On nonconvex constellations among primes II: (458,3240)
Abstract
Extending our work on the -tuple conjecture, we previously applied those methods to the Engelsma counterexamples (narrow constellations) of length and span . Here we extend that analysis to the Engelsma counterexamples of length and . We track the evolution of these counterexamples from inadmissible driving terms starting in the cycle of gaps up through their first appearance in . We continue developing primorial coordinates for each admissible instance through a breadth-first exhaustive search through . Each of the constellations sits inside a constellation, which we call its {\em parent}. We show that no constellation occurs outside of its parent until the cycle . The early evolution of the constellations is dominated by the evolution of their parents, which we have previously studied. For each -counterexample we calculate its asymptotic relative population, among other constellations of length .
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@article{arxiv.2605.19165,
title = {On nonconvex constellations among primes II: (458,3240)},
author = {Fred B. Holt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.19165},
year = {2026}
}
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14 pages, 7 figures