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An Elementary Proof of the Prime Number Theorem based on M\"obius Function

General Mathematics 2023-02-24 v1

Abstract

Let μ(n)\mu(n) denote the M\"obius function, define M(x)=nxμ(n)M(x)= \sum_{n\leq x}^{}\mu (n). The main result of this paper is to prove that \begin{equation*} \displaystyle\lim_{x \to +\infty}\frac{M(x)}{x}=0 \end{equation*} which is equivalent to the prime number theorem. We also use Selberg's asymptotic formula, but the treatments of key parts are different from several classical proofs.

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@article{arxiv.2302.12218,
  title  = {An Elementary Proof of the Prime Number Theorem based on M\"obius Function},
  author = {Junda Pan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.12218},
  year   = {2023}
}
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