Folklore equality conjecture for the maximal prime gap constant

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Let pnp_n be the nnth prime, let γ\gamma be the Euler–Mascheroni constant, and let f−(2)f^{-}(2) be the function defined in the source. The source establishes the relation

lim sup⁡n→∞pn+1−pnlog⁡2pn=1f−(2)⩾2e−γ.\limsup_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{p_{n+1}-p_n}{\log^2 p_n}=\frac{1}{f^{-}(2)}\geqslant 2e^{-\gamma}.

Folklore equality conjecture. The inequality is in fact an equality:

1f−(2)=2e−γ.\frac{1}{f^{-}(2)}=2e^{-\gamma}.

This would identify the maximal-gap constant, whereas the source notes that Siegel zeros would instead imply f−(2)=0f^{-}(2)=0 and hence a divergent limsup; the equality remains unresolved in the source.

References

Primary source

Abhishek Jha, “The Poisson Tail Conjecture for Primes in Short Intervals”, arXiv:2605.23014 (2026).

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