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> the reason the riemann hypothesis is important is because it is the reimann hypothesis I can see this being a joke. Entire subfields of mathematics have been
by xtreme 9y ago
> the reason the riemann hypothesis is important is because it is the reimann hypothesis
I can see this being a joke. Entire subfields of mathematics have been built on the assumption that Riemann hypothesis is true. He probably assumed that everyone in the audience would know this, which is not unreasonable.
- throwaway7645 9y agoIn 6 years I never thought of it that way! :) Thanks! Now I feel like an idiot.
- d0mine 9y agoTry "Trolling Euclid" book by Tom Wright, to understand why the Riemann Hypothesis is considered by many mathematicians to be the most important unsolved problem in mathematics today.
- throwaway7645 9y agoWill do, thanks!