The mean square of the error term in the prime number theorem

Richard P. Brent; David J. Platt; Timothy S. Trudgian

doi:10.1016/j.jnt.2021.09.016

The mean square of the error term in the prime number theorem

Richard P. Brent, David J. Platt, Timothy S. Trudgian^*

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We show that, on the Riemann hypothesis, lim sup_X→∞I(X)/X²⩽0.8603, where I(X)=∫_X^2X(ψ(x)−x)²dx. This proves (and improves on) a claim by Pintz from 1982. We also show unconditionally that 1.86⋅10⁻⁴⩽I(X)/X² for sufficiently large X, and that the I(X)/X² has no limit as X→∞.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	740-762
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of Number Theory
Volume	238
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnt.2021.09.016
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

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