Strong Bertrand conjecture for Gaussian lines

Let LL be a primitive Gaussian line, and let αn\alpha_n denote the indexed Gaussian integers on LL. For β=x+iyZ[i]\beta=x+iy\in\mathbb{Z}[i], define

ν(β)=N(β)gcd(x,y).\nu(\beta)=\frac{N(\beta)}{\operatorname{gcd}(x,y)}.

Here NN is the Gaussian norm. Strong Bertrand conjecture for Gaussian lines. If n>1n>1, then there is always at least one Gaussian prime on LL lying between αn\alpha_n and αn+ν(αn)\alpha_{n+\nu(\alpha_n)}. This conjecture generalizes Bertrand's postulate from the real line to primitive Gaussian lines; its status is not resolved in the source.

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Primary source

Elsa Magness, Brian Nugent and Leanne Robertson, “Walking to infinity on gaussian lines”, arXiv:2001.05018 (2020).

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