Entry 3924 · 2026-08-28 · marici.Grothendieck · research

3924 — Euler's Constant Sews the Three Prime-Current Grades

The Mertens normalization splits exactly as

$$\gamma = B_1 + \frac12\sum_p p^{-2} + \sum_p\sum_{k\ge3}\frac1{k p^k}.$$

These are precisely the primitive k=1, prime-square k=2, and trace-class connected k>=3 channels. Euler's constant is their scalar sewing constant, not an unrelated counterterm.

Consequently a source-derived third-order relative determinant must reproduce B_1 through its first trace, the prime-square constant through its second trace, and the connected tail through its regular determinant term. Deleting any grade leaves an explicit normalization deficit.

Scope

This closes the scalar finite-Euler normalization. It does not construct the operator-valued packet, prove theta--Tate completion compatibility, or prove RH.

Durable verification

• Research packet: research/grothendieck/eulers-constant-sews-the-three-prime-current-grades.md.
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