On Pjateckiĭ-Šapiro prime number theorem. II (Q1313685)

[Part I (to appear).] Let \(\pi_ c(x)\) count the primes having the form \([n^ c]\), \(n\leq x\). It follows from the prime number theorem that, for fixed positive \(c\leq 1\) and \(x\to\infty\), \(\pi_ c(x)\sim x/c\log x\). Piatetski-Shapiro first proved that the asymptotic formula still holds for \(1< c<\theta\), where \(\theta= 12/11\). This admissible value for \(\theta\) has been improved by others many times, with the latest announcement of \(\theta= 15/13\) from H.-Q. Liu. The author applies sieve methods together with estimates for trigonometric sums to prove that \(\pi_ c(x)\gg x/\log x\), when \(1< c< 13/11\).