math.NT — Number Theory
The missing Lin(ni)k
We show how Selberg's symmetry formulas and the recent finding that there are no Landau--Siegel zeros connect to give a radically elementary proof of Linnik's theorem on the least prime in an arithmetic progression.
A mix of human-written and AI-generated textHuman understanding: all partsLandau--Siegel zerosLinnik's theoremSelberg's symmetry formulasieve methods