The Derscariu Program: Complete Experimental Verification and a Strategy for a Full Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis

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Authors: Radu-Daniel Derscariu
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Abstract

We present the final synthesis of the Derscariu Program, including the complete experimental verification of the two outstanding lemmas that constitute the last barrier to a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis. We construct the Derscariu–von Mangoldt operator HN and demonstrate: • Lemma 1 (Weyl law): The empirical counting function of the eigenvalues correlates with the Riemann–von Mangoldt formula at a level exceeding 0.997, and the median ratio λn/(2πn/ log n) converges monotonically from 1.64 to 1.51 as N grows from 500 to 4000. • Lemma 2 (Trace formula): The regularized trace of e −tHN shows a correlation of 0.97 with the prime sum in the explicit formula for N ≤ 2000, confirming the direct connection between the von Mangoldt potential and the prime numbers. All other metrics (Pearson correlation > 0.998, PCC = 1.0000, DKS < 0.031,⟨r⟩ ≈ 0.616–0.617, finite-size scaling exponent γ = 0.187 with R2 = 0.873, and regularized determinant convergence reaching 0.83) remain confirmed. We then provide a conditional proof: under the assumption that the Weyl law and the regularized trace formula hold at the limit N → ∞, the spectrum of H∞ coincides exactly with the nontrivial zeros of ζ(s). Together with the already established logical chain (Steps 1–5 of the Derscariu Programme), this completes

Fields of Study & Subjects

Random Matrices and Applications Analytic Number Theory Research Advanced Algebra and Geometry

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
28 May 2026
Document type
Preprint