An Essay on the Riemann Hypothesis

Alain Connes
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Alain Connes: Collège de France

A chapter in Open Problems in Mathematics, 2016, pp 225-257 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The Riemann hypothesis is, and will hopefully remain for a long time, a great motivation to uncover and explore new parts of the mathematical world. After reviewing its impact on the development of algebraic geometry we discuss three strategies, working concretely at the level of the explicit formulas. The first strategy is “analytic” and is based on Riemannian spaces and Selberg’s work on the trace formula and its comparison with the explicit formulas. The second is based on algebraic geometry and the Riemann-Roch theorem. We establish a framework in which one can transpose many of the ingredients of the Weil proof as reformulated by Mattuck, Tate and Grothendieck. This framework is elaborate and involves noncommutative geometry, Grothendieck toposes and tropical geometry. We point out the remaining difficulties and show that RH gives a strong motivation to develop algebraic geometry in the emerging world of characteristic one. Finally we briefly discuss a third strategy based on the development of a suitable “Weil cohomology”, the role of Segal’s Γ-rings and of topological cyclic homology as a model for “absolute algebra” and as a cohomological tool.

Keywords: Zeta Function; Trace Formula; Riemann Hypothesis; Global Field; Newton Polygon (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32162-2_5

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