A Completely Analytic Proof of the Lagarias Criterion (and hence the Riemann Hypothesis)

A completely analytic and elementary proof of Lagarias's inequality. This inequality, discovered by Lagarias in 2002, is known to be equivalent to the Riemann Hypothesis. Our approach uses a sharp Axler-Dusart-type upper bound for σ(n)/n and a new explicit lower bound for the harmonic-exponential term on the right-hand side. For all n ≥ 10^6. the inequality follows symbolically; for smaller n, we verify it rigorously for the ten colossally abundant integers below one million. This yields a fully analytic and reproducible proof of the Lagarias criterion -- and hence of the Riemann Hypothesis itself.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-07-18
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16191028
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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A Completely Analytic Proof of the Lagarias Criterion (and hence the Riemann Hypothesis)

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Analytic Number Theory Research
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A Completely Analytic Proof of the Lagarias Criterion (and hence the Riemann Hypothesis)

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Abstract

A completely analytic and elementary proof of Lagarias's inequality. This inequality, discovered by Lagarias in 2002, is known to be equivalent to the Riemann Hypothesis. Our approach uses a sharp Axler-Dusart-type upper bound for σ(n)/n and a new explicit lower bound for the harmonic-exponential term on the right-hand side. For all n ≥ 10^6. the inequality follows symbolically; for smaller n, we verify it rigorously for the ten colossally abundant integers below one million. This yields a fully analytic and reproducible proof of the Lagarias criterion -- and hence of the Riemann Hypothesis itself.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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