Robin's theorem, primes, and a new elementary reformulation of the Riemann hypothesis

DOI10.1515/INTEG.2011.057zbMATH Open1235.11082arXiv1110.5078OpenAlexW2963025056MaRDI QIDQ3108533FDOQ3108533

Authors: Geoffrey Caveney, Jonathan Sondow, Jean-Louis Nicolas 

Publication date: 4 January 2012

Published in: Integers (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: For n>1, let G(n)=sigma(n)/(n log log n), where sigma(n) is the sum of the divisors of n. We prove that the Riemann Hypothesis is true if and only if 4 is the only composite number N satisfying G(N) ge max(G(N/p),G(aN)), for all prime factors p of N and all multiples aN of N. The proof uses Robin's and Gronwall's theorems on G(n). An alternate proof of one step depends on two properties of superabundant numbers proved using Alaoglu and ErdH{o}s's results.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.5078

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zbMATH Keywords

Riemann hypothesisRobin's theoremGronwall function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonreal zeros of (zeta (s)) and (L(s, chi)); Riemann and other hypotheses (11M26) Other results on the distribution of values or the characterization of arithmetic functions (11N64) Calculation of integer sequences (11Y55)

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