Riemann hypothesis proved?

10 Jun, 2004 at 12:37pm ET Article published in Tech

A mathematician at Purdue University claims to have come up with a proof for the Riemann hypothesis, often called the greatest unsolved math problem, though the work has yet to be peer-reviewed.

The hypothesis concerns the distribution of prime numbers. A prime number is divisible only by itself and one. Prime numbers are necessary for, among other tasks, encryption. Earlier this month, a group confirmed that it has found the largest prime number known about to date. The new number, expressed as 2 to the 24,036,583th power minus 1, has 7,235,733 decimal digits.

Source: ZDNet

Comments

10 Jun 2004 ~ 1:18pm Dexter OK, but according to this secondary link from the article...:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_hypothesis

de Bourcia has announced a proof a number of times, but all of his previous attempts at this proof have failed.

And if you really want to make your head hurt, click that link and read the article.

Dexter...
10 Jun 2004 ~ 1:29pm Thrax Ahem.
10 Jun 2004 ~ 1:34pm TheBaron the crazy thing is i understand most of that math
10 Jun 2004 ~ 1:34pm Dexter

OMG I almost fell out of my chair Thrax. Translate from Math to English!! LOL!

Dexter...
10 Jun 2004 ~ 9:58pm csimon I read this yesterday.
11 Jun 2004 ~ 12:18am mmonnin I think Thrax made is own translation. Its not the same sized font. I am getting a buzz right now and I can tell that.
11 Jun 2004 ~ 12:26am Thrax

mmonnin wrote:

I think Thrax made is own translation. Its not the same sized font. I am getting a buzz right now and I can tell that.

Perhaps the buzz has made you a master of the obvious.

:banghead:

Marc on the left, point on the right.
11 Jun 2004 ~ 3:10am Dexter

mmonnin wrote:

I think Thrax made is own translation. Its not the same sized font. I am getting a buzz right now and I can tell that.

That's why I was laughing so hard

Dexter...