[math-fun] Progress in Solving the Weak Twin-Prime Conjecture
"The new result, by Yitang Zhang of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, finds that there are infinitely many pairs of primes that are less than 70 million units apart without relying on unproven conjectures." http://www.nature.com/news/first-proof-that-infinitely-many-prime-numbers-co...
Yes, it's very hard for primes to rely on unproven conjectures, since you never know who to trust. --Dan On 2013-05-13, at 9:31 PM, Hans Havermann wrote:
"The new result, by Yitang Zhang of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, finds that there are infinitely many pairs of primes that are less than 70 million units apart without relying on unproven conjectures."
http://www.nature.com/news/first-proof-that-infinitely-many-prime-numbers-co...
Oh let us never, never doubt What nobody is sure about. - Hilaire Belloc
-----Original Message----- From: math-fun- bounces+davidwwilson=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:math- fun-bounces+davidwwilson=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dan Asimov Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:54 AM To: math-fun Subject: Re: [math-fun] Progress in Solving the Weak Twin-Prime Conjecture
Yes, it's very hard for primes to rely on unproven conjectures, since you never know who to trust.
--Dan
On 2013-05-13, at 9:31 PM, Hans Havermann wrote:
"The new result, by Yitang Zhang of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, finds that there are infinitely many pairs of primes that are less than 70 million units apart without relying on unproven conjectures."
http://www.nature.com/news/first-proof-that-infinitely-many-prime- numbers-come-in-pairs-1.12989
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