The prime-minus-one sum-product conjecture

Write P\mathbb{P} for the set of primes. Prime-minus-one sum-product conjecture. For every aNa\in\mathbb{N} there exist x,yNx,y\in\mathbb{N} with x>y>ax>y>a such that

{x+y,xy}P1.\{x+y,xy\}\subseteq\mathbb{P}-1.

This asks for simultaneous additive and multiplicative structure inside the shifted-prime set P1\mathbb{P}-1; the supplied text presents it as an open question and gives no resolution.

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Primary source

Florian K. Richter, “Sums and products in sets of positive density”, arXiv:2507.00515 (2026).

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