The theorem states that if π is the prime counting function and λ is greater than 1 then
does not have a limit as x tends to infinity; more precisely the lim sup is greater than 1, and the lim inf is less than 1. The Cramér model of primes predicts incorrectly that it has limit 1 when λ≥2 (using the Borel–Cantelli lemma).
Maier's theorem uses Buchstab's equivalent for the counting function of quasi-primes (set of numbers without prime factors lower to bound , fixed). It also uses an equivalent of the number of primes in arithmetic progressions of sufficient length due to Gallagher.
of one version of the prime number theorem.
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