Sign changes in Mertens' first and second theorems

MaRDI QIDQ6261774zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Jeffrey P. S. Lay

Publication date 13 May 2015

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonreal zeros of (zeta (s)) and (L(s, chi)); Riemann and other hypotheses (11M26) Distribution of primes (11N05) Asymptotic results on arithmetic functions (11N37)

Abstract: We show that the functions $su{m}_{pleqx}(logp)/p-logx-E$ and $su{m}_{pleqx}1/p-loglogx-B$ change sign infinitely often, and that under certain assumptions, they exhibit a strong bias towards positive values. These results build on recent work of Diamond & Pintz and Lamzouri concerning oscillation of Mertens' product formula, and answers to the affirmative a question posed by Rosser and Schoenfeld.

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