What is the Riemann hypothesis?
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The Riemann hypothesis is a question in number theory, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with whole numbers. It is one of the most well-known and difficult unsolved problems in mathematics.

The hypothesis was first formulated in the mid-19th century by a German mathematician named Bernhard Riemann, who created the function called the Riemann zeta function. The function is defined as:

Σ (1/n^s) = 1 + 1/4^s + 1/9^s + 1/16^s + 1/25^s + ...

This function is a tool for investigating the distribution of prime numbers, which are positive integers greater than one that have no positive divisors other than one and itself.

The Riemann hypothesis, simply put, is a statement about the location of zeroes of the Riemann zeta function, which in turn has implications for prime numbers. It conjectures that all but a finite number of the zeroes should lie on the critical line Re(s) = 1/2, a line in the complex plane.

Proving the Riemann hypothesis would not only revolutionize the field of number theory but also has important applications in solving problems in other areas, such asanos number theory, algebraic geometry, and topology.

Despite efforts by many of the greatest mathematicians over the last century and a half, no one has been able to prove it. In 2019, Google and the University of New South Wales in Sydney in collaboration with many mathematicians announced that they could significantly narrow the search space for a proof. Nonetheless, the problem remains unsolved, and it is considered one of the six Millennium Mathematics Problems, a list of challenging problems that the Clay Mathematics Institute offered a $1 million prize for solving each.
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What is the Riemann hypothesis?
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The Riemann Hypothesis is a conjecture in mathematics that is considered one of the most important unsolved problems in pure mathematics. It is named after Bernhard Riemann, a German mathematician who first proposed it in 1859.

The hypothesis is about the distribution of prime numbers. Prime numbers are numbers that have only two distinct positive divisors: 1 and the number itself. The first few prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and so on.

The Riemann Hypothesis is concerned with the nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function, which is a function that has complex numbers as its input and output. The zeta function is defined as ζ(s) = 1 + 1/2^s + 1/3^s + 1/4^s + ... for all complex numbers s with real part greater than 1. The nontrivial zeros of this function are those that lie in the critical strip, where the real part of s is between 0 and 1.

The Riemann Hypothesis states that the nontrivial zeros of the zeta function all lie on the critical line, where the real part of s is exactly 1/2. This hypothesis has significant implications for the distribution of prime numbers, as the location of these zeros is closely related to how the prime numbers are distributed.

Despite much effort by mathematicians, the Riemann Hypothesis remains unproven. A proof or disproof of the hypothesis would have profound consequences for our understanding of numbers and potentially other areas of mathematics as well.
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