New Modular Approach Narrows Twin Prime Gaps Using Mersenne Numbers — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: The user wants me to analyze the findings about the twin prime conjecture. Let me look at what's provided: 1. A YouTube video claiming "Definitive Proof of the Twin Prime Conjecture" 2. A YouTube video about proof using Mersenne numbers and modular arithmetic 3. A Veritasium video saying "We're 99.9% sure this pattern is true, but no one can prove it" 4. A Numberphile video with James Maynard on recent progress 5. A parody song by 3Blue1Brown and Acapella Science 6. An arXiv paper: "A Possible Solution for Hilbert's Unsolved 8th Problem: Twin Prime Conjecture" (arXiv:1708.07884v1) I need to extract mathematical essence. Let me analyze what's actually here: - The twin prime conjecture: infinitely many primes p such that p+2 is also prime - Recent progress: Zhang (2013) proved bounded gaps between primes (70 million), improved by Polymath project and Maynard to 246 - Maynard's work on prime gaps - The arXiv paper from 2017 claims a possible solution using sieve of Eratosthenes and (6n Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Algebra and Number Theory
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225458137