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A Hidden Stability in the Random Behaviour of the Consecutive Prime Numbers
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, Canada
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Abstract
The paper contains a geometric interpretation of Andrica’s conjecture about the gap between the square roots of the consecutive primes and brings empirical evidence that the random fluctuations of the gap between the quare roots of the consecutive primes seem to stabilize around the mean gap.
KeywordsFluctuations of the Gap between the Square Roots of the Consecutive PrimesAndrica’s ConjectureThe Mean Gap
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