Weil conjectures and foundations of algebraic geometry
Statement
Weil formulated conjectures on zeta functions of varieties over finite fields, motivating étale cohomology and motives.
Formula
#V(F_{q^n}) via ζ_X
Equation
Riemann hypothesis for curves
Source
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