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Towards an Elementary Formulation of the Riemann Hypothesis in Terms of Permutation Groups

Number Theory 2024-08-27 v3

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between the Riemann hypothesis and the statement n, g(n)epn\forall n, ~g(n) \le e^{\sqrt{p_n}}, where g(n)g(n) is the maximum order of an element of SnS_n, the symmetric group on nn elements, and pnp_n is the nn-th prime. We show this inequality holds under the Riemann Hypothesis. We also make progress towards establishing the converse by proving n, g(n)>epn\exists n,~g(n)>e^{\sqrt{p_n}} if the Riemann Hypothesis is false and the supremum of the set of the real parts of the Riemann zeta function's zeros sup{(ρ)  ζ(ρ)=0}\sup \{\Re(\rho)~|~\zeta(\rho) = 0\} is not equal to 1.

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@article{arxiv.2108.09570,
  title  = {Towards an Elementary Formulation of the Riemann Hypothesis in Terms of Permutation Groups},
  author = {Will Cavendish and Jacob Tsimerman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.09570},
  year   = {2024}
}

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