Riemann Hypothesis and its generalizations #
The Riemann Hypothesis asserts that all non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function $\zeta(s)$ have real part $\frac{1}{2}$. The trivial zeros are the negative even integers $-2, -4, -6, \ldots$. The hypothesis is one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems posed by the Clay Mathematics Institute.
The Generalized Riemann Hypothesis extends this to Dirichlet $L$-functions of primitive Dirichlet characters.
The Extended Riemann Hypothesis is a closely related conjecture for Dedekind zeta functions of number fields.
Note: in Mathlib, NumberField.dedekindZeta is currently defined as the naive Dirichlet series
(LSeries), not as a meromorphic continuation. The statements here follow Mathlib's naming.
References:
- The Clay Institute
- Wikipedia: Riemann hypothesis
- Wikipedia: Generalized Riemann hypothesis
- Wikipedia: Generalized Riemann hypothesis (Extended Riemann hypothesis)
- Wikipedia: Dedekind zeta function
- J. Neukirch, Algebraic Number Theory, Springer (Grundlehren 322), 1999, Chapter VII, §5.
- D. A. Marcus, Number Fields, Springer (GTM 81), 1977, Chapter VII.
The Riemann Hypothesis: all non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function have real part $\frac{1}{2}$. That is, if $\zeta(s) = 0$, $s \neq 1$, and $s$ is not a trivial zero $-2(n+1)$ for some $n \in \mathbb{N}$, then $\operatorname{Re}(s) = \frac{1}{2}$.
This is the official Millennium Prize Problem as posed by the Clay Mathematics Institute.
This uses the RiemannHypothesis type from Mathlib, which is defined as
∀ (s : ℂ), riemannZeta s = 0 → (¬∃ n : ℕ, s = -2 * (n + 1)) → s ≠ 1 → s.re = 1 / 2.
Let $\chi$ be a Dirichlet character, trivialZeros is the set of trivial zeros of the
Dirichlet $L$-function of $\chi$ which is always a set of non-positive integers.
- $\chi = 1$ then the Dirichlet $L$-function is the Riemann zeta function, having trivial zeroes at all negative even integers (exclude $0$).
- $\chi$ is odd, then the trivial zeroes are the negative odd integers.
- $\chi \neq 1$ is even, then the trivial zeroes are the non-positive even integers.
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The Generalized Riemann Hypothesis asserts that all the non-trivial zeros of the Dirichlet $L$-function $L(\chi, s)$ of a primitive Dirichlet character $\chi$ have real part $\frac{1}{2}$.
GRH for $\chi = 1$ is RiemannHypothesis.
A convenient (over-)approximation to the set of trivial zeros of a Dedekind zeta function.
When $K$ is totally real, the only poles in the completed zeta function come from $\Gamma(s/2)$, so the trivial zeros occur at non-positive even integers; otherwise $\Gamma(s)$ also appears, giving trivial zeros at all non-positive integers.
Informally, the trivial zeros come from the poles of the $\Gamma$-factors in the functional equation for the completed zeta function. In particular, they occur at non-positive integers, with the exact pattern depending on the signature of $K$.
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The Extended Riemann Hypothesis (ERH) for Dedekind zeta functions asserts that if $K$ is a number field and $\zeta_K(s)$ is its Dedekind zeta function, then every zero of $\zeta_K(s)$ is either a trivial zero (at a non-positive integer) or lies on the critical line $\Re(s) = \tfrac12$.
In the formal statement below, hs_nontrivial excludes the chosen set of trivial zeros, and
hs_ne_one excludes the (simple) pole at $s = 1$.
A common formulation of ERH: every zero of $\zeta_K$ in the critical strip lies on the critical line.