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The exceptional set of Goldbach problem and Linnik's constant

Number Theory 2026-01-26 v2

Abstract

Let E(X)E(X) denote the number of even integers below XX which are not a sum of two primes. We prove the bound E(X)=O(X710)E(X)=O(X^{\frac{7}{10}}), where the implicit constant is ineffective. The method applied here also leads to P(q)=O(q5)P(q)=O(q^5), where P(q)P(q) denotes the least prime, if it exists, in any arithmetic progression modulo qq.

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@article{arxiv.2511.05631,
  title  = {The exceptional set of Goldbach problem and Linnik's constant},
  author = {Genheng Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.05631},
  year   = {2026}
}

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