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Sign changes in the prime number theorem

Number Theory 2019-11-07 v3

Abstract

Let V(T)V(T) denote the number of sign changes in ψ(x)x\psi(x) - x for x[1,T]x\in[1, T]. We show that lim inf  TV(T)/logTγ1/π+1.8671030\liminf_{\;T\rightarrow\infty} V(T)/\log T \geq \gamma_{1}/\pi + 1.867\cdot 10^{-30}, where γ1=14.13\gamma_{1} = 14.13\ldots denotes the ordinate of the lowest-lying non-trivial zero of the Riemann zeta-function. This improves on a long-standing result by Kaczorowski.

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@article{arxiv.1910.14203,
  title  = {Sign changes in the prime number theorem},
  author = {Thomas Morrill and Dave Platt and Tim Trudgian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.14203},
  year   = {2019}
}
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