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Primes in arithmetic progressions on average I

Number Theory 2024-09-23 v5

Abstract

Let Ex(q,a)E_x(q,a) be the error term when counting primes in arithmetic progressions and let M(Q)=qQϕ(q)a=1qEx(q,a)3M(Q)=\sum_{q\leq Q}\phi(q)\sum_{a=1}^qE_x(q,a)^3. We show that M(Q)<<Q3(x/Q)7/5M(Q)<<Q^3(x/Q)^{7/5} for large QQ close to xx (in the usual BDH sense) thereby showing that sign changes in the error give power saving cancellation past the expected x/q\sqrt {x/q} heuristic.

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@article{arxiv.2406.06450,
  title  = {Primes in arithmetic progressions on average I},
  author = {Tomos Parry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.06450},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

the 7/5 exponent may be pushed down to 1

R2 v1 2026-06-28T16:59:54.733Z