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Dickson's conjecture #

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theorem Dickson.dickson_conjecture (fs : Finset (Polynomial )) (hfs : ffs, f.degree = 1 BunyakovskyCondition f) (hfs' : SchinzelCondition fs) :
Infinite {n : | ffs, Nat.Prime (Polynomial.eval (↑n) f).natAbs}

Dickson's conjecture If a finite set of in linear integer forms $f_i(n) = a_i n+b_i$ satisfies Schinzel condition, there exist infinitely many natural numbers $m$ such that $f_i(m)$ are primes for all $i$.

Special cases #

Polignac's conjecture For any integer $k$ there are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $p + 2k$ is prime.

The infinitude of Sophie Germain primes There are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $2p + 1$ is prime.

The infinitude of cousin primes There are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $p + 4$ is prime.

The infinitude of sexy primes There are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $p + 6$ is prime.