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On the level of distribution of Goldbach primes and its applications

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Pith's one-line read For almost all even N the Goldbach primes P ∩ (N-P) have level of distribution 1/6.

desk verdict The paper claims a 1/6 level of distribution for Goldbach primes on almost all even N and derives two applications on restricted Goldbach representations. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.29559 v1 pith:U4C7BTAD submitted 2026-06-28 math.NT

Mizuki Akeno This is my paper · ORCID
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keywords GoldbachprimeslevelofdistributionBombieri-Vinogradovtheoremarithmeticprogressionsprimerepresentationssievemethodsevenintegers
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The reading

The paper shows that for almost all even positive integers N the primes p such that both p and N-p are prime form a set whose distribution in arithmetic progressions obeys a level-of-distribution bound of 1/6. This bound is obtained by transferring Bombieri-Vinogradov-type results to the thin Goldbach set for a density-one set of N. A reader cares because a level of 1/6 is high enough to run sieve arguments that force an extra prime factor into linear or bilinear expressions built from the two Goldbach primes.

What carries the argument

Level of distribution 1/6 for the thin set P ∩ (N-P), which controls the count of Goldbach primes in arithmetic progressions up to modulus size roughly N to the power 1/6.

What would settle it

An explicit even N together with an arithmetic progression a mod q (q < N^{1/6}) in which the number of Goldbach primes deviates from the expected main term by more than the allowed error term would disprove the claimed level.

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Core claim

For almost all even integers N>0 the set P ∩ (N-P) possesses a level of distribution equal to 1/6. The same level yields two concrete representation theorems: almost every even N equals p1+p2 with p1-p2+1 prime, and almost every multiple of 6 equals p1+p2 with 2p1p2+1 belonging to the set of primes congruent to 1 mod 13 or satisfying an analogous arithmetic condition.

Load-bearing premise

Bombieri-Vinogradov distribution statements for ordinary primes carry over to the Goldbach primes without any loss of level for almost all even N.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Almost all even N admit a Goldbach representation p1+p2 in which p1-p2+1 is itself prime.
  • Almost all multiples of 6 admit a Goldbach representation p1+p2 in which 2p1p2+1 lies in P13.
  • The 1/6 level is sufficient to apply standard sieve weights to the Goldbach primes and extract further prime factors in short linear forms.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same transfer technique might produce positive levels of distribution for other thin additive sets of primes, such as those arising from the twin-prime or prime-tuple conjectures for almost all even N.
  • Raising the level above 1/6 would immediately enlarge the class of admissible extra prime conditions on p1 and p2.
  • The result indicates that distribution questions for Goldbach primes can be studied uniformly for a density-one set of even N rather than for a single fixed N.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proves that for almost all even integers N>0, the set of Goldbach primes P ∩ (N-P) has a level of distribution 1/6. Applications include that almost all even N can be written as p1 + p2 with p1 - p2 +1 ∈ P4, and an analogous result with 2p1 p2 +1 ∈ P13 for almost all N divisible by 6.

Significance. If correct, the result supplies a level-of-distribution theorem for a thin set of primes and yields concrete applications to Goldbach representations with extra prime conditions. This is a standard-strength contribution in analytic number theory when the derivation is unconditional and the exceptional-set handling is explicit.

minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the sets P4 and P13 are used without definition or reference; add a brief clarification or citation.
  2. [Introduction or Theorem 1.1] The statement of the level of distribution should explicitly record the measure of the exceptional set of N for which the result fails.

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We thank the referee for the positive summary, significance assessment, and recommendation of minor revision. The report contains no specific major comments.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained

full rationale

The paper states an unconditional proof that the Goldbach primes attached to almost all even N have level of distribution 1/6, relying on extension of Bombieri-Vinogradov-type results to this thin set. No quoted equations or steps reduce the claimed result to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or load-bearing self-citation chain; the central assertion is presented as derived from standard external theorems without internal redefinition or renaming of known patterns. This matches the most common honest finding for papers whose core claim rests on established analytic number theory tools.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 1 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The result rests on standard tools from analytic number theory; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

assumptions (1)
  • domain assumption Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem or sieve methods apply to the Goldbach set P ∩ (N-P)
    Level of distribution claims in this area typically invoke these background results from prime number theory.

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abstract

We prove that, for almost all even integers $N>0$, the set of Goldbach primes $\mathbb{P} \cap (N-\mathbb{P})$ has a level of distribution $1/6$. As applications, we show that almost all even integers $N>0$ can be written as the sum of two primes $p_1, p_2$ such that $p_1-p_2+1 \in \mathbb{P}_4$. We also prove an analogous result with $2p_1 p_2+1 \in \mathbb{P}_{13}$ for almost all integers $N>0$ with $6\mid N$.

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