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arxiv: 1505.03589 · v1 · pith:WJ6NUZAEnew · submitted 2015-05-14 · 🧮 math.NT

Sign changes in Mertens' first and second theorems

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We show that the functions $\sum_{p\leq x} (\log p)/p - \log x - E$ and $\sum_{p\leq x} 1/p - \log \log x -B$ change sign infinitely often, and that under certain assumptions, they exhibit a strong bias towards positive values. These results build on recent work of Diamond & Pintz and Lamzouri concerning oscillation of Mertens' product formula, and answers to the affirmative a question posed by Rosser and Schoenfeld.

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