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Multiple Mertens evaluations

Number Theory 2021-06-15 v6 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

The Mertens' first theorem gives us the following asymptotic formula \begin{equation*} \sum_{\substack{p\leq x\\ p~prime}}\frac{lnp}{p}=lnx+O(1), \end{equation*} and the Mertens' second theorem indicates that there exists a constant B0.261B\approx 0.261, named the Mertens constant, such that \begin{equation*} \sum_{\substack{p\leq x\\ p~prime}}\frac{1}{p}=ln(lnx)+B+O\left(\frac{1}{lnx}\right). \end{equation*} In this paper, by using the Abel summation formula and Dirichlet's hyperbola method, we extend them to multiple cases.

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@article{arxiv.1909.10930,
  title  = {Multiple Mertens evaluations},
  author = {Tianfang Qi and Su Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.10930},
  year   = {2021}
}

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