A weaker but simpler sieve inequality

John B. Friedlander

A weaker but simpler sieve inequality

Number Theory 2026-07-07 v1

Authors: John B. Friedlander

Abstract

We discuss a cancellation property of sieve weights, one that is applicable to the distribution of primes and almost-primes in very short intervals.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.05707,
  title  = {A weaker but simpler sieve inequality},
  author = {John B. Friedlander},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.05707},
  year   = {2026}
}

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