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Primitive root bias for twin primes

Number Theory 2021-02-05 v4

Abstract

Numerical evidence suggests that for only about 2%2\% of pairs p,p+2p,p+2 of twin primes, p+2p+2 has more primitive roots than does pp. If this occurs, we say that pp is exceptional (there are only two exceptional pairs with 5p10,0005 \leq p \leq 10{,}000). Assuming the Bateman-Horn conjecture, we prove that at least 0.47%0.47\% of twin prime pairs are exceptional and at least 65.13%65.13\% are not exceptional. We also conjecture a precise formula for the proportion of exceptional twin primes.

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@article{arxiv.1705.02485,
  title  = {Primitive root bias for twin primes},
  author = {Stephan Ramon Garcia and Elvis Kahoro and Florian Luca},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.02485},
  year   = {2021}
}

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17 pages, to appear in Experimental Mathematics

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