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Some heuristics on the gaps between consecutive primes

Number Theory 2018-04-24 v3

Abstract

We propose the formula for the number of pairs of consecutive primes pn,pn+1<xp_n, p_{n+1}<x separated by gap d=pn+1pnd=p_{n+1}-p_n expressed directly by the number of all primes <x<x, i.e. by π(x)\pi(x). As the application of this formula we formulate 7 conjectures, among others for the maximal gap between two consecutive primes smaller than xx, for the generalized Brun's constants and the first occurrence of a given gap dd. Also the leading term loglog(x)\log \log(x) in the prime harmonic sum is reproduced from our guesses correctly. These conjectures are supported by the computer data.

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@article{arxiv.1102.0481,
  title  = {Some heuristics on the gaps between consecutive primes},
  author = {Marek Wolf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0481},
  year   = {2018}
}

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