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The twin prime problem and generalizations (après Yitang Zhang)

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We give a short introduction to the recent breakthrough theorem of Yitang Zhang that there are infinitely many pairs of distinct primes (p, q) with |p − q| < 70 million.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3NR, Canada

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M Ram Murty, a Canadian mathematician, is currently Queen’s Research Chair in Mathematics and Philosophy at the Queen’s University in Canada. He is also an adjunct professor at several institutions in India (TIFR in Mumbai, IMSc in Chennai and HRI in Allahabad.) He also teaches Indian philosophy at Queen’s University and has recently published a book titled Indian Philosophy and has written many popular monographs for students of mathematics.

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Ram Murty, M. The twin prime problem and generalizations (après Yitang Zhang). Reson 18, 712–731 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-013-0093-4

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