Name: furfag 2005-01-17 4:36
Not to solve the million dollar problem, but just to look at the strongest way of phrasing it.
The Riemann Hypothesis says that the non-trivial (I'll define that in a bit) zeroes of the zeta function all lie on the same line, that line in the complex plane having real part 1/2. the riemann zeta function is analytically extended in such a way (which I don't even understand yet) that the zeta of any even negative integer is zero. zeta(-2)=0, zeta(-4)=0, zeta(-6)=0, and so forth. To date, then, all points s of the complex plane for which zeta(s)=0 have either been the aforementioned trivial zeroes, or been complex numbers of the form a + bi, with a=1/2. they have 'real part' 1/2. Let C denote the complex numbers, and Z denote the integers (never mind double struck lettering!) Let C-Z be their set difference, and let є mean 'is an element of'. So, a naive first attempt at phrasing the hypothesis itself might be:
1) s є C - Z => ( zeta(s) = 0 => Re(s) = 1/2)
Now to my question. Could this symbolic phrasing of the question be strengthened, by changing conditionals to biconditionals? For example:
2) s є C - Z <=> ( zeta(s) = 0 => Re(s) = 1/2) ,
3) s є C - Z => ( zeta(s) = 0 <=> Re(s) = 1/2) , or
4) s є C - Z <=> ( zeta(s) = 0 <=> Re(s) = 1/2) .
Which of 1)-4) is the strongest, correct logical phrasing? give counterexamples for the others.
The Riemann Hypothesis says that the non-trivial (I'll define that in a bit) zeroes of the zeta function all lie on the same line, that line in the complex plane having real part 1/2. the riemann zeta function is analytically extended in such a way (which I don't even understand yet) that the zeta of any even negative integer is zero. zeta(-2)=0, zeta(-4)=0, zeta(-6)=0, and so forth. To date, then, all points s of the complex plane for which zeta(s)=0 have either been the aforementioned trivial zeroes, or been complex numbers of the form a + bi, with a=1/2. they have 'real part' 1/2. Let C denote the complex numbers, and Z denote the integers (never mind double struck lettering!) Let C-Z be their set difference, and let є mean 'is an element of'. So, a naive first attempt at phrasing the hypothesis itself might be:
1) s є C - Z => ( zeta(s) = 0 => Re(s) = 1/2)
Now to my question. Could this symbolic phrasing of the question be strengthened, by changing conditionals to biconditionals? For example:
2) s є C - Z <=> ( zeta(s) = 0 => Re(s) = 1/2) ,
3) s є C - Z => ( zeta(s) = 0 <=> Re(s) = 1/2) , or
4) s є C - Z <=> ( zeta(s) = 0 <=> Re(s) = 1/2) .
Which of 1)-4) is the strongest, correct logical phrasing? give counterexamples for the others.