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Sur le nombre des entiers sans grand facteur premier. (On the number of integers without large prime factor)
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    1989
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    An estimate for \(\psi(x,y)\), the number of positive integers not exceeding \(x\) with no prime factor exceeding \(y\), is required in various problems in number theory. \textit{N. G. de Bruijn} [Indagationes Math. 13, 50-60 (1951; Zbl 0042.042)] showed that for all \(\epsilon >0\) and \(x>1\), \(y\geq 2\), \[ (1)\quad \psi(x,y)= \Lambda (x,y)+O_{\epsilon}(x \exp (-(\log y)^{3/5-\epsilon})), \] where \[ \Lambda(x,y)= x\int^{\infty}_{0}\rho (\frac{\log x-\log t}{\log y})d([t]/t),\quad for\quad x\not\in {\mathbb{N}} \] with \(\rho\) denoting the Dickman function, and he deduced the well known formula \[ \psi(x,y)= x \rho (u)(1+O_{\epsilon}(\log (u+1)/(\log y))),\quad u=(\log x)/(\log y), \] for a range which was eventually extended to \[ (2)\quad \exp ((\log \log x)^{5/3+\epsilon})\leq y\leq x,\quad x\geq x_ 0(\epsilon) \] by \textit{A. Hildebrand} [J. Number Theory 22, 289-307 (1986; Zbl 0575.10038)]. In Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 296, 265-290 (1986; Zbl 0601.10028) \textit{A. Hildebrand} and \textit{G. Tenenbaum} obtained another formula for \(\psi\) (x,y), in terms of \(\zeta(s,y)= \prod_{p\leq y}(1-p^{-s})^{-1}\) and other functions, which is valid whenever \(x\geq y\geq 2\). By building on these developments, the present author derives the following improvement of (1) in the range (2): \[ \psi(x,y)= \Lambda (x,y)(1+O_{\epsilon}(\exp (-(\log y)^{3/5-\epsilon}))). \]
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    integers free of large prime factors
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    asymptotic formula
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    short interval estimate
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    Dickman function
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