Conjecture B on the averaged binary Goldbach representation count

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Let P\mathbb{P} be the set of primes, and let r2(n;P)r_2(n;\mathbb{P}) denote the number of representations of nn as a sum of two primes; let φ\varphi be Euler's totient function. Conjecture B. As nn runs through the even numbers,

r2(n;P)∼nφ(n)nlog⁡(n)2.r_2(n;\mathbb{P}) \sim \frac{n}{\varphi(n)}\frac{n}{\log(n)^2}.

This conjecture is motivated by an elementary combinatorial heuristic and is intended to approximate the Hardy–Littlewood prediction up to a constant factor. It does not imply the Goldbach conjecture, and the source identifies this asymptotic Goldbach statement as an open problem.

References

Primary source

Christian Táfula, “An elementary heuristic for Hardy-Littlewood extended Goldbach's conjecture”, arXiv:1508.05702 (2019).

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