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();
        }
        
        Arrays.sort(a);
        
        int smallest = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        
        for(int i = 0; i < a.length - 1; i++)
        {
            int tmp = Math.abs(a[i]-a[i+1]);
            if(tmp < smallest)
                smallest = tmp;
        }
        
        System.out.print(smallest);
        
        // your code goes here
    }
}