A trick to proof RH using asymptotic Analysis

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This discussion presents a method to prove the Riemann Hypothesis (RH) using asymptotic analysis and Perron's formula for the Mertens function, M(x). The integral representation of M(x) is transformed by substituting x with exp(t) and s with c + iu, leading to a complex integral that can be analyzed asymptotically. The proof hinges on showing that M(e^t)e^{-t(1/2+ε)} approaches 0 as t approaches infinity, thereby establishing a connection to the validity of RH. Additionally, the discussion outlines the use of contour integration and the steepest descent method for evaluating the integral.

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We have using Perron,s formula an integral for M(x) Mertens function:

[tex]\int_{c-i\infty}^{c+i\infty}ds\frac{x^{s}}{\zeta(s) s}= 2i\pi M(x)[/tex]

Of course we can,t calculate this integral directly, let,s put x=exp(t) and s=c+iu then our integral becomes:

[tex]\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}du \frac{e^{iut+ict}}{\zeta(c+iu)(c+iu)}[/tex]

now we could writte the complex integrand involving \zeta(c+iu)(c+iu) as a sum of a real and complex part U(c,u)+iV(c,u), so we should make an approach for big t--->oo of the integral:

[tex]\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}duU(c,u)e^{iut+ict}[/tex]

so we can calculate M(e^{t}) of course RH is true iff for big t the factor:

[tex]M(e^{t})e^{-t(1/2+e)}[/tex] 0<e<<<<<<1 (epsilon)

tends to 0, so we could give a "proof" of Riemann Hypothesis.
 
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Or simply solve Perron,s integral for [tex]1/\zeta(s)[/tex] so

[tex]M(e^{t})= -\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}e^{-nt}/d\zeta(-2n)(2n)+1/d\zeta(0)+\frac{1}{2i\pi}\oint_{D}dse^{st}/\zeta(s)s[/tex]

for this last complex integral we could use the contour D given by the rectangle {0-iT,0+iT,1-iT,1+iT} with T---->oo and use "steepest descend " method to calculate the asymptotic evaluation for the integral.

where df means df/dt or df/dx
 
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