On the first sign change in Mertens' theorem

Jan Büthe

Acta Arithmetica (2015)

  • Volume: 171, Issue: 2, page 183-195
  • ISSN: 0065-1036

Abstract

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The function p x 1 / p - l o g l o g ( x ) - M is known to change sign infinitely often, but so far all calculated values are positive. In this paper we prove that the first sign change occurs well before exp(495.702833165).

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Jan Büthe. "On the first sign change in Mertens' theorem." Acta Arithmetica 171.2 (2015): 183-195. <http://eudml.org/doc/279366>.

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