Abstract
Under two assumptions, we determine the distribution of the difference between two functions each counting the numbers less than or equal to x that are in a given arithmetic progression modulo q and the product of two primes. The two assumptions are (i) the extended Riemann hypothesis for Dirichlet L-functions modulo q, and (ii) that the imaginary parts of the nontrivial zeros of these L-functions are linearly independent over the rationals. Our results are analogues of similar results proved for primes in arithmetic progressions by Rubinstein and Sarnak.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 385-398 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Experimental Mathematics |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Chebyshev's bias
- Prime number race
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics