On nonconvex constellations among primes II: (458,3240)

Abstract

Extending our work on the $k$-tuple conjecture, we previously applied those methods to the Engelsma counterexamples (narrow constellations) of length $J=459$ and span $|s|=3242$. Here we extend that analysis to the $116$ Engelsma counterexamples of length $J=458$ and $|s|=3240$. We track the evolution of these $116$ counterexamples from inadmissible driving terms starting in the cycle of gaps $\mathcal{G}(11^{\#})$ up through their first appearance in $\mathcal{G}(113^{\#})$. We continue developing primorial coordinates for each admissible instance through a breadth-first exhaustive search through $\mathcal{G}(211^{\#})$. Each of the $(458,3240)$ constellations sits inside a $(459,3242)$ constellation, which we call its {\em parent}. We show that no $(458,3240)$ constellation occurs outside of its parent until the cycle $\mathcal{G}(227^{\#})$. The early evolution of the $(458,3240)$ constellations is dominated by the evolution of their parents, which we have previously studied. For each $(458,3240)$-counterexample we calculate its asymptotic relative population, among other constellations of length $J=458$.

arXiv comment14 pages, 7 figures