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Hidden structure in the randomness of the prime number sequence?

S. Ares, M. Castro

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications Vol. 360, nº. 2, pp. 285 - 296

Summary:

We report a rigorous theory to show the origin of the unexpected periodic behavior seen in the consecutive differences between prime numbers. We also check numerically our findings to ensure that they hold for finite sequences of primes, that would eventually appear in applications. Finally, our theory allows us to link with three different but important topics: the Hardy-Littlewood conjecture, the statistical mechanics of spin systems, and the celebrated Sierpinski fractal. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


Keywords: prime numbers, fractals, spin systems


JCR Impact Factor and WoS quartile: 1,311 (2006); 2,800 - Q2 (2023)

DOI reference: DOI icon https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2005.06.066

Published on paper: February 2006.

Published on-line: July 2005.



Citation:
S. Ares, M. Castro, Hidden structure in the randomness of the prime number sequence?. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. Vol. 360, nº. 2, pp. 285 - 296, February 2006. [Online: July 2005]


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