The Weil conjectures are a set of three conjectures proposed by Weil in 1942 for extending Riemann hypothesis-like statements to classes of mathematical structures. The conjectures were proved by Deligne in 1973, winning Deligne the Fields medal.
Weil Conjectures
See also
Riemann HypothesisExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Derbyshire, J. Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics. New York: Penguin, p. 270, 2004.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Weil ConjecturesCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Weil Conjectures." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/WeilConjectures.html