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Erdős problem 295

Let k(N)k(N) denote the smallest kk such that there exists N≤n1<⋯<nkN ≤ n_1 < ⋯ < n_k with 1n1+...+1nk=1\frac 1 {n_1} + ... + \frac 1 {n_k} = 1

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Erdős and Straus have proved the existence of some constant c>0c>0 such that −c<k(N)−(e−1)N≪Nlog⁡N-c < k(N)-(e-1)N \ll \frac N {\log N}

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∃ C > 0,  ∃ O > 0, ∀ᶠ (N : ℕ) in Filter.atTop, ↑(Erdos295.k N) - (Real.exp 1 - 1) * ↑N ∈ Set.Ioc (-C) (O * ↑N / Real.log ↑N)
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