Constrained random model conjecture for the prime-counting function

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Let RM⁡c{\operatorname{RM}}_c denote the constrained RM⁡{\operatorname{RM}} described in the source, and let πRM⁡c(x)\pi_{\operatorname{RM}_c}(x) be its prime-counting function. Let li⁡(x)=∫2xdt/log⁡t\operatorname{li}(x)=\int_2^x dt/\log t be the logarithmic integral. Constrained RM asymptotic conjecture. The expected value satisfies

E[πRM⁡c(x)]∼li⁡(x).\mathbf{E}\left[\pi_{\operatorname{RM}_c}(x)\right]\sim \operatorname{li}(x).

This conjecture asserts that imposing the product constraint on the random model restores the prime number theorem asymptotic, unlike the unconstrained model whose expected counting function is asymptotic to 2e−γli⁡(x)2\mathrm{e}^{-\gamma}\operatorname{li}(x). The source provides numerical evidence but no proof or resolution.

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Kolbjørn Tunstrøm, “Defining the prime numbers prior to the integers: A first-principles approach to the distribution of primes”, arXiv:1808.09447 (2018).

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