The Erdös-Woods Problem

The Erdös-Woods problem is a surprisingly far reaching question about integers. I has implications for mathematical logic, ABC triples, elliptic curves, and can be generalized to (affine) schemes. This generalization provides links between number theory and Nivanlina's value distribution theory in complex analysis. Connections between Nivanlina theory and number theory have already been emphasized by Lang and Vojta in connections with Roth's theorem. This completely independent connection suggests that the ABC conjecture could stated for the ring of entire functions. I seems plausible that it could even be proven by one of our friendly neighborhood Nivanlina theorists.