Brun’s constant
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Corrigendum: Math. Comp. 28 (1974), 1183-1184.
Abstract:
This note reviews previous work and presents new numerical data and analytical development concerning a constant that arises in Brun’s famous theorem about twin primes.References
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- © Copyright 1974 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 28 (1974), 293-299
- MSC: Primary 10H15; Secondary 10H25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1974-0352022-X
- MathSciNet review: 0352022