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Erdős problem 263

Must every irrationality sequence ana_n in the above sense satisfy an1/n→∞a_n^{1/n} \to \infty as n→∞n \to \infty?

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Kovač and Tao [KoTa24] proved that any strictly increasing sequence ana_n such that ∑1an\sum \frac{1}{a_n} converges and lim⁡an+1an2=0\lim \frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n^2} = 0 is not an irrationality sequence in the above sense.

[KoTa24] Kovač, V. and Tao T., On several irrationality problems for Ahmes series. arXiv:2406.17593 (2024).

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/263.leanErdos263.erdos_263.variants.sub_doubly_exponential4 linesExact file
∀ (a : ℕ → ℕ),  StrictMono a →    (Summable fun n => 1 / ↑(a n)) →      Filter.Tendsto (fun n => ↑(a (n + 1)) / ↑(a n) ^ 2) Filter.atTop (nhds 0) → ¬Erdos263.IsIrrationalitySequence a
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