The Riemann Hypothesis: History and Recent Work

Ken Ono (University of Virginia)

09-Apr-2021, 19:00-20:00 (3 years ago)

Abstract: The Riemann hypothesis provides insights into the distribution of prime numbers, stating that the nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function have a “real part” of one-half. A proof of the hypothesis would be world news and fetch a $1 million Millennium Prize. In this lecture, Ken Ono will discuss the mathematical meaning of the Riemann hypothesis and why it matters. Along the way, he will tell tales of mysteries about prime numbers and highlight new advances. He will conclude with a discussion of recent joint work with mathematicians Michael Griffin of Brigham Young University, Larry Rolen of Georgia Tech, and Don Zagier of the Max Planck Institute, which sheds new light on this famous problem.

mathematical physicsanalysis of PDEsclassical analysis and ODEscategory theoryfunctional analysislogicoptimization and controlrepresentation theory

Audience: researchers in the topic


VCU ALPS (Analysis, Logic, and Physics Seminar)

Series comments: Description: Research seminar on topics ranging from analysis and logic to mathematical physics.

Meetings will be conducted over Zoom:

Meeting ID: 951 0562 0974

The password is 10 characters, consisting of the name of the ancient Greek mathematician who wrote "Elements" (first letter capitalized) followed by the first 4 primes.

Organizer: Ihsan Topaloglu*
Curators: Marco Aldi*, Brent Cody, Sean D. Cox, Alex Misiats, Allison Moore*
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