From small town academic to chief scientist

Zhou Yi left with a hint of worry. As his two teachers said, he faced a lot of problems when he returned to his motherland.

Teacher Qiu can’t even play with it, why don’t you go back and play by yourself?

Moreover, it is almost the new year when we go back. Unless the school specially prepares a separate postgraduate recruitment activity for Zhou Yi, there will be no graduate students in Zhou Yi for most of half a year.

At this point in time, it’s a bit embarrassing.

Zhou Yi thought about it and decided to stay at Shuimu University for a few years before deciding whether to return to Chongqing University.

As the time gets closer, more and more big guys are arriving.

Zhou Yi meets an average of four or five famous people in the field of mathematics every day these days.

There are also people flying over from Daxia.

For example, Ding Jian, Liu Gang, Shan Peng and others.

Zhou Yi is currently receiving them.

"Hello everyone, I didn't expect you to come here in a group."

Zhou Yi prepared a small party in his yard and said happily.

One of the four great joys in life is meeting an old friend in a foreign country.

"Congratulations to you, God Zhou. I didn't expect you to become famous in Europe and America so soon."

Ding Jian said familiarly.

"Luckily, I found some inspiration here."

Zhou Yi said very modestly.

Ding Jian said:

"Although I learned a lot at the University of Pennsylvania, compared with you, Zhou Shen, I am still far behind. Sometimes in mathematics, we have to admit the importance of talent."

Liu Gang also said:

"Shen Zhou's talent is truly unparalleled. Is Zhou Shen ready for tomorrow's academic report?"

Zhouyi said:

"Of course I'm ready. I invite you here just to get together. It's holiday now and there are not many people here at Princeton. There are only a few professors here and many student volunteers who have been called back temporarily."

At Christmas, most of the local students have gone back, and some international students who are saving money stay here for Christmas, so Zhouyi seems a bit deserted except for Tan Mingming.

Shan Peng asked again:

"After Zhou Shen's 3n+1 conjecture is proved, what are his plans? Should he return to China or stay at Princeton?"

Zhouyi said:

"Go back to China and prepare to stay at Shuimu University for a while."

Hearing this, Shan Peng nodded. Liu Gang and Ding Jian on the side were a little regretful. They also wanted to recruit Zhou Yi to their school. It seemed that they couldn't talk anymore.

"Have you heard that Harold Hoofgot is studying Goldbach's conjecture? I don't know if he will succeed."

Ding Jian said he didn't know where the news came from.

Shan Peng also started chatting and said:

"A former classmate of mine teaches at the school where he works. His progress seems to be slow and it will take some time. Even if he proves the weak conjecture, he will not be able to develop the idea of ​​​​the strong conjecture for a while."

Then everyone started chatting,

At the end, Ding Jian said:

"Cheers and congratulations in advance to Zhou Shenma's success."

"cheers!"

After everyone got together for a while, the party broke up.

Zhou Yi also returned to his room, washed up and went to bed.

The formal report meeting will begin at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and preparations for the Book of Changes have already been completed.

The next day, Lecture Hall No. 1 was overcrowded.

Even if it is Christmas Eve, countless students have already gone home,

Many professors who taught there also left Princeton and returned to their homes, but within just a few days, countless mathematicians came from all over the world.

Media from all over the world also came here on this day.

With a reward of hundreds of millions of dollars, the mathematical problem that once took the world by storm will finally come to an end today.

If this conjecture had been proved by an ordinary mathematician, it might not have caused such a big shock at all.

However, the person who announced the 3n+1 conjecture was the genius mathematician.

Just two months ago, he announced that he had proved Bill's conjecture and won three world-class mathematics awards within a year.

No one dares to ignore his paper. If Zhou Yi proves the 3n+1 conjecture again at Princeton today, then they will witness history again!

The lecture hall was crowded, and countless reporters' cameras were aimed at Zhou Yi.

The lecture hall also prepared all-round lenses under the arrangement of the Dean of the Institute for Advanced Study. They wanted to record this moment in all directions without blind spots.

I missed it last time, but I can't miss it this time.

Harold Hoofgot said to Wiles at this moment:

"Did you say that I would like to discuss the analytical method with him later? I feel that my understanding of the analytical method is still a little bit behind. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to have no clue about Goldbach's conjecture."

Wiles glanced at him and said:

"Maybe, just maybe, are you less talented?"

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Harold Hoofgot turned his head.

Faryans sat next to his senior brother Deligne and said calmly:

"Did you give the teacher's manuscript to him?"

Deligne nodded and said:

"That's right, he asked for it, so I gave it to him."

"But he didn't study the standard conjecture with you. Is this necessary?"

Faryans said in a very calm tone.

Deligne said:

"Milnor and I both agree to let him develop on his own and choose the direction he is interested in. However, if there is no result for a long time, we will ask him to follow either of us and study our topic. It doesn't hurt to give it to him."

Farjens asked:

"Oh, where's that old guy from Milno? I haven't seen him for a long time. I miss him so much."

Deligne said:

"Find it yourself."

At this moment, Milnor was talking with Edward Witten,

Edward Witten said with a hint of wonder:

"Do you think that if I invite him to work on string theory, will string theory be a great success? At least our theory may be more perfect."

Milnor glared at Edward Witten and said:

"Don't do it. Your broken M theory is about to be falsified. Why are you delaying so many geniuses? Don't cause trouble."

Edward Witten:? .

Milno said to himself:

"You must not be allowed to coax Zhou Yi to study string theory. Even your current emperor of physics, Yang, is not optimistic about it, and there are still people who insist on it.

After the report is over later, I have to talk to Zhou Yi. That old guy Qiu Chengtong seems to be also studying string theory. "

Edward Witten's veins popped out. If it weren't for the old guy's age, he would have had to fight him both high and low.

The third prize is amazing, it is so shocking.

The less optimistic you are about my M theory, the more I will make something.

By then, I will be the Pope of String Theory, and the entire world’s understanding will be overturned.

By then, this world will no longer be a 3+1 dimension, but. . .

The big guys chatted here and there, but no one talked about Zhou Yi's paper.

It seems as if Zhou Yi has proved successful.

Not long after, Zhou Yi slowly walked up to the podium in the lecture hall, holding a microphone and said:

"Welcome to all of you to attend this academic seminar. It was held in a hurry this time, but I believe that with your seniors' level and understanding of analytical methods, you can understand this paper, or at least read it. Seven, seven, eight, eight.

I will assume that everyone has some understanding of Zhou's analysis method, so today's article will be shorter and not as lengthy as the last time. "

Everyone also knew that if they did not understand the analysis method created by Zhou Yi before, then today they would just come to join in the fun, make some soy sauce, and witness history.

But most of the people who come here are experts in number theory. Zhou's analytical method is the bible among contemporary number theory conjectures.

If you told others you didn't study it, you might be laughed at.

Zhou Yi paused and said:

"This time I will explain my paper in two sections, one section is to explain the complex analysis method, and the other section is to explain the proof process.

Of course, as long as the complex analysis method is approved by everyone, then the proof process may not be so important.

So I will still spend more time in the question and answer session. "

Not long after, there was a burst of thunderous applause from the audience.

When the applause stopped, Zhou Yi said in a steady and powerful voice:

"The complex analytic method was originally inspired by Mr. Peter Sanek, and then led to subsequent work, based on the 3n+1 conjecture equivalent function equation proved by L. Berg and G. Meinardus:

h(z^3)= h(z^6)+{h(z^2)+λh(λz^2)+λ^2h(λ^2*z^2)}/3z;

where λ= e^2πi/3.

This is the complex analysis method that I expanded. "

Zhou Yi explained while using a laser pointer to move around the screen, and from time to time he would write down detailed processes on the whiteboard.

As much as possible, the experts present can quickly understand the analytical method, and it also provides a detailed explanation of some difficult steps in the paper.

Keep the number of people in the question-and-answer session as low as possible.

Maynard, who came from Oxford University, looked at the Book of Changes on the podium and couldn't help but exclaim that it was wonderful. In the field of analytical number theory, Maynard had been comparing Ivanets, Harold Hoofgot, Wile As his biggest competitor,

Unexpectedly, this 19-year-old genius is his biggest competitor.

The greatest achievement of Zhouyi before was in classical geometry. If we leave aside the achievements of classical geometry,

It's just a new method of Bill Zhouyi's theorem and analytical method, which may not be enough for Zhouyi to win the Philippine Prize.

But with the achievements of classical geometry, it's different.

Maynard secretly said that it was a good thing that he won the Philippine Prize this year, otherwise he would have died of despair.

I am afraid that researchers in the two directions of analytic number theory and classical geometry have completely despaired.

In particular, researchers who study Beer's conjecture and 3n+1 conjecture probably want to kill the Book of Changes with one blow.

The results of his many years of research have been proven one after another in a short period of time.

Some PhDs in mathematics are no longer able to complain.

If you can't flexibly develop Zhou's analysis method, I'm afraid you won't be able to make any achievements in this field.

It seems that it is imperative to change the direction of research.

Zhouyi has defeated him in classical geometry, and now he wants to defeat him in the field of number theory. It is simply abnormal.

I just hope that our graduation can be one step faster than Zhou Yi.

At this time, Wiles sneaked up to Farjens and Deligne and whispered:

"Now that Zhou Yi's proof is coming to an end, I don't think there is any problem."

Deligne and Farjens said at the same time:

"It's definitely no problem."

"Zhou Yi's achievements in analytic number theory may surpass mine in the future."

Wiles said with a hint of emotion.

Deligne didn't say anything. Maybe it's not just the direction of number theory. Maybe, as Peter Sanak said, Zhou Yi will achieve a very high achievement.

At this time, Zhou Yi finally reached the last part of his speech, and his steady and powerful voice suddenly became sonorous, saying:

“Therefore, from Document 3, Document 4, Theorem 2, Theorem 7, Lemma 5, Equation 32, Equation 48, Equation 59, and Equation 61, we can know that,

That is, there is an integer function h(z), such that for the above g(z), for each branch D of φ(g) containing a certain positive integer, z_0 ∈ D exists, such that {[g^0k(z_0)]_k =1}^∞ converges to 1,

Therefore, we can deduce that the 3n+1 conjecture is established.

Certification completed. "

Suddenly, the entire lecture hall was silent, and none of the big guys from all over the world spoke.

You can hear a pin drop.

Zhou Yi's expression at this moment was high-spirited, and his brows were full of confidence.

Faryans looked at Zhouyi, and rarely called Senior Brother Deligne, and said:

"Senior brother, is there any trace of the teacher?"

Deligne nodded silently and said:

"You didn't ask me before if I would be hasty in giving him the manuscript. Now it seems to be a correct decision. At least from now on, I don't think I will make a mistake. Maybe I will be buried when he reaches that day.

I believe that according to the tradition of their ancient eastern country, they will definitely burn his achievements to me under the earth. "

After saying that, Deligne and Mirno stood up at the same time to applaud Zhou Yi.

Suddenly, the mathematicians who were still immersed in it were awakened by sparse applause, and then burst into fierce applause.

This is to praise the solution of a quantity conjecture that lasted for more than ninety years, and to praise the talent of genius mathematicians.

In the eyes of countless mathematicians, Schulz is already a proud man.

But this Zhouyi may be even more evil!

Schulz was also very happy and shouted:

"Hey Zhou, pop the champagne!"

Schultz! ?

Everyone turned their attention from Zhou Yi to him.

Everyone was surprised, they are considered traveling together, and you are still so happy?

Zhou Yi made a gesture towards Schultz at this moment to express his gratitude, but the process was not over yet. Zhou Yi took the microphone and said loudly:

"The following is the question and answer session. If there is anything wrong or flawed in my paper, please give me your advice."

Schultz said disdainfully in the audience:

"From the moment I read the Zhouyi paper, there were no errors in the paper, but the process still had to be followed."

Anna Cariani, Schulz’s partner and Wiles’ disciple, said:

"You don't have to complain. It's really unfair that your theory has been questioned for so long. Isn't the talent gap between people so big? Maybe hard work can make up for a lot of things, but it takes time to make up for talent with hard work. of.

As long as we give our opinions as soon as possible, we won't let tragedy happen again, right? "

Schultz said:

"Well, it's true that Zhou Yi is talented, hard-working, and very lucky to have three masters of mathematics cheering for him. That's why the attention is so high and the review time is so fast. When you think about it, it makes sense.

But one thing, Karinha, I think that reviewing the manuscript for a longer time is responsible for and respecting the great and solemn subject of mathematics. Even if their talent limits their imagination and understanding, as long as the final result is good, it is not That’s okay too.

I don’t want the subject I study to be a casual subject. Rigorous accuracy is the soul of mathematics, isn’t it? "

Karinha said:

"Yes!"

Schulz was quite aware that his PS theory (named after Peter Schulz's own initials) could have been passed ahead of schedule, and he could have won the Philippine Prize at the age of 27. However, in order to be accurate and accurate, the mathematics community Rigor and responsibility in mathematics were only delayed by four years.

Schultz complained about not being the youngest recipient of the Philippine Prize.

That is a record-breaking existence!

But after seeing the rise of Zhou Yi, Schultz no longer had this idea. Zhou Yi would be able to win the Philippine Award when he was 22 years old at the latest. His own record of more than ten years was of no use.

The accuracy and correctness of the guess is the most important pursuit.

Otherwise, mathematics will lose a lot of meaning and it will be difficult to maintain its high academic status.

At this moment, some people also raised questions, which were some theoretical doubts, but Zhou Yi was fully prepared.

Even the details and problems were solved easily by Zhou Yi.

This process brought the media to a climax.

It is simply fascinating for a young genius to calmly and calmly convince them in the face of countless doubts.

Many female students have become deeply fascinated. Zhou Yi's elegance at this moment is like the white moonlight, falling hard on their hearts.

At this moment, Milnor watched the question session end, walked up with champagne, and shouted loudly with the microphone:

"Open the champagne, Zhou, you are my most outstanding apprentice, bar none!"

Deligne in the audience cursed angrily,

"Old man, it's strange that you have to sit with me. It turned out that you were waiting for this time."

Zhou Yi took Milno's champagne, opened it directly, and took a sip.

"Thank you, teacher. Thank you for your help."

"It has nothing to do with us, it's your own fault!"

Milno said very happily.

Zhou Yi's thank you can be said to be sincere.

In addition to Qiu Chengtong's support, Milnor also contributed a lot to the proof of Bill's Zhouyi theorem. In the current 3n+1 Zhouyi theorem, Milu and Deligne also contributed a lot.

Without the support of three mathematics masters, Zhou Yi felt that he would be like Schultz, who had to wait two or three years to be generally accepted by the mathematics community.

But their speeches and their support undoubtedly greatly shortened this time for Zhou Yi.

This is one of the benefits of having a great teacher.

This is also one of the reasons why Qiu Chengtong has always asked Zhou Yi to be their disciple.

The influence of top mathematicians can be said to be in all aspects, coupled with the flag-waving and shouting of their disciples and disciples, the kind of terrifying cohesion is simply unimaginable to ordinary people.

Of course, Qiu does not count.

In the words of some scholars, the inheritance of Qiu's sect has that flavor.

At this time, countless media took photos frantically.

Farjens said to Deligne:

"Why don't you go up and take a photo with Zhou Yi? After all, he is your most proud disciple now. Maybe this scene will be recorded in mathematics textbooks or even the history of mathematics."

Deligne said disdainfully:

“I am already an important figure in the history of mathematics, and many textbooks have my name. I don’t need to enter textbooks and the history of mathematics in this way.

Believe it or not, the next photo of the three of us will be circulated in textbooks and even the history of mathematics? "

Faryans shrugged his shoulders. In terms of pretense, he had to be his senior brother.

The only five-award Grand Slam qualified to say this.

"No, it's not you three. That old man Qiu Chengtong will have a new page in the history of mathematics because of Zhou Yi. His criticized teacher may have a new explanation. After all, he is Zhou Yi's master tutor. I Dear senior brother."

Faljens said.

PS: Please give me a monthly pass, 5,000 words! The Nobel Prize in Literature was not awarded to Professor Qianqian this year. The author is very unconvinced! The dog's head saves his life.