Hardy–Littlewood conjectures

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The Hardy–Littlewood conjectures are a collection of influential unproven hypotheses in analytic number theory that generalize the prime number theorem to describe the distribution of prime numbers and prime constellations.

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instanceOf mathematical conjecture
result in analytic number theory
unproven hypothesis
appliesTo Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
surface form: Goldbach-type problems

prime constellations
prime k-tuples
twin primes
assumes admissibility of k-tuple pattern
concerns asymptotic density of primes in linear patterns
correlations between prime numbers
describedIn Acta Mathematica
era 20th century mathematics
field analytic number theory
number theory
formulatedBy G. H. Hardy
John Edensor Littlewood
surface form: J. E. Littlewood
generalizes prime number theorem
hasConsequence heuristics for distribution of primes in arithmetic progressions
quantitative estimates for prime constellations
hasPart Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hardy–Littlewood conjecture F

Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hardy–Littlewood conjecture G

Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hardy–Littlewood first conjecture

Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hardy–Littlewood prime k-tuple conjecture

Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hardy–Littlewood second conjecture
implies infinitely many prime k-tuples of admissible patterns
infinitely many twin primes (under suitable form)
influenced development of sieve methods
research on Goldbach conjecture
research on twin prime conjecture
language mathematical notation
mainTheme distribution of prime constellations
distribution of prime numbers
mathematicalDomain additive number theory
multiplicative number theory
namedAfter G. H. Hardy
John Edensor Littlewood
surface form: J. E. Littlewood
predicts frequency of prime gaps of given size
precise constants in prime k-tuple counts
relatedTo Bateman–Horn conjecture
Goldbach conjecture
Riemann hypothesis
twin prime conjecture
status unproven
usesConcept asymptotic formula
prime counting function
singular series

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G. H. Hardy knownFor Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
Hardy knownFor Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
subject surface form: G. H. Hardy
Hardy–Littlewood circle method relatedTo Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures hasPart Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood prime k-tuple conjecture
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures hasPart Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood first conjecture
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures hasPart Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood second conjecture
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures hasPart Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood conjecture F
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures hasPart Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood conjecture G
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures appliesTo Hardy–Littlewood conjectures self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Goldbach-type problems
Godfrey notableFor Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
subject surface form: G. H. Hardy
John Edensor Littlewood knownFor Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood conjectures in number theory
Green–Tao theorem relatedTo Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
this entity surface form: Hardy–Littlewood prime tuples conjecture