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Graduate Pizza Seminar

An Introduction to the Riemann Zeta Function

Nicholas Backes

Location:  Hill 701
Date & time: Friday, 13 October 2023 at 1:45PM - 3:00PM

What even is the Riemann zeta function? How do you prove its analytic continuation and functional equation? How is the zeta function connected to prime numbers? Why is the Riemann Hypothesis important? How does one even draw a zeta or a xi? How much real math can a pizza seminar talk even have?