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Has this formula for $G_{k}:=\lim\inf_{n\to\infty}p_{n+k}-p_{n}$ been conjectured?
I give here a heuristics that suggests that the quantity $\displaystyle{G_{k}:=\liminf_{n\to\infty}p_{n+k}-p_{n}}$ should be approximately equal to $k(1+H_{k})$, where $H_{k}$ is the $k$-th harmonic ...
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Why is the CM-type preserved after base changing from char 0 to char p?
There is a transition in the theory of complex multiplication which seems to be glossed over in all expositions I can find. I would like to explicitly find a theorem that allows me to do this.
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Is there any book explaining in detail the book "Basic Number Theory" by André Weil as Dirichlet did to "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae" by Gauss?
Is there any book explaining in detail the book "Basic Number Theory" by Andre Weil as Dirichlet did to "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae"?
This is because I have read the two books mentioned above and I ...
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Grothendieck's motivation of crystalline cohomology
Here Illusie mentions Grothendieck's observation that using Gauss-Manin connection one can give a non-canonical isomorphism between de Rham cohomology of smooth schemes over $W(k)$ with isomorphic ...
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Divergent Series as a topic of research
About a year ago, while studying real analysis, I got very much interested in divergent series. I discussed possible research topics related to divergent series with my teachers but couldn't find any. ...
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On quasi-algebraically closed fields
By Lang's theorem, a complete valued field which is the fraction field of a discrete valuation ring with an algebraically closed residue field is quasi-algebraically closed (or $C_1$).
How much is ...
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Simultaneous Diophantine Condition and Growth Rate of Convergents Denominators
Let $\omega=(\omega_1,\ldots,\omega_{m})$ be an $m$-tuple of real numbers. Let $|\omega|_{m}:=\sup\limits_{1 \leq j \leq m}|\omega_j|_{1}$ be a metric on flat torus $\mathbb{T}^{m}=\mathbb{R}^{m}/\...
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$f^{\lambda}$: asymptotics and analytic continuations
Let $\mathbb{Y}_n$ denote the set of all partitions of $n\in\mathbb{N}$ and $\mathbb{Y}$ Young's lattice of all partitions. The partition function $g_0(n)=\sum_{\lambda\in\mathbb{Y}_n}1$ has an ...
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What is known about the largest prime divisor of the product of $k$ consecutive integers?
Take $k$ consecutive composite integers from a prime gap. What is known about the largest prime divisor of their product?
It seems to me that except for the triplet $(8,9,10)$ and the pair $(8,9)$ , ...
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Rank of binary matrix related to the number of positive squarefree integers less than $n$
I posted this question at the Mathematics SE, but received no response there so I am posting it here.
The following fact is stated in the comments-section of sequence A013928 in the OEIS.
Let $C$ ...
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Order of vanishing of Artin $L$-functions at $s=1$
Let $E/F$ be a finite Galois extension of number fields with Galois group $G$. Let $S$ be a finite set of places of $F$ containing the infinite places. For $\chi$ an irreducible complex character of $...
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An estimation of $p_n$
There seems to exist an asymptotic line
$$\displaystyle a+bx\sim \frac{x e^x}{p_{n}-x e^x}\; ,\;n=\lfloor e^x\rfloor\tag1$$
Which suggests an estimation
$$\displaystyle g(n)=\Big(1+\frac{1}{a+b\ln ...
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Reference for Local class field theory via witt vectors
I would like to find some books or lecture notes on geometric local class field theory via Witt vectors. I can't find any good paper on this subject.All approaches in the books to local class field ...
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The implicit constant in GRH
One particularity of the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis seems to deserve some clarification. In particular, what is included in the commonly accepted version of the conjecture?
GRH states that
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About Averages of Incomplete Additive Character Sums
Let $p$ be a prime. Let $\omega$ be a $ p $-th root of unity. We know that $ \chi_\alpha (x) = \omega^{\alpha\cdot x} $ are the additive characters of $ \mathbb{Z}_p $.
I have a question about ...
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Applications of Level Lowering
What are some applications/consequences of level lowering of Galois representations? I understand the application of Ribet's theorem in the proof of Fermat's last theorem but I am wondering what other ...
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congruences for Fourier coefficients of modular forms
Are there other good articles on congruences for Fourier coefficients of modular forms beside Swinnerton-Dyer's article in "Modular Functions of One Variable III"?
I am looking for generalisations ...
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How to calculate $N_{L/k}$(roots of unity)?
Suppose that $L/k$ is a Galois extension of number fields and that $G$
is the corresponding Galois group. Further, for $\frak p$ a prime ideal
of $\cal O$$_L$, let $K=L^{G(\frak p)}$, where [$L$ : $K$...
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On Bailey–Borwein–Plouffe formula for irrational numbers
A BBP-type formula for an irrational number $\alpha$ in the integer base $b\geq 2$ is a formula in the form $\alpha=\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{b^k}\frac{p(k)}{q(k)}$ ($p, q$ are polynomials in ...
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How resolution of singularity is linked to continued fracton? [closed]
I vaguely recall that resolution of singularity may be linked to continued fracton, possibly it is cusp that links to CF. Could any one give concrete reference and give example? Thanks.
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Structure of Deligne-Lusztig representations $R_{T,\theta}$ for ministropic $T$ and cuspidal representations
Let $G$ be a reductive group over a finite field $k$, let $F$ be a Frobenius morphism on $G$.
I'll start with a somewhat vague question and make my question more specific further down:
How do ...
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Argument againts the $abcd$ conjecture with extra gcd conditions
Got an argument and numerical support againts the $abcd$
conjecture with extra gcd conditions (observe that this
is different from the $abc$ and the $abcd$ conjectures).
This thesis p. 20 defines the ...
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Transitivity of discriminant for flat algebras
Sorry if the question doesn't feed this site, I'm reposting it from MSE. Nobody answered it there and I couldn't find the proof in general case(whenever it was mentioned the proof was referred to as a ...
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Funktorialität in der Theorie der automorphen Formen
In 2010 Langlands wrote an article with the title Funktorialität in der Theorie der automorphen Formen: Ihre Entdeckung und ihre Ziele. On the IAS website, he says that
This note ... was written ...
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The Theory of Transfinite Diophantine Equations [closed]
The theory of Diophantine equations is one of the main stream research areas in number theory. There are many known results and unknown conjectures about the existence of non-trivial solutions for ...
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Growth rate for the average of the entries in the fundamental period of the continued fraction expansion of $\sqrt{n}$
(Cross-posted from stackexchange: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1976296/what-is-known-about-the-average-of-the-partial-quotients-in-the-fundamental-peri)
I'd like references concerning ...
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If $N = {q^k}{n^2}$ is an odd perfect number given in Eulerian form, is $n$ a square?
(I have asked a similar question in MSE four days ago, but did not receive any answers. I have therefore cross-posted it to this site, hoping to get some responses.)
An odd perfect number $N$ is ...
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Dynamics of the distribution of prime factorization types in increasing intervals
I've tagged this as reference request as surely this question must be very well investigated, I just don't know how to look for it. Most likely the perfect answer will be in form of a keyword for ...
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Hecke eigensystem in cohomology vs. compactly supported cohomology
What follows is a question that's probably well-known to experts, but I haven't been able to find a reference.
Let $\mathrm G$ be a connected, semisimple $\mathbb Q$-group. Let $K \subset \mathrm G(\...
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Cancellation in a sum of Möbius evaluated along a quadratic form
Let $Q(x,y)$ be an indefinite binary quadratic form. Suppose $0 < B < \sqrt{A} $ are such that $B \gg \sqrt{A}$.
Is it true one can save an arbitrary power of log from the trivial bound in
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Best bound on $p, p+2k$ with $k$ fixed
Given some integer $k>0$, there are $O(x/\log^2 x)$ primes $p \le x$ such that $p+2k$ is also prime. It has been conjectured at least since Hardy-Littlewood that
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\pi_{2k}(x) \sim c_{2k}\int_2^x\...
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Using the decomposition $641 = 5^4 + 2^4$ to factor $F_5$
The question in the title arises from a problem in Stewart's "Galois Theory, Third Edition" (and possibly elsewhere) which has been bugging me for a few days since reading it:
Problem 19.5 (p. 224) ...
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The proof of Kazhdan's density theorem (And does it hold over positive characteristic?)
When proving identities about traces of functions on representations of $p$-adic groups, Kazhdan's density theorem indicates one only has to check equalities of traces on tempered representations. ...
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reference on Dirichlet theorem on primes in arithmetic progression
I appreciate if you could help me to find a reference (and a proof).
Combining Dirichlet theorem on primes in arithmetic progression with Chebotarev densitiy theorem, we know that given two positive ...
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On nearby cycle sheaves and a 2-fibered product of topoi
In SGA7 Exposé XIII, Deligne introduces an algebraic theory of nearby cycle sheaves and vanishing cycle sheaves on schemes over the $S$, where $S$ is the spectrum of a Henselian discrete valuation ...
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Irreducible monic polynomials
I am looking for criteria for the irreducibility of monic polynomials with constant term $\pm1$ over $\mathbb Q$. Eisenstein's criterion clearly doesn't apply here.
For instance, for the family of ...
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(Non-)Existence of curves of low degree on affine and projective varieties
I am interested in papers that investigates the existence or non-existence of curves of low degree (relative to the degree of the ambient variety). The starting example is that of surfaces and ...
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If $N = {q^k}{n^2}$ is an odd perfect number given in Eulerian form, is $n$ squarefree?
(I have asked a similar question in MSE around a week ago, but did not receive any responses. I have therefore cross-posted it to this site, hoping to get some answers.)
An odd perfect number $N$ is ...
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Expected Cardinality of the First n Coefficients of a Continued Fraction
Is there anything known about the asymptotic expected growth of $card\{a_0,a_1,...,a_n\}$, where the $a_i$ are the first $n$ coefficient of a continued fraction $[a_0; a_1, ... ]$?
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whether the quotient of continued fraction of algebraic irrational number is bounded or not is similar or equivalent to Collatz conjecture?
I vaguely recall that whether the quotient of continued fraction of algebraic irrational number is bounded or not is similar or equivalent to Collatz conjecture, could any one give the reference? or ...
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Properties of the function $\chi_{s,k}$
Let $\chi_{s,k}$ be the characteristic function of integers $n$ which are expressed as sum of $s$ positive $k$-th powers i.e $\chi_{s,k}(n)=1$ if and only if $n=a_1^k+\cdots+a_s^k.$ Examples of this ...
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Are primes of density 0 in $a\cdot b^n+c$?
Hooley proves in Applications of Sieves to the Theory of Numbers that there are only $o(x)$ numbers $n\le x$ such that $n\cdot2^n+1$ is a (Cullen) prime. The proof generalizes to forms $n\cdot2^{n+a}+...
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Proto-Euclidean algorithm
Consider the Euclidean algorithm (EA) as a way to measure the relative length $b/a$ of a shorter stick $b$ compared to a longer one $a$ by recursively determining
$$q_i = \left\lfloor \frac{r_i}{r_{...
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Asymptotics and error terms for an arithmetic function built upon $\omega$ and $\Omega$ functions
For any real number $x$, let's define $Om_{k}(x)$ as the number of positive integers $m$ below $x$ such that $\Omega(m)-\omega(m)=k$, where $\omega(n)$ is the number of distinct primes dividing $n$, ...
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Reference request: Dickman, On the frequency of numbers containing prime factors
I've been trying without success to find the paper
Dickman, Karl, "On the frequency of numbers containing prime factors of a certain relative magnitude." Ark Mal., Astronomi och Physik, 22A (10), ...
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Congruence of Fourier coefficients of Siegel cusp forms
Let $F$ be a Siegel cusp form of weight $2k$ and genus $2$ in the Maass subspace (i.e. the Saito-Kurokawa lift of some classical cusp form $f$ of weight $4k-2$); assume that $F$ and $f$ are Hecke ...
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Want more details about the image of a Maass form in the AIM press release concerning LMFDB
Actually I came upon this through MO a couple of days ago: in here
(http://aimath.org/aimnews/lmfdb/) there is a mesmerizing image
The caption reads
A Maass form, one of the 20 different types of ...
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Serre's surjective theorem importance
I'm studying Serre's paper in wich he shows the following theorem:
Let K be a number field, $E$ an elliptic curve over K without CM. Then the representation $$\rho_{\ell}:\mathrm{Gal}(\bar K/K)\...
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Is this problem of Schinzel and Tijdeman misquoted? It appears easy with Pell equations
In Diophantine equations over the twentieth century: a (very) brief overview
, p. 5
Problem Let $f(x) \in \mathbf{Z}[x]$ be an irreducible polynomial of degree at least 2. Do the Diophantine ...
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Intuition behind $\zeta(2) = \frac{\pi^2}{6}$ [closed]
In literature, there are many proofs of the well-known result $$\zeta(2) = \frac{\pi^2}{6}.$$
However, as far as I know, they do not offer an intuitive explanation of why this result should be true. ...
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