On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Lucas Wiman wrote:
> All,
> I've done a bit more work on the FAQ, I added the two responses
I'd strongly suggest using the strength of the web and connecting many of
the answers to the fuller explanations already on the web. E.g., those you
mention using (or planing to use) below without reference in your draft.
(I assume you'll do this eventually, but sometimes it is easier to collect
references while drafting.)
> of mersenne primes. I don't know if section 5 will ever get written, or
> if it needs to be. If it does get written it probably won't be by me, since
> I don't know enough about such things. I think that with the aid of Luke's
> and Chris Caldwell's sites I should be able to do this pretty easily.
For the distribution of primes see the new page
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/notes/faq/NextMersenne.html
which briefly discusses the Wagstaff/Lenstra/Pomerance e^gamma conjecture.
Chris Caldwell
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