Montgomery's simplicity conjecture for the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function

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Let N∗(T)N^*(T) be the multiplicity-weighted zero count

N∗(T):=∑ρ0<γ≤Tmρ=∑ρ distinct0<γ≤Tmρ2,N^*(T):=\sum_{\substack{\rho\\0<\gamma\leq T}}m_\rho=\sum_{\substack{\rho\ \text{distinct}\\0<\gamma\leq T}}m_\rho^2,

where mρm_\rho is the multiplicity of the zero ρ\rho. Montgomery's simplicity conjecture. As T→∞T\to\infty,

N∗(T)=TL+o(TL).N^*(T)=TL+o(TL).

Since N(T)∼TLN(T)\sim TL, the assertion predicts that asymptotically all non-trivial zeros are simple. It is presented as a consequence of a stronger pair-correlation conjecture together with the Riemann Hypothesis, but remains unproved.

References

Primary source

Daniel Alan Goldston, Junghun Lee, Jordan Schettler and Ade Irma Suriajaya, “Pair Correlation Conjecture for the Zeros of the Riemann Zeta-function I: Simple and Critical Zeros”, arXiv:2503.15449 (2026).

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