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Problem #50: Schoenberg proved that for every $c\in [0,1]$ the density...

Schoenberg proved that for every $c\in [0,1]$ the density of\[\{ n\in \mathbb{N} : \phi(n)

Problem Statement

Schoenberg proved that for every $c\in [0,1]$ the density of\[\{ n\in \mathbb{N} : \phi(n)<cn\}\]exists. Let this density be denoted by $f(c)$. Is it true that there are no $x$ such that $f'(x)$ exists and is positive?
Categories: Number Theory

Progress

Erdős [Er95] could prove the distribution function is purely singular.

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