Riemann hypothesis
https://interestingengineering.com/science/maths-professor-solved-riemann-hypothesis?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=Dec31&fbclid=IwAR26JKe3r_fI4YHBaUYMLSENUZBOPZn0-_tUhdji1F_YCumvX7wvgAhWKZYIn 2013, Zhang shocked the world with his twin prime conjecture, which proposed that there were an infinite pair of prime numbers that differed by two. Prior to this, Zhang had achieved only one publication.
A manuscript that is allegedly written by Zhang has now surfaced in the mathematics research community and has proof related to the Riemann hypothesis. Although the paper has not been peer-reviewed or verified by Zhang himself, if found accurate by the mathematical community, it would mean the end of another famous mathematical hypothesis, the Landau-Siegel conjecture.
Named after mathematicians Edmund Landau and Carl Siegel, the conjecture speaks about the existence of zero points of type of L-functions in number theory. Simply put, the conjecture provides counterexample
s to the Riemann hypothesis.
Zhang is expected to present his work at a lecture at Peking University today, and the publication could possibly enter the peer review process this month, the SCMP report said. The outcome of the process will be known in a few months' time, and if found accurate, could land Zhang a $1 million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute.
This is not the first instance of a claim made for the Clay Institute's prize. Last year, media reports suggested that a mathematics professor in India had submitted such proof, while another famous mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah made similar claims in 2018. The Clay Institute has rejected both claims and confirmed that the Riemann hypothesis remains unsolved.
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