2 papers
math.NT2016
A Characteristic Function for the Primes
Jesse Aaron Zinn
I develop a function that, for any integer , takes a value of 1 if is prime, 0 if is composite. I also discuss two applications: First, the characteristic functio…
math.PR2016
An Information-Theoretic Foundation for the Weighted Updating Model
Jesse Aaron Zinn
Weighted Updating generalizes Bayesian updating, allowing for biased beliefs by weighting the likelihood function and prior distribution with positive real exponents. I provide a r…