Riemann hypothesis proved?

KingFishKingFish
edited June 2004 in Science & 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

  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited June 2004
    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...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Ahem.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited June 2004
    the crazy thing is i understand most of that math
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited June 2004
    ;D;D;D;D


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


    Dexter...
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    I read this yesterday. :thumbsup:
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited June 2004
    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.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    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.
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited June 2004
    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...
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