Midpoint approximation for jumps at prime powers

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Let pnp_n be the nn-th prime, let l≥1l\geq1, and define the jump at pnlp_n^l by

Kn−1(l)=li⁡[ψ(pnl)]−li⁡[ψ(pnl−1)].K_{n-1}^{(l)}=\operatorname{li}[\psi(p_n^l)]-\operatorname{li}[\psi(p_n^l-1)].

Prime-power midpoint conjecture. The jump satisfies

Kn−1(l)=K~n−1(l)+O(1/pn2l),K~n−1(l)=log⁡pnlog⁡[(ψ(pnl)+ψ(pnl−1))/2].K_{n-1}^{(l)}=\widetilde K_{n-1}^{(l)}+O(1/p_n^{2l}),\qquad \widetilde K_{n-1}^{(l)}=\frac{\log p_n}{\log\left[(\psi(p_n^l)+\psi(p_n^l-1))/2\right]}.

In particular, the sign of K~n−1(l)−1\widetilde K_{n-1}^{(l)}-1 is the sign of Kn−1(l)−1K_{n-1}^{(l)}-1. This is intended to approximate the jumps defining generalized Chebyshev primes.

References

Primary source

Michel Planat and Patrick Solé, “Efficient prime counting and the Chebyshev primes”, arXiv:1109.6489 (2011).

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