $L(...
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Relative-totient function (2nd attempt)

Let $\Lambda(x,y)$ be the count of totatives of $x$ that are less than or equal to $y$. I am asking for the following result to be verified, (particularly the final proposal), I have found no ...
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Asymptotic estimate for a random model of primes

Question Let $$ \pi_{rm_c}(x) = \sum_{ \substack{ {n\leq x}\\{(n+a,P(\sqrt{n}))=1}}} 1-1, $$ where $P(x)$ is the product of all primes less or equal to $x$ and $a$ is a random integer constrained to ...
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Reference request: Darboux properties of real-valued set functions (measures, densities, etc.)

Fix a set $S$ and let $f: \mathcal P(S) \rightharpoonup \mathbf R$ be a real-valued partial function on the power set of $S$; denote by $\mathcal D$ the domain of $f$. We say that $f$ has: (i) the ...
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Small linear relations between primitive Pythagorean triples $\mathsf I$

Say $a^2+b^2=c^2$ is a primitive Pythagorean triple. Then consider the Linear Diophantine Equation $$ua^2+vb^2+xab+ybc+zca=0$$ where $(u,v,x, y, z)\in\mathbb Z^4$ are variables. If $(u,v,x, y, z)\neq(...
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