Nigerian Mathematics Professor's Claim He Solved 'Millennium Problem' Proved to Be False
Has
a maths problem, which has gone more than 150 years without a solution
finally been solved by Nigerian academician, Dr. Opeyemi Enoch? A new
report has answered the question.
On Tuesday, November 17th, news site, Quartz revealed that the
story, widely published by the international and local media, claiming a
Nigerian professor of mathematics, Opeyemi Enoch, solved the Riemann
Zeta Hypothesis was false.
The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis was created by the German mathematician Bernhard Riemann in 1859.
The Clay Mathematics Institute, an American organization,
designated the Riemann Zeta Hypothesis as one of seven Millennium
problems. Any individual who can solve a Millennium problem will be
rewarded with $1 million by the Clay Mathematics Institute.
Despite early reports stating that Enoch solved the hypothesis, the
institute refused to confirm his claims of finding a solution to one of
their Millennium problems.
In an audio interview with BBC, Mr. Enoch claimed that he was
approached by his students to solve the hypothesis. During the
interview he claimed that the prospect of a $1 million reward did not
motivate him, rather he wanted to show his students his work in
'solving' the problem.
According to Quartz, Mr. Enoch’s academia.edu profile has the
'proof' of the 'solution' to the Riemann Hypothesis. However,
subsequent investigations indicated that his 'proof' was plagiarized.
Sources: BBC Africa / SaharaReporters
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