#include <iostream>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int n;
    cin >> n;
    vector<long long>a(n);
    for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
        cin >> a[i];
    }
    if(n==1){
        cout << 0 << endl;
        return 0;
    }
    sort(a.begin(),a.end());
    long long temp = a[1] - a[0];
    for(int i=1;i < n-1;i++){ // i最大为n-2,i+1最大为n-1,不越界
        long long diff = a[i+1] - a[i];
        if(diff < temp){
            temp = diff;
        }
  }      
    printf("%lld\n", temp);
    return 0;

}
// 64 位输出请用 printf("%lld")