On locally repeated values of certain arithmetic functions,I

Let ν(n) denote the number of distinct prime factors of n. We show that the equation n + ν(n) = m + ν(m) has many solutions with n ≠ m. We also show that if ν is replaced by an arbitrary, integer-valued function f with certain properties assumed about its average order, then the equation n + f(n) = m + f(m) has infinitely many solutions with n ≠ m.