Graduation Year
2006
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Mathematics
Reader 1
Michael Raugh
Reader 2
Darryl Yong
Abstract
Identified as one of the 7 Millennium Problems, the Riemann zeta hypothesis has successfully evaded mathematicians for over 100 years. Simply stated, Riemann conjectured that all of the nontrivial zeroes of his zeta function have real part equal to 1/2. This thesis attempts to explore the theory behind Riemann’s zeta function by first starting with Euler’s zeta series and building up to Riemann’s function. Along the way we will develop the math required to handle this theory in hopes that by the end the reader will have immersed themselves enough to pursue their own exploration and research into this fascinating subject.
Recommended Citation
Segarra, Elan, "An Exploration of Riemann's Zeta Function and Its Application to the Theory of Prime Distribution" (2006). HMC Senior Theses. 189.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmc_theses/189
