Logic

For many, not just mathematicians, the Riemann hypothesis is the very definition of a supremely difficult problem that might be forever beyond our intellect. Most mathematicians had given up on it, being pessimistic about making any headway. But recently, the first progress – although not a solution – in more than 50 years has been made. The 165-year-old hypothesis was bequeathed to us by German mathematician Berhard Riemann. It deals with prime numbers – numbers that can only be divided by themselves and 1. For example, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19 and so on to infinity. Has our universe taken only one pathway out of a possible mathematical