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On the first sign change in Mertens' Theorem

Number Theory 2015-11-09 v2

Abstract

The function px1ploglog(x)M\sum_{p\leq x} \frac{1}{p} - \log\log(x) - M is known to change sign infinitely often, but so far all calculated values are positive. In this paper we prove that the first sign change occurs well before exp(495.702833165)\exp(495.702833165).

Cite

@article{arxiv.1503.01277,
  title  = {On the first sign change in Mertens' Theorem},
  author = {Jan Büthe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.01277},
  year   = {2015}
}

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12 pages, final version

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