Large gaps between consecutive prime numbers

Abstract

Let G(X) denote the size of the largest gap between consecutive primes below X. Answering a question of Erd} os, we show that G(X)> f(X) logX log logX log log log logX (log log logX) 2 ; where f(X) is a function tending to innity with X. Our proof combines existing arguments with a random construction covering a set of primes by arithmetic progressions. As such, we rely on recent work on the existence and distribution of long arithmetic progressions consisting entirely of primes.

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• Annals of Mathematics - View
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• Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) - View - PDF
• arXiv (Cornell University) - View - PDF
• Annals of Mathematics - View
• arXiv (Cornell University) - View - PDF
• Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) - View - PDF
• arXiv (Cornell University) - View - PDF