Exponential form of the bounding functions for Goldbach partitions

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Let G(n)G(n) denote the number of pairs of primes whose sum is the even integer nn. Let fL(x)f_L(x) and fU(x)f_U(x) be monotonous analytic lower and upper bounding functions satisfying

fL(n)<G(n)<fU(n)f_L(n)<G(n)<f_U(n)

for every even integer n≥6n\geq 6. Numerical computations suggest that these functions satisfy a scaling functional equation, and the relevant exponential form has constants α>0\alpha>0 and 0<β<10<\beta<1.

Exponential bounding-functions conjecture. The lower and upper bounding functions of G(n)G(n) can be expressed respectively in the form

fL(x)=exp⁡(αLxβL),fU(x)=exp⁡(αUxβU),f_L(x)=\exp(\alpha_L x^{\beta_L}),\qquad f_U(x)=\exp(\alpha_U x^{\beta_U}),

where the constants satisfy αL,αU>0\alpha_L,\alpha_U>0 and 0<βL,βU<10<\beta_L,\beta_U<1 and can be determined by numerical computations.

This conjecture is motivated by numerical computations for n<1,000,000n<1{,}000{,}000 and a functional equation for the normalized bounding functions. The paper gives no proof or resolution.

References

Primary source

Max S. C. Woon, “On Partitions of Goldbach's Conjecture”, arXiv:math/0010027 (2000).

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