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Conditional stronger bounds on Linnik theorem with prime power modulus
This post is related to questions asked here and here. However, I include the relevant background on least prime in arithmetic progressions presented here for benefit of the reader.
By Linnik's ...
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Remainder terms of congruence sums in sets of positive density
Let $\mathcal{A} \subset \mathbb{N}$ be an infinite sequence with positive density, in the sense that
$$
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\lim_{x\to\infty} \frac{|\mathcal{A} \cap x|}{x} = c > 0,
$$
and define the ...
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Primes in modular arithmetic progression
Fix a prime $p$.
I want to get $k<p$ primes $p_1<\dots<p_k$ such that at every $i\in\{1,\dots,k\}$ we have
$$p_i\equiv (2i+1+c)\bmod p$$ where $c$ is fixed and $2k+1+c<p$ holds.
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Arithmetic progressions, given a prime
I have recently become interested in reading a little more on certain directions regarding primes in arithmetic progressions (AP). I would appreciate specific paper references (with the journal and ...
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Infinitely many primes in particular progressions
I'm faced with the following problem on primes. Does someone have any clue? Is it (a reformulation of) an open problem?
Let $d$ be a positive integer, $d\geq 2$. By Dirichlet's theorem, there is an ...
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Primes in simultaneous arithmetic progressions
Suppose we're given four positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ such that $a$ and $b$ are coprime, and $c$ and $d$ are coprime. Is there a non-negative integer $k$ such that both $ak+b$ and $ck+d$ are ...
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Bounded gaps between primes in arithmetic progressions
Has Zhang's work on bounded gaps between primes been extended to the following theorem?
For any arithmetic progression $an+b,\gcd(a,b)=1$, there is a constant $H$ (depending only on $a$) such that ...
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Smallest prime in an arithmetic progression
Let $\{a_n\}_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ be defined as $a_n = a + bn$ for some $a, b >0,(a, b) = 1$. Are there good bounds on the minimal $k$ s.t. $a_k$ is prime. It is well known that there are infinitely ...
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Arithmetic progression and average of two prime numbers
Let $A=(a_n : n \in \mathbb{N})$ be the sequence given by:
$$
\ a_n = a_1 + (n - 1)d,\quad a_1,\ d,\ n \in \mathbb N,\quad d\gt a_1,\quad \gcd(a_1,\ d)=1.
$$
For all terms of $A$ greater than $\ \...
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Small primes in arithmetic sequences
Fix an integer $a>1$. For $n \geq 1$ an integer, let $\pi_{n,1}(an)$ the number of primes
$p \leq an$ such that $p \equiv 1 \pmod{n}$, and $\pi(an)$ the number of all primes $p \leq an$. Let
$$Q_a(...
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On the least prime in arithmetic progressions
My question concerns the least prime (denoted $p(a, q)$) in the arithmetic progression $a \pmod q$ where $a$ and $q$ are coprime. Quite a time ago Linnik demonstrated that
$$p(a, q) \ll q^L$$
for some ...
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least prime in a arithmetic progression
Hello
Here I want to consider the simplest arithmetic progression $n\equiv 1\pmod{q}$ where $q$ is a prime. Is it true that we can find a prime $p\leq q^2$ in this arithmetic progression?
This ...
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Is there another proof for Dirichlet's theorem? [duplicate]
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Is a “non-analytic” proof of Dirichlet’s theorem on primes known or possible?
Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progression states that there are ...
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Is the Green-Tao theorem true for primes within a given arithmetic progression?
Ben Green and Terrence Tao proved that there are arbitrary length arithmetic progressions among the primes.
Now, consider an arithmetic progression with starting term $a$ and common difference $d$. ...
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Mertens-like sum in arithmetic progressions
I find myself needing a good estimate for $\sum_{p\le x,\, p\equiv a\bmod q} 1/p$, perhaps something like
$$
\sum_{p\le x,\, p\equiv a\bmod q} \frac1p = \frac{\log\log x}{\phi(q)} + b(q,a) + O\big(\...
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Is a "non-analytic" proof of Dirichlet's theorem on primes known or possible?
It is well-known that one can prove certain special cases of Dirichlet's theorem by exhibiting an integer polynomial $p(x)$ with the properties that the prime divisors of $\{ p(n) | n \in \mathbb{Z} \}...
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Smallest k-term AP of primes
Let $S(k)$ denote the smallest integer such that there exists a k-term arithmetic progression of primes among the integers $[1,S(k)]$. Green and Tao have an unpublished note that gives a very large ...
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Arithmetic progressions without small primes
The following question came up in the discussion at How small can a group with an n-dimensional irreducible complex representation be? :
Is it known that there are infinitely many primes p for which ...
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