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Thinned Wallis-type prime products in residue classes modulo $2^m$

General Mathematics 2026-05-12 v3

Abstract

For odd primes pp we consider the factors A(p)=pχ4(p)p+χ4(p),χ4(p)={1,p1(mod4),1,p3(mod4), A(p)=\frac{p-\chi_4(p)}{p+\chi_4(p)}, \qquad \chi_4(p)= \begin{cases} 1,&p\equiv 1\pmod 4, \\ -1,&p\equiv 3\pmod 4, \end{cases} and study products of A(p)A(p) restricted to unions of residue classes modulo 2m2^m. We give a simple criterion for the existence of a finite nonzero limit, prove a logarithmic asymptotic in the general case, and express the limiting constant in terms of Mertens-type constants in arithmetic progressions (hence in terms of Dirichlet LL-values).

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@article{arxiv.2602.13371,
  title  = {Thinned Wallis-type prime products in residue classes modulo $2^m$},
  author = {Mike Winkler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.13371},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages, 4 tables, revised version for INTEGERS journal

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