# Bertrand's postulate and the existence of finite fields

Source: [Bertrand's postulate and the existence of finite fields](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa57151e209131ce9a237a>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-25T14:31:44.072Z

Authors: K. Soundararajan

Published: 2020-07-02T21:19:53.000Z

## Abstract

This is an expository note discussing how the Erdos--Ramanujan proof of Bertrand's postulate may be adapted to show the existence of finite fields.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.01389>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.01389.pdf>)