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Distribution of Prime Gaps
- Presents a correlation in the distribution of prime gaps, and gives a heuristic explanation. The need for a more formal explanation of the correalation is mentioned.
(Added: 5-Jan-2009 Hits: 181 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It
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FormulesPremiers.html
- La recherche d'une formule pour les nombres premiers passionne les amateurs d'arithmétique depuis longtemps et a produit d'étonnants résultats. Nous allons voir que cette étude conduit à des exercices distrayants de raisonnement et de calcul et permet de préciser ce qu'on entend par formule pour finalement nous amener dans le monde de l'informatique.
(Added: 22-Sep-2000 Hits: 1500 Rating: 9.50 Votes: 2) Rate It
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How big of an infinity?
- There are infinitely many primes, but how big of an infinity? The prime
number theorem gives one answer, this document gives another by looking
at the sum of the inverses of the primes.
(Added: 3-Aug-2000 Hits: 1848 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It
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How many primes are there?
- Introduction to the Prime Number Theorem (which states the number of primes less
than x is approximately x/log x). Includes graphs, tables and approximations.
(Added: 3-Aug-2000 Hits: 2737 Rating: 9.33 Votes: 3) Rate It
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Inexplicable Secrets of Creation
- Surprising connections between the distribution of primes (often via the Riemann zeta function) and various branches of physics.
(Added: 20-Sep-2000 Hits: 2461 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 3) Rate It
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The Largest Known Prime by Year: A Brief History
- How big have the "largest known primes" been historically? When might we see the first million digit "megaprime"? How have these primes been found?
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