On the number of solutions of the Diophantine equation \(\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{i}=1\) (Q1878826)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2099952
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On the number of solutions of the Diophantine equation \(\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{i}=1\)
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2099952

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    On the number of solutions of the Diophantine equation \(\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{i}=1\) (English)
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    8 September 2004
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    For each positive integer \(n\) put \(K(n)=\#\{(x_1,\dots,x_n) : \sum_{i=1}^n {{1}\over {x_i}} = 1\}\), where the \(x_i\) denote positive integers. The author shows that we have \(e^{c{{n^3}\over {\log n}}}<K(n)<c_0^{(1+\varepsilon)2^{n-1}}\) for large \(n\). This result improves the bounds given by Erdős, Graham and Strauss.
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    sum of unit fractions
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    Egyptian fractions
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