October 28, 2008

Speaker: John Rock

Title: A Fractal Approach to the Riemann Hypothesis


Abstract:  "Can one hear if a fractal string is Minkowski measurable?" This question provides a surprising reformulation of the famous Millennium Problem known as the Riemann Hypothesis. In this talk we will look at the Riemann Hypothesis, which investigates the distribution of the prime numbers, through the window of the spectra and complex dimensions of fractal strings.