Li's criterion

proper noun

A particular statement about the positivity of a certain sequence that is equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA particular statement about the positivity of a certain sequence that is equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis.

Origin

Named after Xian-Jin Li, who presented it in 1997.

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