https://riemannhypothesis.blog/tags/random-walk/ Recent content in Random walk on Understanding the Riemann Hypothesis Hugo -- gohugo.io en markus@recommend.games (Markus Shepherd) markus@recommend.games (Markus Shepherd) Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:27:46 +0000 https://riemannhypothesis.blog/2014/10/tossing-the-prime-coin/ Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:27:46 +0000markus@recommend.games (Markus Shepherd) https://riemannhypothesis.blog/2014/10/tossing-the-prime-coin/ One of the problems with explaining the Riemann Hypothesis is that its fascination comes from its deep connection to prime numbers, but its definition is in terms of complex analysis which requires a fair deal of undergraduate mathematics to understand – and that is before you even got started to grasp what the heck the zeta-zeros have to do with the distribution of primes. My “cocktail party explanation” of the Riemann Hypothesis would usually be something like: “The prime numbers are as equally distributed as you could wish for.