Upper-bound conjecture for Pomerance's constant

Let PP denote Pomerance's constant, the sum of the reciprocals of all amicable numbers. Based on the observed convergence of the partial sums PjP_j, where PjP_j is the sum of the reciprocals of amicable numbers not exceeding 10j10^j, one estimates the tail beyond 101410^{14} by

PP14<P14P13.|P-P_{14}|<P_{14}-P_{13}.

Pomerance's upper-bound conjecture. Pomerance's constant satisfies

P<0.0119841563134.P<0.0119841563134.

This is a numerical conjecture based on the apparent rapid convergence of the reciprocal sum and the available exhaustive search through 101410^{14}. The supplied text gives no proof or resolution.

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Jonathan Bayless and Dominic Klyve, “On the Sum of Reciprocals of Amicable Numbers”, arXiv:1101.0259 (2010).

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