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Let $\mathbb Z^+$ be the set of positive integers. In 1934, Romanoff proved that $$\liminf_{x\to+\infty}\frac{|\{n\le x:\ 2n+1=p+2^k\ \text{for some prime}\ p\ \text{and}\ k\in\mathbb Z^+\}|}x>0.$$ On the other hand, in 1950 van der Corput showed that $$\liminf_{x\to+\infty}\frac{|\{n\le x:\ 2n+1\not=p+2^k\ \text{for any prime}\ p\ \text{and}\ k\in\mathbb Z^+\}|}x>0.$$ These two results have stimulated many further researches.

For any prime $p$, let $p'$ denote the first prime after $p$, which is smaller than $2p$ by the proved Bertrand Postulate. Motivated by the results of Romanoff and van der Corput, here I ask the following question.

QUESTION. Let $$d_1:=\liminf_{x\to+\infty}\frac{|\{n\le x:\ 2n=p+p'+2^k\ \text{for some prime}\ p\ \text{and}\ k\in\mathbb Z^+\}|}x$$ and $$d_2:=\liminf_{x\to+\infty}\frac{|\{n\le x:\ 2n\not=p+p'+2^k\ \text{for any prime}\ p\ \text{and}\ k\in\mathbb Z^+\}|}x.$$ Is it true that $d_1$ and $d_2$ are both positive?

I guess that the two constants $d_1$ and $d_2$ are indeed positive. Can one prove $d_1>0$ or $d_2>0$?

Your comments are welcome!

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  • $\begingroup$ am i correct in thinking that this is related to the density-in-P of $\{p\in P\mid p + p' + 1 \in P\}$ ? $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday

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If you let $p'$ be any prime and not just the next prime after $p$, according to the paper Languasco, Pintz, and Zaccagnini - On the sum of two primes and $k$ powers of two, in which the size of the exceptional set of the additive problem $p_1+p_2+2^\nu$ is considered, the analogue of $d_2$ is 0.

I am not aware of any result of this kind when $p_2$ is restricted to be the next prime after $p_1$.

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