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  What really is the link between quantum gravity and the Riemann Hypothesis that was speculated by Connes and Marcolli?

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In their book, ''Noncommutative Geometry, Quantum Fields and Motives,'' Alain Connes and Matilde Marcolli begin their preface by saying:

The unifying theme, which the reader will encounter in different guises throughout the book, is the interplay between noncommutative geometry and number theory, the latter especially in its manifestation through the theory of motives. For us, this interwoven texture of noncommutative spaces and motives will become a tool in the exploration of two spaces, whose role is central to many developments of modern mathematics and physics: ² Space-time and ² The set of prime numbers. One may be tempted to think that, looking from the vantage point of those who sit atop the vast edifice of our accumulated knowledge of such topics as space and numbers, we ought to know a great deal about these two spaces. However, there are two fundamental problems whose difficulty is a clear reminder of our limited knowledge, and whose solution would require a more sophisticated understanding than the one currently within our immediate grasp: ² The construction of a theory of quantum gravity (QG) and ² The Riemann hypothesis (RH). The purpose of this book is to explain the relevance of noncommutative geometry (NCG) in dealing with these two problems. Quite surprisingly, in so doing we shall discover that there are deep analogies between these two problems which, if properly exploited, are likely to enhance our grasp of both of them.

Can someone explain in the simplest possible terms what really the link between the RH and QG that Connes and Marcolli were talking about ?

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user CuriousTatenda
asked Jan 26, 2019 in Mathematics by CuriousTatenda (30 points) [ no revision ]
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@FernandoMuro, i'm really not the kind of person that would be involved in that, but i guess can never convince you otherwise.

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user CuriousTatenda
You better convince you that anyone can be involved in that. In that way you'll be able to avoid such behavior in the future. We've all been there, unfortunately. Men and women alike.

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user Fernando Muro
This pdf suggests it is about letting $q \to 1$ in the RH for curves over $\mathbb{F}_q$ to obtain it for "curves over $\mathbb{F}_1$". I don't understand what it means with the space of adeles classes of a global field being "non-commutative"

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user reuns
While I agree that there is sexism in the mathematical world and anyone can be guilty of it, I would encourage people not to rush to judgment on the basis of only a small amount of evidence. For example I know that there have been times when I knew two collaborators personally, and in informal interactions would call one by first name and the other by last name because that was what they preferred. Also there have been times when I knew that one collaborator contributed much more than the other. (cont'd).

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user Timothy Chow
While I would try not to allow these informal habits to slip into more formal communications, sometimes it would happen inadvertently, to my embarrassment and I would make up some excuse to make myself not look bad. I'm not saying that this is necessarily what is going on in CuriousTatenda's case, but just that just as we should take care not be sexist, we should also take care not to jump to conclusions about sexism, especially since an accusation of sexism can be highly damaging to someone in today's environment.

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user Timothy Chow
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Any reason you would exclude an author from the title of your question when you are quoting a text written by two people? And later on, refer to her by her first name when you refer to him by his surname?

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user Najib Idrissi
@NajibIdrissi, the title was getting too long, as one can see, nothing less nothing more. Anyway, i will edit the parts that you mentioned.

This post imported from StackExchange MathOverflow at 2019-02-02 19:45 (UTC), posted by SE-user CuriousTatenda

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Not a direct answer, but worth pointing out:

A substantial insight into a relation between gravity and the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function (hence the Riemann hypothesis)  was recently found via p-adic string theory by Shing-Tung Yau et al.:

  • An Huang, Bogdan Stoica, Shing-Tung Yau,
    "General relativity from p-adic strings"
    (arXiv:1901.02013)

Seems quite remarkable to me.

answered Feb 3, 2019 by Urs Schreiber (6,095 points) [ no revision ]

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