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Wow. Sir Michael Atiyah claimed he solved Riemann hypothesis just short four months ago.[1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18062092 https://news.ycom

• AkshatM 8y ago
  Mainstream consensus is that his 'proof' didn't do anything besides introducing an analytic function called the Todd function that doesn't appear to satisfy his claims.
  • falcor84 8y ago
    Can you please add any link(s) for further reading?
• arcticfox 8y ago
  This is a sad story, mostly about everyone deciding what the most kind way is to treat broken work by someone whose best days are well behind them. Interesting discussion at: https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/3894/is-there-a-way-to-discuss-the-correctness-of-the-proof-of-the-rh-by-atiyah-in-mo https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/3894/is-there-a-way-... And mathematicians taking him seriously: https://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/reading-into-atiyahs-proof/ https://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/reading-into-atiya...
  • bredren 8y ago
    You don’t have to be a follower of a famous mathematician to find sadness in the intellectual decline of someone. Our ability to preserve bodies far longer than mind is a major problem for everyone.
• gnulinux 8y ago
  Unfortunately, his proof is broken and didn't help community make progress on the problem.