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    A Note on the Andrica Conjecture

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    We derive heuristically the approximate formula for the difference pn+1βˆ’pn\sqrt{p_{n+1}} - \sqrt{p_n}, where pnp_n is the n-th prime. We find perfect agreement between this formula and the available data from the list of maximal gaps between consecutive primes.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
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