A very wrong proof once showed that the sum of all positive integers (1 + 2 + 3 + 4…) was -1/12. In reality, the infinite sum has no solution, so this proof became something of a meme.
Technically technically, in some number fields (not the natural numbers) it is correct, but since it doesn’t apply to all number systems it’s incorrect to say it’s the answer without also specifying you’re using a nonstandard number system.
As someone else said, it’s used in quantum physics where a lot of fancy math is used in complex number fields.
A very wrong proof once showed that the sum of all positive integers (1 + 2 + 3 + 4…) was -1/12. In reality, the infinite sum has no solution, so this proof became something of a meme.
Technically technically, in some number fields (not the natural numbers) it is correct, but since it doesn’t apply to all number systems it’s incorrect to say it’s the answer without also specifying you’re using a nonstandard number system.
As someone else said, it’s used in quantum physics where a lot of fancy math is used in complex number fields.
Ramanujan was a God tier memester
Thank you!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_zeta_function