OFFSET
6,1
COMMENTS
The smallest distance between 12-twins [A052380(6)] is 12 and its minimal increment is 2.
a(n) = p specifies a quadruple [p, p+12, p+2n, p+2n+12] with difference pattern of [12, 2n-12, 12].
LINKS
Amiram Eldar, Table of n, a(n) for n = 6..1005
EXAMPLE
a(7) = 7937 results in [7937, 7949, 7951, 7963] quadruple and [12, 2, 12] difference pattern.
a(10) = 1511 specifies [1511, 1523, 1531, 1543] quadruple and [12, 8, 12] difference pattern without prime in the central gap.
MATHEMATICA
seq[m_] := Module[{p = Prime[Range[m]], d, i, pp, dd, j}, d = Differences[p]; i = Position[d, 12] // Flatten; pp = p[[i]]; dd = Differences[pp]/2 - 5; j = TakeWhile[FirstPosition[dd, #] & /@ Range[Max[dd]] // Flatten, ! MissingQ[#] &]; pp[[j]]]; seq[1q000] (* Amiram Eldar, Mar 05 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) list(len) = {my(s = vector(len), c = 0, p1 = 2, q1 = 0, q2, d); forprime(p2 = 3, , if(p2 == p1 + 12, q2 = p1; if(q1 > 0, d = (q2 - q1)/2 - 5; if(d <= len && s[d] == 0, c++; s[d] = q1; if(c == len, return(s)))); q1 = q2); p1 = p2); } \\ Amiram Eldar, Mar 05 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,changed
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Mar 07 2000
EXTENSIONS
Name and offset corrected by Amiram Eldar, Mar 05 2025
STATUS
approved