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Jacob's Ladder: Prime numbers in 2d

Authors :
Fraile, Alberto
Martinez, Roberto
Fernandez, Daniel
Source :
Math. Comput. Appl. 2020, 25, 5
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Prime numbers are one of the most intriguing figures in mathematics. Despite centuries of research, many questions remain still unsolved. In recent years, computer simulations are playing a fundamental role in the study of an immense variety of problems. In this work, we present a simple representation of prime numbers in two dimensions that allows us to formulate a number of conjectures that may lead to important avenues in the field of research on prime numbers. In particular, although the zeroes in our representation grow in a somewhat erratic, hardly predictable way, the gaps between them present a remarkable and intriguing property: a clear exponential decay in the frequency of gaps vs gap size. The smaller the gaps, the more frequently they appear. Additionally, the sequence of zeroes, despite being non-consecutive numbers, contains a number of primes approximately equal to n/log(n) , being n the number of terms in the sequence.<br />Comment: 17 pages, 12 figures. v2: Accuracy improved, new results included and references added. v3: Slight clarifications, matches version accepted by journal

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Math. Comput. Appl. 2020, 25, 5
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1801.01540
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/mca25010005