The Gelfond–Schnirelman Method in Prime Number Theory
Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 57 (2005) no. 5, pp. 1080-1101

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The original Gelfond–Schnirelman method, proposed in 1936, uses polynomials with integer coefficients and small norms on [0, 1] to give a Chebyshev-type lower bound in prime number theory. We study a generalization of this method for polynomials in many variables. Our main result is a lower bound for the integral of Chebyshev's $\psi $ -function, expressed in terms of the weighted capacity. This extends previous work of Nair and Chudnovsky, and connects the subject to the potential theory with external fields generated by polynomial-type weights. We also solve the corresponding potential theoretic problem, by finding the extremal measure and its support.
DOI : 10.4153/CJM-2005-041-8
Mots-clés : Primary: 11N05, 31A15, secondary: 11C08, distribution of prime numbers, polynomials, integer coefficients, weighted transfinite diameter, weighted capacity, potentials
Pritsker, Igor E. The Gelfond–Schnirelman Method in Prime Number Theory. Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 57 (2005) no. 5, pp. 1080-1101. doi: 10.4153/CJM-2005-041-8
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