Mathematician Claims Proof of Riemann Hypothesis 561
TheSync points to this press release about a Purdue University mathematician, Louis de Branges de Bourcia, who claims to have "proven the Riemann hypothesis, considered to be the greatest unsolved problem in mathematics. It states that all non-trivial zeros of the zeta function lie on the line 1/2 + it as t ranges over the real numbers. You can read his proof here. The Clay Mathematics Institute offers a $1 million prize to the first prover."
If there's one thing I know (Score:5, Funny)
Apology (Score:5, Funny)
"We humbly apologize for the complete illegibility of this proof. The mathematician responsible has been sacked."
Good job (Score:5, Funny)
Gotta prove 'em all (Score:5, Funny)
Riemann-chu, I prove you! Then bust out the paper.
Nope! Nice try (Score:5, Funny)
Uh-oh! There's a mistake! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm in trouble (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Apology (Score:5, Funny)
"A Slashdotter has discovered a truly wonderful proof of the sacking of the mathematician responsible, but his bandwidth is too narrow to host it!"
Is it... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Gotta prove 'em all (Score:1, Funny)
Introducing - ( Cheesy Background Music )
The Theorem CCG - Gotta Prove 'Em All
My Riemann beats your Trans-Zeta !
Poor Nash :( (Score:2, Funny)
Apologies to the proof? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Gotta prove 'em all (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah but then a few years later Yu-Physics-Oh comes along and replaces it in popularity. Then before you know it that two is gone replaced by annother populare science.
Plus it would replace Arceology the gathering.
Magic The Gathering, Pokemon and yugioh are in the 15 minuts of fame catagory. Populare today gone tomarow.
I don't want Math to be gone tomarow. I'm counting on it to stay for a while.
Now english I wouldn't mind if it's own end was spelled out. You can see the proof reading this very post.
Re:Good job (Score:3, Funny)
Hm (Score:5, Funny)
what?
Re:WTF? Mods? (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, I think you missed:
Equivocation - \E*quiv`o*ca"tion\, n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead boneheaded moderators, especially when you are just making a joke.
Slashdot rejected it when I submitted it weeks ago (Score:0, Funny)
Died before he could prove it (Score:4, Funny)
I think I might as well write my epitaph now:
Re:Proof of theory (Score:5, Funny)
Then the IRS will send de Branges a huge bill for the 45% tax rate on "winnings."
Then his ex-wife will sue for 50% of the million dollars because "he used to moan 'oh, Riemann' while we were doing it."
Then de Branges will spend 25 years opening letters from the poor and destitute who desparately deserve a chunk of his newfound yet nonexistent wealth.
Then eventually he will take his place in an unmarked mass grave reserved for all the great mathematicians who died peniless and unloved.
Well, that's my guess anyways.
Re:Proof of theory (Score:3, Funny)
You got it! They are in it for the chicks!
Re:Hilbert Turns in his Grave? (Score:5, Funny)
Oh yeah? Mine would be "Is Doom 3 out yet?"
Honestly, which is more likely?
homer simpson (Score:5, Funny)
It's already been solved... (Score:4, Funny)
Besides, I think he forgot to carry the one.
That's a load off (Score:2, Funny)
Thank god, I used to lie awake at night worrying about that [security-labs.org]
He's going to donate the $1,000,000 (Score:0, Funny)
"The ruin of the chateau de Bourcia overlooks a fertile valley surrounded by wooded hills. The site is ideal for a mathematical research institute. The restoration of the chateau for that purpose would be an appropriate use of the million dollars offered for a proof of the Riemann hypothesis."
I guess when you work with numbers as big as he does one million is no big deal.
Re:If there's one thing I know (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Impact on crypto? (Score:4, Funny)
*smack!*
Re:But you're interested, right? (Score:3, Funny)
Now it's back to work, or my job will be in the past.
Another Proof (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Apology (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Apology (Score:4, Funny)
-B
BEER! (Score:2, Funny)
Big deal... (Score:2, Funny)
So what. My wife proved to me that there are no (and never will be) any non-trivial zeros on the left side of the decimal point in my checking account!
Re:Hilbert Turns in his Grave? (Score:2, Funny)
Oh yeah? Mine would be "Is Doom 3 out yet?"
I notice that you won't even bother asking about Duke Nukem Forever.
Re:de Branges' reputation with other mathematician (Score:5, Funny)
He appears to be 72.
Re:Proof of theory (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Already failed once (Score:4, Funny)
And so it came to pass, Gentle Reader, that some of the Finders did find their fruit, and these were known as Keepers. But a few still lost their newfound fruit on the way home, and these poor souls were thenceforth known as Losers, unless they wept, in which case they were also known as Weepers.
Re:Riemann hypothesis proof is useless (Score:3, Funny)
I stopped reading here, because you are an idiot.
Infinite, or really infinite?? (Score:3, Funny)
Q.
I have a better proof for this (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Died before he could prove it (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Died before he could prove it (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If there's one thing I know (Score:1, Funny)
ie, what are the practical uses of this other than for writing books about it?
I found a wonderful proof for this theorem (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Apology - you guys are all wrong (Score:2, Funny)
Uhm, no..... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Nope! Nice try (Score:3, Funny)
Re:homer simpson - Deep Thoughts (Score:2, Funny)
When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmmmmm, boy.