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.
Assumptions
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.
After the nonnegativity theorem, RH is equivalent to Λ = 0.
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Brad Rodgers · Terence Tao · Published
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