Prominent Mathematicians Rebuke Recent Riemann Hypothesis Proof

Bryan writes "Xian-Jin Li's purported proof of the Riemann Hypothesis (reported on recently) has been rebuked by Fields Medalist Terence Tao. Fortunately, Dr. Li's proof fails alongside a respectable graveyard of previous attempts." Relatedly, jim.shilliday writes "The proof cites and appears to be based in part on the work of the leading French theorist Alain Connes. A few hours ago, Connes posted a comment on his blog stating that the purported proof is so badly flawed that he stopped reading it."

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Not Making Yourself Look Good Here

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...is so badly flawed that he stopped reading it.

You're not making yourself look good here. Read the entire proof and then critique it objectively, rather than just insult the proof and the mathematician behind it. That would be taking the high road. Remember, you haven't proven this conjecture either yet.