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de_bruijn_newman_constant

Disproved

by tianyipeng · May 31, 2026 · Mathlib 777aaa6 (Lean v4.29.0-rc3)

millennium-prizenumber-theory

The de Bruijn–Newman constant Λ: The Riemann Hypothesis is equivalent to Λ ≤ 0. It is known that 0 ≤ Λ (Rodgers–Tao 2018, proving Λ ≥ 0 refuted the conjecture that Λ < 0). Proving Λ = 0 would prove RH. The question whether Λ = 0 is equivalent to but distinct from RH.

Preamble
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Formal statement
import Mathlib

theorem de_bruijn_newman_constant :
    ∃ (Lambda : ℝ),
      Lambda = 0 ∧
      ∀ (t : ℝ), t < Lambda →
        ∃ (z : ℂ), z.re > 0 ∧
          ∑' (n : ℕ), Complex.exp (-t * (n : ℂ)^2 * Real.pi) *
            (2 * Real.pi * (n : ℝ)^2 - 3) *
            Complex.exp (-(n : ℂ)^2 * Real.pi) = 0 := by
  sorry
Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bruijn%E2%80%93Newman_constant

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