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Upper ends of record prime gaps under consideration of the prime number theorem.
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%I #2 Jun 23 2014 16:31:11

%S 3,5,7,11,29,97,127,541,907,1151,1361,15727,19661,31469,156007,360749,

%T 370373,1357333,2010881,17051887,20831533,47326913,191913031,

%U 436273291,2300942869,3842611109,4302407713,10726905041,22367085353,25056082543

%N Upper ends of record prime gaps under consideration of the prime number theorem.

%C Every element > 7 must be in A000101 too (consider the derivatives of x/log(x) to prove this), but not conversely. The sequence is infinite since lim sup (length of n-th prime gap/log(n-th prime)) is infinite, proved by Westzynthius, see Ribenboim.

%D P. Ribenboim, The Book of Prime Number Records, Chapter about prime gaps.

%D E. Westzynthius, Über die Verteilung der Zahlen, die zu den n ersten Primzahlen teilerfremd sind Comm. Phys. Math. Helsingfors 25, 1931.

%F A prime p belongs to the sequence iff p/log(p) - q/log(q) attains a new high, where q is the preceding prime.

%e 541 is okay since 541/log(541) - 523/log(523) = 2.4108.. was not reached by smaller primes

%Y Cf. A060769, A000101.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A Ulrich Schimke (ulrschimke(AT)aol.com)