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Title: Yoni Porn
Post by: Thing on June 10, 2004, 07:46 PM
http://www.math.purdue.edu/ftp_pub/branges/apology.pdf

I feel the death of a kitten coming on.
Title: Re:Yoni Porn
Post by: Yoni on June 10, 2004, 08:02 PM
You're a day late. :)
Here is the official word from Wolfram Research.

QuoteRiemann Hypothesis "Proof" Much Ado About Nothing
A June 8 Purdue University news release reports a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis by L. de Branges. However, both the 23-page preprint cited in the release (which is actually from 2003) and a longer preprint from 2004 on de Branges's home page seem to lack an actual proof. Furthermore, a counterexample to de Branges's approach due to Conrey and Li has been known since 1998. The media coverage therefore appears to be much ado about nothing.
- http://mathworld.wolfram.com

The kittens are safe for now.