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On the order of magnitude of certain integer sequences

Number Theory 2024-06-11 v2

Abstract

Let pp be a prime number, and let SS be the numerical semigroup generated by the prime numbers not less than pp. We compare the orders of magnitude of some invariants of SS with each other, e. g., the biggest atom uu of SS with pp itself: By Harald Helfgott (arXiv:1312.7748 [math.NT]), every odd integer NN greater than five can be written as the sum of three prime numbers. There is numerical evidence suggesting that the summands of NN always can be chosen between N6\frac N6 and N2\frac N2. This would imply that uu is less than 6p6p.

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@article{arxiv.2404.14765,
  title  = {On the order of magnitude of certain integer sequences},
  author = {Michael Hellus and Anton Rechenauer and Rolf Waldi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.14765},
  year   = {2024}
}

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