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Expansions of Arithmetical Functions in Infinite Series
Author(s) -
Carmichael R. D.
Publication year - 1932
Publication title -
proceedings of the london mathematical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.899
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1460-244X
pISSN - 0024-6115
DOI - 10.1112/plms/s2-34.1.1
Subject(s) - arithmetic function , series (stratigraphy) , citation , mathematics , algebra over a field , arithmetic , computer science , discrete mathematics , library science , pure mathematics , paleontology , biology
summary:We give a heuristic proof of a conjecture of Hardy and Littlewood concerning the density of prime pairs to which twin primes and Sophie Germain primes are special cases. The method uses the Ramanujan-Fourier series for a modified von Mangoldt function and the Wiener-Khintchine theorem for arithmetical functions. The failing of the heuristic proof is due to the lack of justification of interchange of certain limits. Experimental evidence using computer calculations is provided for the plausibility of the result. We have also shown that our argument can be extended to the $m$-tuple conjecture of Hardy and Littlewood