Let (Snα,κ,r(z))n=1∞ be a sequence of the largest possible integer intervals, such that z∈Snα,κ,r(z)⊂Mnα,κ,r=⋃i=1n[ri]pi or Snα,κ,r(z)=∅, where pi=pα+⌈i/κ⌉−1 and z∈Z. We prove that (#Snα,κ,r(z))n=1∞ oscillates infinitely many times around βn=o(n2) for any fixed α∈Z+, κ∈Z∩[1,pα), and ri∈Z. Let T=(a1,a2,…,ak) be an admissible k-tuple and let XnT,k,ρ,η={x∈[ρ]η:{x+a1,x+a2,…,x+ak}∩Mn+α−1=∅} for each n∈Z+, where Mg=⋃i=1g[0]pi. We prove that for any T and for some fixed α, κ, ρ, η, z, and r, there exists a linear bijection between Mκnα,κ,r and XnT,k,ρ,η for each n∈Z+. It implies that the length of any expanding integer interval on which all occurrences of T are sieved out by Mn+α−1 oscillates infinitely many times around βn=o(n2). The concept of the sieve of Eratosthenes asserts En=[2,pn+α2)∩(Z∖Mn+α−1)⊂P. Therefore, having pn+α2=ω(n2), we obtain that En includes a subset matched to T for infinitely many values of n and, consequently, T matches infinitely many positions in the sequence of primes.
@article{arxiv.2002.06523,
title = {Expanding total sieve and patterns in primes},
author = {Andrzej Bożek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.06523},
year = {2020}
}
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14 pages, 4 figures, comments and constructive criticism are welcome, especially regarding legibility, correctness and completeness