import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.util.regex.*;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n = in.nextInt();
        int[] a = new int[n];
        for(int a_i=0; a_i < n; a_i++){
            a[a_i] = in.nextInt();
        }
        // your code goes here
        Arrays.sort(a);
        //System.out.println(Arrays.toString(a));
        int smallestDifference = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        for (int i = 0 ; i < a.length-1 ; i++){
            if(a[i+1]-a[i] < smallestDifference){
                smallestDifference = a[i+1]-a[i];
            }
        }
        
        System.out.println(smallestDifference);
    }
}