twin prime conjecture

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The twin prime conjecture is an unsolved problem in number theory asserting that there are infinitely many pairs of prime numbers that differ by 2.

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Polignac's conjecture 2
twin prime conjecture canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical conjecture
unsolved problem in number theory
consequenceIfTrue infinitely many primes p such that p and p+2 are both prime
there are infinitely many prime gaps equal to 2
difficulty unsolved for more than a century
doesNotClaim density of twin primes
formula for twin primes
field number theory
historicalAttribution often attributed to Alphonse de Polignac
studied by Atle Selberg
linked to: Selberg sieve

studied by G. H. Hardy
linked to: G. H. Hardy

studied by J. E. Littlewood
studied by James Maynard
studied by Paul Erdős
studied by Terence Tao
linked to: Terence Tao

studied by Viggo Brun
studied by Yitang Zhang
implies existence of infinitely many twin prime pairs (p,p+2)
involvesConcept infinite set
prime gaps
prime number
twin primes
knownEvidence heuristic support from Hardy–Littlewood k-tuple conjecture
numerical verification for very large ranges of integers
probabilistic models of primes suggest infinitude of twin primes
openQuestion exact distribution of twin primes
whether there are infinitely many twin primes
relatedConcept Brun sieve
Brun's constant
relatedConjecture Goldbach conjecture
Hardy–Littlewood prime k-tuple conjecture
Polignac's conjecture
prime k-tuple conjecture
relatedResult Brun proved convergence of the sum of reciprocals of twin primes
Hardy–Littlewood conjectured an asymptotic formula for twin primes
Maynard–Tao method improved bounds on prime gaps
Zhang proved bounded gaps between primes
bounded gaps between primes theorem
relatedSequence sequence of twin primes (3,5),(5,7),(11,13),(17,19),...
specialCaseOf Polignac's conjecture
statement there exist infinitely many pairs of prime numbers that differ by 2
status open
subfield analytic number theory
prime number theory

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Hardy–Littlewood conjectures relatedTo twin prime conjecture
twin prime conjecture relatedConjecture Polignac's conjecture
linked to: twin prime conjecture
twin prime conjecture specialCaseOf Polignac's conjecture
linked to: twin prime conjecture