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Turing's method

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In mathematics, Turing's method is used to verify that for any given Gram point gm there lie m + 1 zeros of ζ(s), in the region 0 < Im(s) < Im(gm), where ζ(s) is the Riemann zeta function.[1] It was discovered by Alan Turing and published in 1953,[2] although that proof contained errors and a correction was published in 1970 by R. Sherman Lehman.[3]

For every integer i with i < n we find a list of Gram points and a complementary list , where gi is the smallest number such that

where Z(t) is the Hardy Z function. Note that gi may be negative or zero. Assuming that and there exists some integer k such that , then if

and

Then the bound is achieved and we have that there are exactly m + 1 zeros of ζ(s), in the region 0 < Im(s) < Im(gm).

References

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  1. ^ Edwards, H. M. (1974). Riemann's zeta function. Pure and Applied Mathematics. Vol. 58. New York-London: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-232750-0. Zbl 0315.10035.
  2. ^ Turing, A. M. (1953). "Some Calculations of the Riemann Zeta‐Function". Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. s3-3 (1): 99–117. doi:10.1112/plms/s3-3.1.99.
  3. ^ Lehman, R. S. (1970). "On the Distribution of Zeros of the Riemann Zeta‐Function". Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. s3-20 (2): 303–320. doi:10.1112/plms/s3-20.2.303.