Mathematicians Uncover a New Way to Count Prime Numbers
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Mathematicians Ben Green and Mehtaab Sawhney have proven there are infinitely many prime numbers of the form p^2 + 4q^2, where p and q are also prime. Their breakthrough proof uses an unexpected tool called Gowers norms, potentially opening new avenues for solving other prime number problems in mathematics.
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