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An update on the Linnik--Goldbach problem
Daniel R. Johnston, Tim Trudgian
We consider the Linnik--Goldbach problem of writing all large even integers as the sum of two primes and a fixed number of powers of 2. We show that, under the generalised Riemann…
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Zero-free regions inspired by work of Heath-Brown
Chiara Bellotti, Tim Trudgian, Andrew Yang
We prove a new explicit zero-free region for the Riemann zeta-function, drawing substantially on Heath-Brown's seminal work on Linnik's constant. Using these ideas we are able to p…