Speaker: Professor Timothy Trudgian
Affiliation: UNSW Canberra
Abstract
Here’s the game: sum up a bunch of +1s or -1s according to a certain rule and see what you get. I won’t tell you the rule now (such a precise abstract, you say!), but if the sum is ‘small’ then the Riemann hypothesis follows. Many ‘proofs’ of the Riemann hypothesis rely on ‘proving’ that these sums are small --- fake news! I shall summarise this problem and offer a prize for anyone who can compute a certain sum quickly: together, we can make arithmetic great again!
About Pure mathematics seminars
We present regular seminars on a range of pure mathematics interests. Students, staff and visitors to UQ are welcome to attend, and to suggest speakers and topics.
Seminars are usually held on Tuesdays from 2 to 3pm.
Talks comprise 45 minutes of speaking time plus five minutes for questions and discussion.
Information for speakers
Researchers in all pure mathematics fields attend our seminars, so please aim your presentation at a general mathematical audience.
Contact us
To volunteer to talk or to suggest a speaker, email Ole Warnaar or Yang Zhang.
Venue
Room: 443
