Chapter 302 The world of number theory is very lively
In the end, he didn't get any rewards. Instead, Song Yao was pinned down on the sofa and beaten up.
Xu Qingzhou finally saw clearly that in the eyes of the school beauty Song, he seemed to have really become a pervert.
On December 5, while he was struggling in the library, he suddenly received an email from Kathleen.
Professor Stewart announced again that he had completed another key proof.
[I am honored to tell you that after several months of hard work by the team, we have successfully solved the "level" problem of the even distribution of prime numbers in arithmetic series. I believe that in the near future, the true face of Polignac's conjecture will soon appear. in front of us. 】
Xu Qingzhou squinted his eyes.
Hey, it seems like it’s serious this time.
There is pressure.
He is still stuck in the analysis of prime number distribution.
At the same time, the news also spread back to China, as countless private messages appeared again on Weibo and the comment section was updated again.
[Xiao Yu'er]: God Xu, Professor Stewart has posted again. I want to ask about the progress.
[Discovering Good Wool]: Professor Stewart was stuck on this problem before. If he can solve it this time, he will be close to success.
[A brief taste of the fireworks in the world]: Xu Shenwu.
[Xu Shen My Husband]: Xu Shen solved two conjectures at the age of 19. This achievement can already be recorded in the history of mathematics. It doesn’t matter even if he fails once.
Seeing how much everyone cared about him, Xu Qingzhou simply edited a Weibo post.
Xu Qingzhou: Making progress while maintaining stability.
[Xiao Yu'er]: Xu Shen, I believe in you!
[The world is very different]: I rely on it. Does this mean that there is progress on Xu Shen's side? !
[Heavy Ion 122]: It’s too difficult. I think Xu Qingzhou’s side is probably gone.
[Waiting for the Wind to Blow]: Haha, I took taxpayers’ money and squandered it until the end, and got nothing.
Xu Qingzhou shook his head with a smile, ignored the comments, put down his phone, and continued to make his own calculations.
Institute of Advanced Mathematics, Imperial College, India.
The Indian guy said: "Professor, Professor Stewart announced the latest progress."
Professor Yagier stopped his calculations: "Has he solved the arithmetic series problem?"
"Yes." The Indian guy nodded, paused, frowned and said, "Xu Qingzhou from Xia State also said on his private account today that he is going very smoothly."
Since proving the twin prime conjecture, this Xia native has kept a low profile. During this period, he even went to Europe to participate in physics experiments.
Oh, young man, you are so arrogant.
With such a talent for mathematics, he actually went to study physics.
His brain must be broken.
Professor Yagier was silent for a moment and said: "We also need to announce some of our latest progress, the sieve method and the zero-point estimate of the Riemann function."
Now that we are in the last month of 2015, we are at a critical moment in fighting for the budget, and we must bring the world's attention back to us.
So, a few hours after Xu Qingzhou posted on Weibo, India also issued an announcement, which only meant one thing: We are almost successful.
As soon as this news came out, the mathematics world suddenly became lively, especially for those who study number theory, this is definitely a topic after dinner.
There is a vague three-legged posture.
After Zhang Yitang, everyone no longer had confidence in the research on prime numbers. After all, even if Zhang Yitang's method was used, the twin prime number conjecture could not be solved.
Xu Qingzhou's two papers prove that number theory has not reached the alley.
In particular, the proof of the twin prime conjecture is equivalent to achieving a key leap from 0 to 1, giving everyone hope of proving the Polignac conjecture.
For a while, everyone was guessing who could win the crown.
On Wednesday, in the professor's office of the School of Mathematics, Gu Zhizhong was making tea for an old friend from Shuimu University who came to visit.
"Lao Gu, that student of yours is getting a lot of attention right now." Liu Yunhai sighed.
Gu Zhizhong smiled softly: "Yes, this little guy is much better than us old men."
"Principal Wang, who is in charge of admissions, often sighs. If he knew that this young man was so talented, he would have hired us no matter what." Liu Yunhai said regretfully.
Shuimu has Qiu Chengtong on his side. If there are more mathematical geniuses - he is far ahead.
Gu Zhizhong added a cup of tea to his old friend, "We who do research should not believe in 'what if'."
Liu Yunhai also smiled, knowing that his old friend was telling the truth.
"However, I think this time it is a bit uncertain. The Indian side is not worried. They probably want to get more chips for the budget. Although Stewart is crazy, he still has strength." Liu Yunhai said in a deep voice.
Gu Zhizhong: "This boy has created miracles several times, I hope he can do it this time too."
He suddenly remembered that when he first learned that Xu Qingzhou was conquering Kramer's conjecture a year ago, he didn't seem to care much about it. He lamented that young people were too impetuous and had to hit the wall. As a result, people have figured out two world-class mathematical conjectures.
It doesn't matter if you fail.
Xiao Xu is only 19 years old, and there is still a long way to go.
The excitement in the number theory world soon extended to the media.
In the morning, editors went to work at the London Science Evening News headquarters.
"Hi Chris, good morning."
Editor Miri Levin greets a friend: "You look like you're in a good mood."
"Of course we don't have to sweat over today's headlines."
"Oh?"
"Look at these." Chris handed the tablet over.
"Xu Qingzhou, Professor Stewart, Professor Yagir from India?" Mi Rui instantly understood what her friend was thinking.
These three together are definitely interesting news.
"We have to add a little more content to make it more vivid," Kress said.
Mi Rui thought for a while, "A friend of Professor Stewart's named Brenda Reeves is a mathematician."
"Is this person special?"
"He is a racist. He once said that the soil of Xia is not suitable for the development of science because most people live in miserable barriers."
Conflict arises.
"Okay, let's go interview him!"
In the afternoon, Mire and Chris successfully contacted Brenda Reeves.
Miray said on the phone: "We would like to ask you to tell us your thoughts on this Polignac Conjecture Competition."
"Sorry, I'm more interested in having morning tea than this."
Brenda Reeves is on her way to class. She is a lecturer at Pericles. Yes, the kind with heavy teaching tasks and not much research funding.
"Mr. Reeves, everyone is talking about the young man from Xia Guo now, but we feel that it is necessary for the public to hear different voices. You are a friend of Professor Stewart and should be the one with the most say."
Brenda was a little moved. She had been ignored for too long.
"And we are willing to pay you US$5,000 as research funding."
"My pleasure."
The first two people need news, the latter needs exposure, and they hit it off immediately.
Xu Qingzhou ignored the external information and spent three days to connect M and M through some technical scaling and combination through inequalities.
It can be regarded as solving the problem of upper bound refutation.
Just when he was immersed in complex calculations, a piece of news quietly appeared.
[London Science Evening News]: The invisible battle, the war between the United States, Xia Kingdom, and India!
We all know that Xia is becoming the most powerful competitor of the United States. This ambitious country attempts to surpass the United States in an all-round way and dominate the new world order.
"London Science Evening News" still showed its professionalism while gossiping. This time it directly found Brenda Reeves and included an interview video.
During the interview, the host talked about the evaluation of Xia Guo by this frustrated mathematician.
Brenda: "No, I don't think one needs to apologize for telling the truth."
Moderator: "Do you insist on your point of view?"
Brenda: "Yes, even though I am a mathematician, I still know that modern advanced civilization originated in the West, where knowledge can grow freely."
Host: "Are you denying Xu Qingzhou's achievements?"
Brenda: "No, this is a very outstanding young man. I mean, if he studied elsewhere like Terence Tao, he would be even better."
Host: "Who do you think will win this time?"
Brenda: "There is no doubt that America will be great again!"
The report content starts from the field of mathematics and transitions to the competition between countries. Xia State challenges the United States and India challenges Xia State.
The topic is full.
(End of chapter)