Bertrand’s conjecture
Bertrand conjectured that for every positive integer , there exists at least one prime satisfying . This result was proven in 1850 by Chebyshev, but the phrase “Bertrand’s Conjecture” remains in the literature.
| Title | Bertrand’s conjecture |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | BertrandsConjecture |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 11:46:56 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 11:46:56 |
| Owner | KimJ (5) |
| Last modified by | KimJ (5) |
| Numerical id | 13 |
| Author | KimJ (5) |
| Entry type | Theorem |
| Classification | msc 03B05 |
| Classification | msc 03B10 |
| Classification | msc 11N05 |
| Synonym | Bertrand’s postulate |