Mathematicians stun over claimed quasi-Riemann proof: a zero-free strip for zeta, 'instant Fields Medal'
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-07
- Mathematician Alex Kontorovich expressed astonishment at a claimed "Quasi-RH" result: the previous best zero-free region for the zeta function thinned out as the imaginary axis grew, but the new work reportedly establishes an outright zero-free strip beyond Re(s)=1/2 — far beyond expectations.
- His verdict: "If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields Medal."
- Arithmetic geometer Tarun Chitra noted the proof is very analysis-heavy, unlike Deligne's 1974 finite-field RH proof, joking that the arithmetic geometry crowd may be sad that complex analysis "wins the day."
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