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On The Infinitude of the Twin Primes

General Mathematics 2025-08-19 v7

Abstract

We present a novel approach to the Twin Prime Conjecture, basing on the 6x±16x \pm 1 representation of primes. By defining so-called twin prime generators xNx \in \N, for which both 6x16x - 1 and 6x+16x + 1 are prime, we reformulate the conjecture into the existence problem of such xx. Using admissible residue classes modulo products of small primes and an adapted Selberg sieve, we partition the natural numbers into structured intervals \mcAn\mc{A}_n, where the maximal possible prime divisor of 6x±16x \pm 1 is fixed. Within each \mcAn\mc{A}_n, we apply the sieve to estimate the number of generator candidates that escape all local obstructions. Due to the \emph{parity problem} we cannot solve the problem with a Selberg sieve. It requires other sieves or methods. The author is searching for them and invites all interested people to help.

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@article{arxiv.1909.07975,
  title  = {On The Infinitude of the Twin Primes},
  author = {Berndt Gensel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.07975},
  year   = {2025}
}

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