On the set of the difference of primes

Huang, Wen; Wu, XiaoSheng

doi:10.1090/proc/13533

On the set of the difference of primes
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Abstract:

In this work we prove that the set of the difference of primes is a $\Delta _r^*$-set. The work is based on the recent dramatic new developments in the study of bounded gaps between primes, reached by Zhang, Maynard and Tao.

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