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Title: On Robin's criterion for the Riemann Hypothesis
Authors: Y. -J. Choie, N. Lichiardopol, P. Moree, P. Sole
Categories: math.NT Number Theory
Comments: 15 pages. Corrected version. In the first version in Theorem 5 (main result) it was falsely asserted that n must be superabundant, invalidating the proof. An alternative proof is provided in this version, some typos have been corrected, and the presentation has been improved
MSC: 11Y35; 11A25; 11A41
Journal reference: J. Theor. Nombres Bordeaux 19 (2007), 351-366.

Abstract: Robin's criterion states that the Riemann Hypothesis (RH) is true if and only if Robin's inequality sum_{d|n}d<e^{gamma}n loglog n is satisfied for n>=5041, where gamma denotes the Euler(-Mascheroni) constant. We show by elementary methods that if n>=37 does not satisfy Robin's criterion it must be even and is neither squarefree nor squarefull. Using a bound of Rosser and Schoenfeld we show, moreover, that n must be divisible by a fifth power >1. As a consequence we infer that RH holds true if and only if every natural number divisible by a fifth power >1 satisfies Robin's inequality.

Owner: Pieter Moree
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