First Hardy–Littlewood conjecture
Plot showing the number of twin primes less than a given n. The first Hardy–Littlewood conjecture predicts there are infinitely many of these. | |
| Field | Number theory |
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| Conjectured by | G. H. Hardy John Edensor Littlewood |
| Conjectured in | 1923 |
| Open problem | yes |
In number theory, the first Hardy–Littlewood conjecture states the asymptotic formula for the number of prime k-tuples less than a given magnitude by generalizing the prime number theorem. It was first proposed by G. H. Hardy and John Edensor Littlewood in 1923.