Qin Ke, who was at Qingmu University in the Xia Kingdom, did not know that he had won the latest Ramanujan Award. His mind was entirely focused on a new type of mathematics newly named "Nonlinear Structural Method of Green Lemon Number Theory"
Approach.
Late at night, Qin Ke returned to the boys' dormitory from the study room, took a hurried shower, and then plunged into the ocean of mathematics. The tip of his pen moved quickly in the warm yellow cast by the desk lamp, filling in the complicated calculations line by line.
The scratch paper was full, and then it was put aside, and a new scratch paper appeared under the pen.
The draft paper next to it has been piled up in a thick pile.
Li Xiangxue, Hua Manting, and Jiang Zhenjie, who were in the same dormitory, did not dare to disturb him. They even walked more slowly when they got up and walked around. Dormitory 501, which was usually bustling with people coming to visit, rarely became quiet during this period.
Everyone knows that Qin Ke is engaged in the battle to conquer Goldbach's conjecture, and it seems to have entered a critical stage, so no one wants to disturb him, and even the voices of the nearby dormitories who usually talk and move have consciously lowered their voices.
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Just quiet discussions continued to come out, not just in the basic science class, but also in the entire physics department, and even in the entire male dormitory building, boys from other majors such as mechanical automation, computer science, life science and technology, etc. were all there.
discuss.
"Hey, do you think the monitor and the school committee can succeed? That's Goldbach's conjecture. Even Mr. Chen Jinglan couldn't prove it completely. In the end, he only proved '12'..."
"It's hard to say. I think Brother Ke and the school committee can no longer use common sense to speculate. I heard from the girls in the girls' dormitory that the school committee has been working hard to write and calculate recently, often staying up until two or three in the morning."
"I think it is possible. Remember that predecessors have advanced the research results to '12'. I heard that some weak Goldbach conjectures have also been proved. There is only the last step of '11'. It should not be
Would it be too difficult?”
"Isn't it difficult? If it's not difficult, why has no one been able to complete this step in the past decades? Have you ever heard of a saying that the road to scientific research is only half way? Ninety percent, in fact, there is still half the distance to success.
The journey! Didn’t Brother Ke also say it when he was having dinner last time? If we want to completely prove Goldbach’s conjecture, the current road, whether it is the large sieve method or the new circle method, will not work. We can only open up a new road.
"
"Open up a brand new path...it sounds amazing."
"It's really amazing. I heard that Brother Ke and the school committee are working together to study a new mathematical processing method. They plan to use this new method to overcome Goldbach's conjecture. Once this new mathematical method is perfected and published, it will be better than the proof
Goldbach's conjecture itself is even more meaningful."
"I don't understand what I heard. How can this make me feel so embarrassed when I am still struggling in the pit of real variable functions?"
"Aren't you asking for trouble by competing with the god of learning?"
"By the way, if they can really prove Goldbach's conjecture, have we witnessed the birth of history with our own eyes?"
"Hey, we haven't witnessed much history. Weren't the twin prime conjectures and the hail conjecture proved right under our noses?"
"It's different. This is Goldbach's conjecture. Since I was in elementary school, I have heard the story of Mr. Chen studying Goldbach's conjecture without sleep or food. Before I knew what the Riemann hypothesis was, what the BSD conjecture was, and what the millennium was.
Before the Seven Mathematics Problems of 2017, I always thought that Goldbach’s conjecture was the most difficult mathematical problem in the world.”
"Not to mention, for the vast majority of Chinese people, Goldbach's conjecture is still the most difficult mathematical problem in the world."
"I really envy Brother Ke and the academic committee. I really don't know what their brains are made of. When I came to Qingmu University, I thought I was a genius. Later, when I compared myself with them, I realized that I was still far away from being a real genius.
The huge gap!”
"Isn't this nonsense? I've read the draft written by Brother Ke. Oh my god, I can't understand most of it."
"It's amazing that you can see a small part of it. I felt dizzy last time I looked at it. Hey, I, the future IT dog, should just read the software code."
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Not only the students are paying attention to the research progress of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun on Goldbach's conjecture, but also the school leaders and faculty, especially the head of the Department of Mathematics Wei Yuanfu and even academician Tian Jianlan and other professors are paying attention.
Great attention was paid to it.
Wei Yuanfu was currently in Vice Principal Gu Bojun's office, reporting what he knew about the situation.
"Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun are still in class as usual, but they study late every night in the Green Ning Number Theory Laboratory. After they return to their dormitories, they continue to study brightly. I heard that they are both studying Goldbach's conjecture.
, they intend to create a new mathematical treatment method to solve this century's problem."
"A brand new mathematical processing method?" Gu Bojun directed his inquiry to Academician Tian Jianlan who was invited as a consultant.
Academician Tian Jianlan pondered: "It should be the mathematical method based on stochastic differential equations that Qin Ke used in deriving the fourth set of expressions of the Riemann Hypothesis in the Craford Prize academic report."
Gu Bojun also watched the high-definition video that was very popular on the Internet. Unfortunately, he could no longer understand the content. While lamenting that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, he asked: "Academician Tian, ​​do you think they can successfully create
Can we come up with a new method suitable for Goldbach’s conjecture?”
Academician Tian Jianlan pondered for a while, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said slowly: "Ning Qingyun's talent in mathematics is very good, close to the genius level, and the mathematical knowledge system has been scientifically optimized, and the foundation is extremely solid. Now it is completely
She inherited my Chen School theory and Academician Wang Heng’s Wang School theory. It’s hard to say in other subfields of mathematics, but in the three fields of differential equations, functional analysis, and number theory, she should be among the young mathematicians in the country.
Second only to Qin Ke."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "And Qin Ke is not to mention, he is the most talented mathematician I have ever seen, his thinking is novel and eclectic, and he completely breaks out of the thinking system of one school. Any mathematics
Knowledge and mathematical tools can be easily used for personal use, and they can be used with great proficiency. Sometimes I feel that he was born for mathematics, and his genius is even higher than that of my mentor Mr. Chen. I also heard a rumor,
The old man Faltings also spoke highly of Qin Ke, believing that Qin Ke's future achievements may surpass Grothendieck, the father of modern algebraic geometry."
Tian Jianlan said, raised her head and said: "If these two children can't prove Goldbach's conjecture together, then there is only one possibility."
Wei Yuanfu couldn't help but ask: "What's possible?"
"They haven't studied it long enough."
Unexpectedly, Academician Tian Jianlan spoke so highly of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun. You must know that Academician Tian Jianlan does not praise others easily, and is extremely strict with her own disciples. Now that she has said such words, it shows that she has high regard for these two children.
What recognition.
Gu Bojun murmured to himself: "Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun proved the hail conjecture in early November last year, and then they began to study Goldbach's conjecture. It is now mid-May, and they spent almost half a year.
Time...if I remember correctly, it took them about half a year to conquer the hail conjecture."
Wei Yuanfu smiled bitterly and said: "Principal Gu, you can't just look at the time spent studying. Goldbach's conjecture is much more difficult than the Hailstorm conjecture."
Gu Bojun sighed: "Yes, it is quite difficult. It would be great if they could conquer it before August. This way they can try to publish the paper in October and increase the probability of winning the Fields Medal."
The Fields Medal is selected and announced during the International Congress of Mathematicians in November at the end of the year. The publication of the paper in October is the last train.
Generally, it would take half a year or more to prove the correctness of such a world-famous mathematical conjecture proof paper. However, considering Qin Ke's excellent relationship with the "Annals of Mathematics", Editor-in-Chief Faltings will definitely give priority to experts.
If you can complete the review as soon as possible, two months should be enough. If you can overcome Goldbach's conjecture and submit the paper before the end of June, you will definitely have more time.
"There are still two or three months left..." Gu Bojun said, turning to ask Wei Yuanfu: "I also heard that Ning Qingyun wants to write two more papers for his master's degree and doctoral degree.
reply?"
Wei Yuanfu spread his hands helplessly and said: "Yes, I also hinted at her. These two defenses were just a formality, but she..."
Professor Tian Jianlan suddenly said: "Ning Qingyun did the right thing. Academics are a serious matter, and there is no room for formality. She also mentioned to me that she hoped that I would serve as a judge for the defense. Originally, according to the principle of avoidance, I could not
I should be the judge, but I hope the department will allow me to be the judge this time. I want to see what kind of paper I, a student, will hand in."
Gu Bojun and Wei Yuanfu looked at each other and sighed secretly. They were worthy of being master and disciple. This seriousness was really annoying and admirable.
Gu Bojun waved his hand and said: "Then let's do what Academician Tian and Ning Qingyun said. It seems that they have worked hard against the clock, and they still insist on attending class. I have to admire these two children."
"So they are the unique Qin Ke and the unique Ning Qingyun in the world." Wei Yuanfu also said with emotion: "Enjoying the joy of knowledge while studying... they really did it."
After a while, Gu Bojun said softly: "In short, we still give them full freedom, and then... wait for their good news."
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Qin Ke did not pay attention to the "noise" from the outside world. He focused all his attention on the improvement of the "nonlinear structure method of lime number theory" and using it to prove Goldbach's conjecture.
He has previously read through most of the existing literature on Goldbach's conjecture, and he still read the original versions of many English and German versions.
Although the efforts of these predecessors failed to finally conquer Goldbach's conjecture, a mathematical peak that has spanned the mathematics world for nearly three hundred years, every step turned into mathematical nourishment for Qin Ke, guiding him to create new mathematics.
The right direction of the method - precisely because he knows which roads are not feasible and knows which pitfalls to avoid, it is more targeted for him to perfect the "nonlinear structure method of lime number theory" at this time.
In particular, Ning Qingyun has invested a lot of effort in this new mathematical method and Goldbach's conjecture, which has accelerated the progress of research.
Sometimes Qin Ke also feels sorry for his little cabbage. While studying the Gochbach conjecture, he also has to prepare two dissertations. He can see that this girl must stay up late every day, but he also knows that Ning Qingyun is soft on the outside and strong on the inside.
She will definitely grit her teeth and persevere no matter how hard or tiring she is, she will not relax and shrink back, so there is nothing to persuade her.
What's more, isn't he himself immersed in the pain and joy of studying mathematics and can't extricate himself? Who has the right to persuade Ning Qingyun?
It wasn't until the hands of the clock pointed to three in the morning that Qin Ke returned to bed and took a nap for two or three hours.
The road to mathematics is often difficult but steady progress in such day and night, white and black, sweat and numbers.
Qin Ke already felt that he was very close to the finish line.
When the "Nonlinear Structural Method of Green Lemon Number Theory" was finally perfected, it was the day he and Ning Qingyun proved Goldbach's conjecture.
He has such confidence!
Chapter completed!