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Claimed Proof of Riemann Hypothesis

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the two-scoops-of-math-please dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Xian-Jin Li claims to have proven the Riemann hypothesis in this preprint on the arXiv." We've mentioned recent advances in the search for a proof but if true, I'm told this is important stuff. Me, I use math to write dirty words on my calculator.

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  1. Re:Reimann? by PlatyPaul · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ::groan::

    That joke is nearly a year old online, and about 1000 if you've spent any time in a university math department.

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  2. fracking Mormons. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If you'll notice, the author is from Brigham Young University, which is (quite literally) owned by the Moron, er I mean...Mormon cult, er I mean..."church". If there's one thing Mormons are definitely NOT known for, it's their use of rigorous proof.

  3. Riemman was wrong? by alexborges · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well... if its so hard to prove (and such a little and simple hipothesys), perhaps is just plain not true and thats that.

    Of course, now we need to get into proving THAT.

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