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Consecutive primes and IP sets

Number Theory 2024-03-19 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

For an infinite set M of natural numbers, let FS(M) be the set of all nonzero finite sums of distinct numbers in M. An IP set is any set of the form FS(M). Let p_n denote the n-th prime number for each n1n \ge 1. A de Polignac number is any number m such that pn+1pn=mp_{n+1}-p_n=m for infinitely many n. In this note, we show that every IP set of even natural numbers contains infinitely many de Polignac numbers.

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@article{arxiv.2403.10637,
  title  = {Consecutive primes and IP sets},
  author = {William D. Banks},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.10637},
  year   = {2024}
}

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