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I'm a bit late, but I wanted to comment on a number of things. The Riemann hypothesis is a conjecture, so I'm not sure what you mean when you say "nothing about

I'm a bit late, but I wanted to comment on a number of things. The Riemann hypothesis is a conjecture, so I'm not sure what you mean when you say "nothing about the Riemann hypothesis is rigorous." Do you mean 'not rigorous' = 'unproven'? I think your comment that "Physics doesn't lead to insights in maths" is just plain wrong. There a number of topics in mathematics that were hugely influenced by the study of physics. In fact, much of 17th and 18th-century mathematics became inseparable from physics. That said, I'm a bit confused when you try to distinguish the two subjects because I feel that large parts of them are entwined. So, what is 'physics' exactly according to you? For me, the Wikipedia definition suffices: Physics is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion and behavior through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force. To study physics, we need maths. So does your definition of 'physics' include maths?.. or is 'physics' just observations? Take for example the subject of Quantum Mechanics. There are models that we use to make predictions about what we observe. And these models are mathematical. See what I'm trying to get at? The language of physics is inherently mathematical in nature (pun intended).

heimatau 10y ago
I'm not sure why I'm not being misunderstood. Math is boundless. Physics is bounded by natural elements. Math can help physics but very rarely would a bounded logic structure help the boundless. I agree with a lot of what everyone has been saying to me. But two big objections to your reply: 1. Riemann hypothesis isn't and hasn't been proved. Many mathematicians choose to 'assume it's true' then they come up with other ideas. Also, not rigorous in math = unproven. You can't make those leaps in math. Socially maybe but not in math. If someone were to prove RH is false, then many works will become void because it's based on RH. 2. Physics has limitations. Maths don't. That my point. I find it tough to see a situations where observations (and T. Physics) with it's natural science bound, will aid in any understanding with Maths, let alone RH. I'm sure there are some limited cases but this sensational article acts like 'it's about to happen'. Sigh. Not science.
- adyavanapalli 10y ago
  If you're going to use 'bounded', define in what sense you mean that. Yes, Riemann HYPOTHESIS is a conjecture. I don't think you're getting what I'm getting at. Let me put it another way. Which parts of the paper have anything to do with physics? They're just talking about operators on linear vector spaces and their eigenvalues.

heimatau 10y ago

I'm not sure why I'm not being misunderstood. Math is boundless. Physics is bounded by natural elements. Math can help physics but very rarely would a bounded logic structure help the boundless. I agree with a lot of what everyone has been saying to me. But two big objections to your reply: 1. Riemann hypothesis isn't and hasn't been proved. Many mathematicians choose to 'assume it's true' then they come up with other ideas. Also, not rigorous in math = unproven. You can't make those leaps in math. Socially maybe but not in math. If someone were to prove RH is false, then many works will become void because it's based on RH. 2. Physics has limitations. Maths don't. That my point. I find it tough to see a situations where observations (and T. Physics) with it's natural science bound, will aid in any understanding with Maths, let alone RH. I'm sure there are some limited cases but this sensational article acts like 'it's about to happen'. Sigh. Not science.

adyavanapalli 10y ago
If you're going to use 'bounded', define in what sense you mean that. Yes, Riemann HYPOTHESIS is a conjecture. I don't think you're getting what I'm getting at. Let me put it another way. Which parts of the paper have anything to do with physics? They're just talking about operators on linear vector spaces and their eigenvalues.