Reimann Hypothesis defeated by Professor Mathematical Man
Posted by Matthew on Wednesday June 9, 2004 @05:52PM
from the Superheros-of-Numerics dept.
matthew writes: Louis de Branges de Bourcia, the Edward C. Elliott Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Purdue’s School of Science, has solved the Riemann Hypothesis, which concerns the distribution of prime numbers and is famed for having eluded a solution since it was hypothesized in 1859.
Clad in his trademark spandex “Proof of the Four Color Supposition” costume of his alter-ego, Professor Mathematical Man, Dr. Branges announced his paper at a press conference at Perdue. The Riemann Hypothesis,
“I, Professor Mathematical Man, have solved the Riemann Hypothesis. You may remember that I also solved the Bieberbach conjecture about 20 years ago. Given good eating habits and barring the onset of Alzheimer’s, my next feats of cogitative potency shall be to solve the long standing Hasse Presumption, the Heidelberg Speculation, the Tate-Shaferevich Assumption, and the Field Suggestion, in that order. Thank you good citizens, my work here is done.”