[from Bill DuBuque -- rcs] Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:40:57 -0400 Subject: Re: [math-fun] Atiyah RH claim? From: Bill Dubuque <lin.dubuque@gmail.com> See also the following MathOverflow thread on Atiyah's RH "proof" (which should help one to understand why few professional mathematicians are willing to discuss its correctness publicly) 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-to-discuss-the-c... On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 12:39 PM Michael Kleber <michael.kleber@gmail.com> wrote: Anyone have opinions, rumors, hearsay, etc. about Atiyah's claimed Riemann Hypothesis proof talk on Monday? Circulating rumor: https://mobile.twitter.com/troublewithecon/status/1042611713839751169 Confirmation of what's in the abstracy by Heidelberg Laureate Forum: https://twitter.com/HLForum/status/1042793378629541889 John Baez's counter, that Aityah's other recent big claims have not held up: https://mobile.twitter.com/johncarlosbaez/status/1042609961216335874 "Everyone who knows him well has been too embarrassed to publicly discuss the reasons." --Michael -- Forewarned is worth an octopus in the bush. _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun