The functional equation for RZC is given by
ζ(s)=2sπs−1sin(πs2)Γ(1−s)ζ(1−s)
By this equation, its easy to see that ζ(−2n)=0 for all n∈N. But if we substitute s=2n for any n∈N, by the functional equation, we got ζ(2n)=0, since sin(nπ)=0. This contradicts the fact that for Re(s)>1, ζ(s)=∑∞n=1n−s, because ∑∞n=1n−s>0 for all s with Re(s)>1.
What am I misunderstanding?
Answer
You are forgetting that Γ(s) has poles at all negative integers. Thus you should interpret functional equation literally only where each factor is defined, and may take limits near the poles of Γ(s).
These poles are simple poles, so they cancel with the zeros of sin(πs2).
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