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The Amplitwist
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Ever number theory paper I have ever read has listed the authors in alphabetical order, with one exception:

http://www.math.sjsu.edu/~goldston/article03.PDF

D. R. Heath-Brown, D. A. GoldstonHeath-Brown, D. R.; Goldston, D. A., "A note on the difference between consecutive primesA note on the differences between consecutive primes," Math. Annalen 266Ann. 266, 317–320 (1984), 317-320. ZBL0514.10031. PDF (Wayback Machine)

I guess this was due to an editorial error. Dan Goldston once jokingly told me (paraphrase):

"The rules of mathematics do not apply to Heath-Brown."

Ever number theory paper I have ever read has listed the authors in alphabetical order, with one exception:

http://www.math.sjsu.edu/~goldston/article03.PDF

D. R. Heath-Brown, D. A. Goldston, "A note on the difference between consecutive primes," Math. Annalen 266 (1984), 317-320.

I guess this was due to an editorial error. Dan Goldston once jokingly told me (paraphrase):

"The rules of mathematics do not apply to Heath-Brown."

Ever number theory paper I have ever read has listed the authors in alphabetical order, with one exception:

Heath-Brown, D. R.; Goldston, D. A., A note on the differences between consecutive primes, Math. Ann. 266, 317–320 (1984). ZBL0514.10031. PDF (Wayback Machine)

I guess this was due to an editorial error. Dan Goldston once jokingly told me (paraphrase):

"The rules of mathematics do not apply to Heath-Brown."

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Micah Milinovich
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Ever number theory paper I have ever read has listed the authors in alphabetical order, with one exception:

http://www.math.sjsu.edu/~goldston/article03.PDF

D. R. Heath-Brown, D. A. Goldston, "A note on the difference between consecutive primes," Math. Annalen 266 (1984), 317-320.

I guess this was due to an editorial error. Dan Goldston once jokingly told me (paraphrase):

"The rules of mathematics do not apply to Heath-Brown."