This gives us an upper bound on hk, hence on the gap. Bounded gaps between primes yitang zhang abstract it is proved that liminf n. Bounded gaps between primes by yitang zhang abstract it is proved that liminf n. A major ingredient of the proof is a stronger version of the. Stony brook mathematics colloquium video bounded gaps between primes yitang zhang university of new hampshireias date. Bounded gaps between primes andrew granville abstract. In other words, that the gap between one prime and the next is bounded by 70,000,000 infinitely oftenthus, the bounded gaps conjecture. While working for the university of new hampshire as a lecturer, zhang submitted an article to the annals of mathematics in 20 which established the first finite bound on the least gap between consecutive primes that is attained infinitely often. Professor zhang s breakthrough paper, bounded gaps between primes, has solved a pure mathematics problem attempted by mathematicians for more than 150 years, said ucsb chancellor henry t. This can be seen as a massive breakthrough on the subject of twin primes and other. Gaps between primes extra footage numberphile duration. A much needed gap is finally found, notices ams, 2015, nr.
Bounded gaps between primes by yitang zhang, in annals of mathematics. Yitang zhang proves landmark theorem in distribution of. Where can i find the proof of bounded gaps between primes. A major ingredient of the proof is a stronger version of the bombierivinogradov theorem that is applicable when the moduli are free from large prime divisors only, but it is adequate for our purpose. A major ingredient of the proof is a stronger version of the bombierivinogradov theorem that. An exciting paper about gaps between prime numbers a step closer to proving the twin prime conjecture. But what yitang zhang just proved is that there are infinitely many pairs of primes that differ by at most 70,000,000. The paper is so beautiful that some mathematicians. Where can i find the proof of bounded gaps between primes by yitang zhang.
Yitang zhang bounded gaps between primes 2014 youtube. Zhang yitang born 1955 is a chineseborn american mathematician working in the area of number theory. Sutherland mit new bounds on gaps between primes october 17, 20 19 28. His column at the aperiodical is travels in a mathematical world. University of nottingham physicist ed copeland uses a pen and paper to explain yitang zhang s finding on bounded gaps between prime numbers. Alec wilkinson, the pursuit of beauty, yitang zhang solves a puremath mystery, the new yorker, profiles, february 2, 2015 issue. Our method is a re nement of the recent work of goldston, pintz and y ld r m on the small gaps between consecutive primes. The seeds of zhang s result lie in a paper from eight years ago. Our method is a re nement of the recent work of goldston, pintz and yildirim on the small gaps between consecutive primes. I want to study the proof, even if i cant fully understand it. Zhang, yitang zhang, yi tang 1nhndm bounded gaps between primes. Unheralded mathematician bridges the prime gap the problem of pairs. Prime numbers those that have no factors other than 1.
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