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The n-th prime asymptotically

Number Theory 2014-03-25 v2

Abstract

A new derivation of the classic asymptotic expansion of the n-th prime is presented. A fast algorithm for the computation of its terms is also given, which will be an improvement of that by Salvy (1994). Realistic bounds for the error with \li1(n)\li^{-1}(n), after having retained the first m terms, for 1m111\le m\le 11, are given. Finally, assuming the Riemann Hypothesis, we give estimations of the best possible r3r_3 such that, for nr3n\ge r_3, we have pn>s3(n)p_n> s_3(n) where s3(n)s_3(n) is the sum of the first four terms of the asymptotic expansion.

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@article{arxiv.1203.5413,
  title  = {The n-th prime asymptotically},
  author = {Juan Arias de Reyna and Toulisse Jeremy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.5413},
  year   = {2014}
}
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