Conjecture · version 3

classical RH holds

Statement

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

Assumptions

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope

Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Evidence

Source reports

Connections

In this problem · publication v12 · Selected context

Riemann hypothesis →

Primary formulation · Open

Equivalent statements

The established equivalence joins two open formulations of the same classical question.

The asymptotic estimate has no specified effective constant here.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

the square-root prime-counting error holds →

Open · version 2

π(x) = Li(x) + O(√x log x) as x → ∞.

  • π(x) counts rational primes ≤ x; Li is the logarithmic integral.
  • A fixed implied constant for all sufficiently large real x.

Scope: An open target equivalent to classical RH, stronger than the prime number theorem.

RH is equivalent to the prime-counting error target →

Relationship statement · Proved · version 3

RH holds if and only if π(x) = Li(x) + O(√x log x) as x → ∞, where π counts primes and Li denotes the logarithmic integral.

  • Classical prime-counting function for rational primes.
  • The big-O assertion is for all sufficiently large real x, with one fixed implied constant.

Scope: An equivalent formulation of the same canonical question.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Equivalent statements

RH gives Λ ≤ 0; the proved Λ ≥ 0 turns this into the target Λ = 0.

Λ ≤ 0.2 and a proposed smaller positive upper bound do not reach zero.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

the classical Newman constant is zero →

Open · version 2

Λ = 0 for the classical de Bruijn–Newman heat-flow family H_t and Riemann kernel defined in Rodgers–Tao §1.

  • Use exactly the classical H_t normalization of the cited paper.
  • Rodgers–Tao proves Λ ≥ 0.

Scope: A heat-flow target equivalent to classical RH; positive upper bounds leave this target open.

RH is equivalent to Λ = 0 →

Relationship statement · Proved · version 3

For the classical de Bruijn–Newman constant, RH is equivalent to Λ = 0. Λ is defined by H_t(z) = ∫₀∞ exp(tu²) Φ(u) cos(zu) du, using the classical Riemann kernel Φ and normalization in the cited paper; all H_t zeros are real exactly when t ≥ Λ.

  • Classical heat-flow family.
  • Use the proved Rodgers–Tao inequality Λ ≥ 0.

Scope: The equivalence is a theorem; whether the constant is zero remains the unresolved target.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

One-way implication

Dirichlet GRH includes classical ζ as the conductor-one case.

The direction is GRH → RH. No converse is asserted.

Details & sources
Generalized RH for Dirichlet L-functions →

Open · version 2

For every primitive Dirichlet character χ, each nontrivial zero of L(s,χ) in 0 < Re(s) < 1 has real part 1/2.

  • Primitive Dirichlet characters of every conductor.
  • Zeros in the critical strip; exclude the pole of the principal L-function at s = 1.

Scope: The Dirichlet version of GRH, a broader family than classical ζ.

classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Dirichlet GRH implies classical RH →

Relationship statement · Proved · version 2

If Dirichlet GRH holds for every primitive character, including the trivial primitive character of conductor 1, then classical RH holds.

  • The trivial conductor-one L-function is ζ(s).

Scope: A one-way specialization; a proof of classical RH supplies no proof for every other character.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Analogue

The finite-field curve theorem places Frobenius eigenvalues on the expected circle, paralleling a zero-location assertion.

Its function field, cohomology and variable differ; it is not proved classical RH.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Proved analogue: curves over finite fields →

Proved · version 2

For a smooth projective geometrically connected curve C/F_q of genus g, Z_C(T) = P_C(T)/((1−T)(1−qT)), with P_C(T)=∏_{j=1}^{2g}(1−α_j T) and |α_j|=√q under every complex embedding.

  • C is a smooth projective geometrically connected curve over a finite field F_q.
  • Use its own rational zeta function Z_C, not the classical Riemann ζ.

Scope: Weil’s RH analogue for curves over finite fields.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Related statements

Line membership and multiplicity are distinct questions. A zero can be on the line and repeated.

The simple-and-on-line proportion theorem addresses an intersection, not all-zero simplicity.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Separate conjecture: all nontrivial zeros are simple →

Open · version 2

Every nontrivial zero of ζ(s) has multiplicity one.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function.
  • Every nontrivial zero, at every height.

Scope: A multiplicity assertion, separate from the horizontal-position assertion of RH.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Relationship not independently reviewed. This concerns its use in this problem.

In this problem · publication v13

Riemann hypothesis →

Primary formulation · Open

Equivalent statements

The established equivalence joins two open formulations of the same classical question.

The asymptotic estimate has no specified effective constant here.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

the square-root prime-counting error holds →

Open · version 2

π(x) = Li(x) + O(√x log x) as x → ∞.

  • π(x) counts rational primes ≤ x; Li is the logarithmic integral.
  • A fixed implied constant for all sufficiently large real x.

Scope: An open target equivalent to classical RH, stronger than the prime number theorem.

RH is equivalent to the prime-counting error target →

Relationship statement · Proved · version 3

RH holds if and only if π(x) = Li(x) + O(√x log x) as x → ∞, where π counts primes and Li denotes the logarithmic integral.

  • Classical prime-counting function for rational primes.
  • The big-O assertion is for all sufficiently large real x, with one fixed implied constant.

Scope: An equivalent formulation of the same canonical question.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Equivalent statements

RH gives Λ ≤ 0; the proved Λ ≥ 0 turns this into the target Λ = 0.

Λ ≤ 0.2 and a proposed smaller positive upper bound do not reach zero.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

the classical Newman constant is zero →

Open · version 2

Λ = 0 for the classical de Bruijn–Newman heat-flow family H_t and Riemann kernel defined in Rodgers–Tao §1.

  • Use exactly the classical H_t normalization of the cited paper.
  • Rodgers–Tao proves Λ ≥ 0.

Scope: A heat-flow target equivalent to classical RH; positive upper bounds leave this target open.

RH is equivalent to Λ = 0 →

Relationship statement · Proved · version 3

For the classical de Bruijn–Newman constant, RH is equivalent to Λ = 0. Λ is defined by H_t(z) = ∫₀∞ exp(tu²) Φ(u) cos(zu) du, using the classical Riemann kernel Φ and normalization in the cited paper; all H_t zeros are real exactly when t ≥ Λ.

  • Classical heat-flow family.
  • Use the proved Rodgers–Tao inequality Λ ≥ 0.

Scope: The equivalence is a theorem; whether the constant is zero remains the unresolved target.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

One-way implication

Dirichlet GRH includes classical ζ as the conductor-one case.

The direction is GRH → RH. No converse is asserted.

Details & sources
Generalized RH for Dirichlet L-functions →

Open · version 2

For every primitive Dirichlet character χ, each nontrivial zero of L(s,χ) in 0 < Re(s) < 1 has real part 1/2.

  • Primitive Dirichlet characters of every conductor.
  • Zeros in the critical strip; exclude the pole of the principal L-function at s = 1.

Scope: The Dirichlet version of GRH, a broader family than classical ζ.

classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Dirichlet GRH implies classical RH →

Relationship statement · Proved · version 2

If Dirichlet GRH holds for every primitive character, including the trivial primitive character of conductor 1, then classical RH holds.

  • The trivial conductor-one L-function is ζ(s).

Scope: A one-way specialization; a proof of classical RH supplies no proof for every other character.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Analogue

The finite-field curve theorem places Frobenius eigenvalues on the expected circle, paralleling a zero-location assertion.

Its function field, cohomology and variable differ; it is not proved classical RH.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Proved analogue: curves over finite fields →

Proved · version 2

For a smooth projective geometrically connected curve C/F_q of genus g, Z_C(T) = P_C(T)/((1−T)(1−qT)), with P_C(T)=∏_{j=1}^{2g}(1−α_j T) and |α_j|=√q under every complex embedding.

  • C is a smooth projective geometrically connected curve over a finite field F_q.
  • Use its own rational zeta function Z_C, not the classical Riemann ζ.

Scope: Weil’s RH analogue for curves over finite fields.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Related statements

Line membership and multiplicity are distinct questions. A zero can be on the line and repeated.

The simple-and-on-line proportion theorem addresses an intersection, not all-zero simplicity.

Details & sources
classical RH holds →

Open · version 3

Every nontrivial zero ρ\rho of the meromorphic continuation of ζ(s)\zeta(s) has Re⁡(ρ)=12\operatorname{Re}(\rho)=\frac12.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function; nontrivial zeros in 0 < Re(s) < 1.

Scope: Every zero at every height; negative-even trivial zeros and the pole at 1 are excluded.

Separate conjecture: all nontrivial zeros are simple →

Open · version 2

Every nontrivial zero of ζ(s) has multiplicity one.

  • Classical Riemann zeta function.
  • Every nontrivial zero, at every height.

Scope: A multiplicity assertion, separate from the horizontal-position assertion of RH.

Relationship not independently reviewed.

Connection in Riemann hypothesis →

Relationship not independently reviewed. This concerns its use in this problem.

Sources

Bombieri · official RH description →

Enrico Bombieri · Published

Official Clay exposition. Historical results and approaches must not be read as current record bounds.

Revision & attribution

Source revision: official-description. Observed Oct 10, 2026.

The cited work does not report AI involvement; absence of attribution is not evidence of absence.

Official description PDF: official-description. External source evidence; no OpenMath execution or independent reproduction is attached.

Alpöge–Furman · simple zeros on the line →

Levent Alpöge · Ralph Furman · Preprint

August 2026 preprint. Named mathematical authors explicitly state that they verified the proof and take responsibility. Journal acceptance and independent OpenMath expert review are not established.

Revision & attribution

Source revision: arxiv-v2. Observed Oct 10, 2026.

The paper credits Claude (Anthropic) with discovery and writing; Alpöge and Furman with verification, Jarred Sumner with guiding the investigation, and Eric Easley with orchestrating Lean formalization. Company attribution is source-reported, not independently reproduced here.

Source updated Aug 19, 2026.

Lamzouri · another proof and further proportions →

Youness Lamzouri · Preprint

Author preprint at the cited revision; journal acceptance has not been established by this curation.

Revision & attribution

Source revision: arxiv-v2. Observed Oct 10, 2026.

Lamzouri gives a human-authored proof inspired by the Claude result. Appendix A reports AxiomProver (Axiom Math) autoformalization; this is a different role from discovering the original bound.

Source updated Sep 8, 2026.

Rodgers–Tao · Newman constant is nonnegative →

Brad Rodgers · Terence Tao · Published

Published in Forum of Mathematics, Pi (2020). The pinned 2021 author revision records a correction to Section 8; earlier manuscript history is not silently substituted.

Revision & attribution

Source revision: arxiv-v5. Observed Oct 10, 2026.

The cited work does not report AI involvement; absence of attribution is not evidence of absence.

Source updated Jul 3, 2021.

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