Gaps of Smallest Possible Order between Primes in an Arithmetic Progression

Publication date 12 December 2018

Abstract: Let

t i n m a t h b b N

,

e t a > 0

. Suppose that

x

is a sufficiently large real number and

q

is a natural number with

q l e q x^{5 / 12 - e t a}

,

q

not a multiple of the conductor of the exceptional character

c h i^{*}

(if it exists). Suppose further that, [ max {p : p | q } < exp (frac{log x}{C log log x}) ; ; {and} ; ; prod_{p | q} p < x^{delta}, ] where

C

and

d e l t a

are suitable positive constants depending on

t

and

e t a

. Let

a i n m a t h b b Z

,

(a, q) = 1

and [ mathcal{A} = {n in (x/2, x]: n equiv a pmod{q} } . ] We prove that there are primes

p_{1} < p_{2} < ... < p_{t}

in

m a t h c a l A

with [ p_t - p_1 ll qt exp (frac{40 t}{9-20 heta}) . ] Here

h e t a = (l o g q) / l o g x

.

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