The Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem for nilsequences
Discrete analysis (2021)
We establish results of Bombieri-Vinogradov type for the von Mangoldt function $Λ(n)$ twisted by a nilsequence. In particular, we obtain Bombieri-Vinogradov type results for the von Mangoldt function twisted by any polynomial phase $e(P(n))$; the results obtained are as strong as the ones previously known in the case of linear exponential twists. We derive a number of applications of these results. Firstly, we show that the primes $p$ obeying a "nil-Bohr set" condition, such as $\|αp^k\|\varepsilon$, exhibit bounded gaps. Secondly, we show that the Chen primes are well-distributed in nil-Bohr sets, generalizing a result of Matomäki. Thirdly, we generalize the Green-Tao result on linear equations in the primes to primes belonging to an arithmetic progression to large modulus $q\leq x^θ$, for almost all $q$.
@article{DAS_2021_a5,
author = {Xuancheng Shao and Joni Ter\"av\"ainen},
title = {The {Bombieri-Vinogradov} theorem for nilsequences},
journal = {Discrete analysis},
year = {2021},
language = {en},
url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/DAS_2021_a5/}
}
Xuancheng Shao; Joni Teräväinen. The Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem for nilsequences. Discrete analysis (2021). http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/DAS_2021_a5/