# Is it possible to sum the divergent series with prime coefficients?

It is known that the series $$P := \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} p_{n} \qquad \text{where } p_{n} \text{ is the n'th prime}$$ cannot be summed by means of (prime) zeta function regularization. (The result was originally due to Landau and Walfisz, see this paper. Froberg later showed it as well.)

However, there are loads of other summation methods. I am wondering whether any of the following summation methods can sum the divergent series of primes. For example:

1. Abel summation/analytic continuation of power series (what is the difference?): Does $\lim_{x \to 1^{-} } \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} p_{n} x^{n}$ exist?
2. Lindelöf summation: Does $\lim_{x \to 0} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} p_{n} n^{-nx}$ exist?
3. Analytic continuation of Dirichlet series: Does $\lim_{s \to 0} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{p_{n}}{n^{s}}$ exist?

Do any of these methods or another summation method for assigning a number to the sum of primes work? If so, please also indicate what the closed form of the corresponding function (for which the limit exists) is.

• The limits in (1) and (2) are infinite by straightforward comparisons; I don't know what you mean by (3) since the series does not converge for any value of $s$ near 0. Aug 27, 2014 at 12:48
• I think (3) is the best bet for anything to work. Once a functional equation is established for the Dirichlet series I would imagine that routine-ish techniques would take over from there. The functional equation would be the tricky part though. Aug 27, 2014 at 12:57
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Aug 27, 2014 at 13:14
• There is a difference between Abel summation and analytic continuation of power series. Abel summation requires that the power series is already analytic in the unit disc. Aug 27, 2014 at 14:37
• @MikeJury: I intended to ask this question in similar vein to mathoverflow.net/questions/3204/… . Aug 29, 2014 at 15:37