A singular series average and the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function

Abstract

We show that the Riesz mean of the singular series in the Goldbach and the Hardy-Littlewood prime-pair conjectures has an asymptotic formula with an error term that can be expressed as an explicit formula that depends on the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function. Unconditionally this error term can be shown to oscillate, while conditionally it can be shown to oscillate between sharp bounds.