A question of roots of riemann function

In summary, the conversation is discussing the quotient of the Riemann function at a root x=c and the question of whether this limit is equal to exp(ik) with k being any real constant. The answer is that it depends on the value of c, with a non-trivial root having the potential for the limit to equal exp(ik) with k being a real constant. However, if c is a trivial root, the limit cannot be equal to exp(ik) with k being any real constant. The use of the functional equation and the coefficient \chi(1-c) also affects the value of the limit.
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eljose
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let be the quotient:

[tex] Lim_{x->c}\frac{\zeta(1-x)}{\zeta(x)} [/tex]
where x=c is a root of riemann function... then my question is if that limit is equal to exp(ik) with k any real constant...thanks... the limit is wehn x tends to c bieng c a root of riemann constant
 
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If c is a trivial root, the answer is clearly no.

If c is a non-trivial root, if you use the functional equation the answer should be clear.
 
  • #3
eljose said:
my question is if that limit is equal to exp(ik) with k any real constant


no, that can't be true, k surely cannot be *any* real constant? it can at best be *some* real constant.
 
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let,s suppose c is a trivial root i mean 0<re(c)<1 i have checked with the functional equation the limit [tex]Limx->c\frac{\zeta(1-x)}{zeta(x)} [/tex] my question is if we can express this limit as exp(ik) with k some real constant...

i have checked the functional equation for zeta if we call [tex]\zeta(1-s)=F(s)\zeta(s) [/tex] the only thinkg i have proved is that F^*(a+ib)=F(a-ib) (with * complex conjugate) but i don,t know if it will be true that the coefficient is equal to exp(ik).
 
  • #5
eljose said:
let,s suppose c is a trivial root i mean 0<re(c)<1

if 0<Re(c)<1 it is a NON-trivial root.

[tex]\frac{\zeta(1-s)}{\zeta(s)}=\chi(1-s)[/tex], and I'm sure you know what [tex]\chi[/tex] is despite your continued use of "F".

So it depends on [tex]\chi(1-c)[/tex]. If c is on the critical line, this has modulus 1. If c is off the critical line, this may have modulus 1 as well, or it may not.
 

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The Riemann function, named after mathematician Bernhard Riemann, is a complex-valued function defined on the complex plane except for a simple pole at the origin. It is typically denoted as ζ(z) and is given by the infinite series ζ(z) = 1 + 1/2^z + 1/3^z + 1/4^z + ...

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The Riemann function has infinitely many roots, known as the non-trivial zeros. These are the complex numbers z for which ζ(z) = 0. The only known non-trivial zeros lie in the critical strip 0 < Re(z) < 1 and are all symmetric about the line Re(z) = 1/2.

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