Limit points and long gaps between primes

@article{Baker2015LimitPA,
  title={Limit points and long gaps between primes},
  author={Roger C. Baker and Tristan Freiberg},
  journal={arXiv: Number Theory},
  year={2015}
}
Let $d_n = p_{n+1} - p_n$, where $p_n$ denotes the $n$th smallest prime, and let $R(T) = \log T \log_2 T\log_4 T/(\log_3 T)^2$ (the "Erd{\H o}s--Rankin" function). We consider the sequence $(d_n/R(p_n))$ of normalized prime gaps, and show that its limit point set contains at least $25\%$ of nonnegative real numbers. We also show that the same result holds if $R(T)$ is replaced by any "reasonable" function that tends to infinity more slowly than $R(T)\log_3 T$. We also consider "chains" of… 
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