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Abstract
We investigate some extremal problems in Fourier analysis and their connection to a problem in prime number theory. In particular, we improve the current bounds for the largest possible gap between consecutive primes assuming the Riemann hypothesis.
期刊介绍:
Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici (CMH) was established on the occasion of a meeting of the Swiss Mathematical Society in May 1928. The first volume was published in 1929. The journal soon gained international reputation and is one of the world''s leading mathematical periodicals.
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