Abstract
This paper introduces the Spectral Riemann Conjecture (SRC), a novel reformulation of the classical Riemann Hypothesis (RH) through the lens of spectral breaking theory. The Riemann zeta function ζ(s), central to analytic number theory, possesses trivial zeros at negative even integers and non-trivial zeros conjectured to lie on the critical line Re(s) = 1/2. Building on the verified simplicity of the first 109 non-trivial zeros, the SRC proposes a two-step transformation: decoherence (D), which projects all non-trivial zeros onto Re(s) = 1/2, creating a zero of infinite multiplicity; followed by renormalization (R), which regularizes this multiplicity to one. The resulting function, spectral(s), resides in the spectral space—a domain of functions with real and simple zeros.
The paper rigorously defines the operators D and R, demonstrates their action on ζ(s), and proves the convergence of spectral(s) using zeta and Hurwitz regularization techniques. Numerical simulations validate the SRC by approximating ζ(s) with finite products and applying D and R to yield spectral(s), whose zeros are located at {-2, -4, ..., 1/2}. This transformation preserves the infinite zeros, maintaining the arithmetic essence of ζ(s) while simplifying its non-trivial structure.
The SRC offers a fresh perspective on RH, aligning with physical regularization analogies and suggesting potential applications in prime number distribution. Future work may extend these simulations and explore deeper implications within analytic number theory and mathematical physics.
