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Odd numbers can be indexed by the map k(n)=(n-3)/2, n belonging to 2N+3. We first propose a basic primality test using this index function that was first introduced in article (8). Input size of operations is reduced which improves…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-06-03 Marc Wolf , François Wolf

We introduce a method for showing that there exist prime numbers which are very close together. The method depends on the level of distribution of primes in arithmetic progressions. Assuming the Elliott-Halberstam conjecture, we prove that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 D. A. Goldston , J. Pintz , C. Y. Yildirim

While the prime numbers have been subject to mathematical inquiry since the ancient Greeks, the accumulated effort of understanding these numbers has - as Marcus du Sautoy recently phrased it - 'not revealed the origins of what makes the…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2018-08-30 Kolbjørn Tunstrøm

We study the average value of the divisor function $\tau(n)$ for $n\le x$ with $n \equiv a \bmod q$. The divisor function is known to be evenly distributed over arithmetic progressions for all $q$ that are a little smaller than $x^{2/3}$.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-05-25 Rizwanur Khan

We obtain an upper bound for the distribution of primes in the form $n^4 + k$ up to $x$, averaged over $k$ with small square-full part. As a corollary, we show that for almost all $k$, there is an expected amount of primes in the form $n^4…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-08-27 Kam Hung Yau

The Bessel function of the first kind $J_{N}\left(kx\right)$ is expanded in a Fourier-Legendre series, as is the modified Bessel functions of the first kind $I_{N}\left(kx\right)$. The purpose of these expansions in Legendre polynomials was…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Jack C. Straton

We show that both primes and smooth numbers are equidistributed in arithmetic progressions to moduli up to $x^{5/8 - o(1)}$, using triply-well-factorable weights for the primes (we also get improvements for the well-factorable linear sieve…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Alexandru Pascadi

Let $\pi_{q,a}(x)$ denote the number of primes $\le x$ in the progression $a$ modulo $q$. We study subtle inequities in these functions, with $q$ fixed and variable $a$ (sometimes called 'prime race problems'). It is known unconditionally…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-10-22 Kevin Ford , Sergei Konyagin

We prove new variants of the Lambert series factorization theorems studied by Merca and Schmidt (2017) which correspond to a more general class of Lambert series expansions of the form $L_a(\alpha, \beta, q) := \sum_{n \geq 1} a_n q^{\alpha…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-12-05 Mircea Merca , Maxie D. Schmidt

Many possible definitions have been proposed for fractional derivatives and integrals, starting from the classical Riemann-Liouville formula and its generalisations and modifying it by replacing the power function kernel with other kernel…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2021-05-03 Arran Fernandez , Mehmet Ali Ozarslan , Dumitru Baleanu

We consider the distribution of the largest prime divisor of the integers in the interval $[2,x]$, and investigate in particular the mode of this distribution, the prime number(s) which show up most often in this list. In addition to giving…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-04-24 Nathan McNew

We improve a result of Lau and Zhao on the variance of Fourier coefficients of primitive cuspidal modular forms for SL2(Z) in arithmetic progressions. This is achieved by using bounds on the first moment of Rankin-Selberg L-functions in the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-22 Laurent Montaigu

We study how often exceptional configurations of irreducible polynomials over finite fields occur in the context of prime number races and Chebyshev's bias. In particular, we show that three types of biases, which we call "complete bias",…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-03-05 Alexandre Bailleul , Lucile Devin , Daniel Keliher , Wanlin Li

We prove the logarithmic Sarnak conjecture for sequences of subquadratic word growth. In particular, we show that the Liouville function has at least quadratically many sign patterns. We deduce the main theorem from a variant which bounds…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-06-16 Redmond McNamara

We establish new Bombieri-Vinogradov type estimates for a wide class of multiplicative arithmetic functions and derive several applications, including: a new proof of a recent estimate by Drappeau and Topacogullari for arithmetical…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-03-16 Étienne Fouvry , Gérald Tenenbaum

It is shown that the first $n$ prime numbers $p_1,...,p_n$ determine the next one by the recursion equation $$ p_{n+1} =\lim\limits_{s\to +\infty} [\prod\limits^n_{k=1} (1-\frac{1}{p^s_k}) \sum\limits^\infty_{j=1} \frac{1}{j^s} -1]^{-1/s}.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2008-10-06 Joseph B. Keller

The chronicle of prime numbers travel back thousands of years in human history. Not only the traits of prime numbers have surprised people, but also all those endeavors made for ages to find a pattern in the appearance of prime numbers has…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2022-09-27 Tashreef Muhammad , G. M. Shahariar , Tahsin Aziz , Mohammad Shafiul Alam

In 1972, Alnia\c{c}ik proved that every strong Liouville number is mapped into the set of $U_m$-numbers, for any non-constant rational function with coefficients belonging to an $m$-degree number field. In this paper, we generalize this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-11-01 Ana Paula Chaves , Diego Marques , Pavel Trojovsk\' y

For any $k\geq 1$, this paper studies the number of polynomials having $k$ irreducible factors (counted with or without multiplicities) in $\mathbf{F}_q[t]$ among different arithmetic progressions. We obtain asymptotic formulas for the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-09-23 Lucile Devin , Xianchang Meng

The distribution of prime numbers is here considered. We show a formula for $li^{-1}$ and we study the $\pi(x)$ function and Riemann's hypothesis.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 A. Balan