When the old man published the paper on arXiv, it was about 5 pm Beijing time. This time was about 11 am French daylight saving time.

Louis Martin approved this paper in the arXiv backend at about 11:40 a.m. French time. This was 5:40 a.m. Eastern time in the United States.

Yes, Lot Dugan is still sleeping at this time. Princeton is in spring in April, and this is the time to sleep most soundly in the early morning.

The rapid ringing of the phone woke Lot Dugan from his sleep. In fact, he was not the only one who woke up. His wife beside him kicked him angrily...

"Damn it, Professor Dugan, can't you just keep that damn phone quiet while you sleep?"

With his brain forcibly awakened, Lot Dugan angrily picked up the phone on the bedside table.

Yes, he was obviously also a victim of being woken up. Not only could he not complain, but he also had to be kicked. Who the hell can he ask to reason with?

I wanted to curse, but I picked up the phone and looked at the number. It turned out to be Pierre Delini calling, and I immediately stopped thinking about cursing. I couldn't help it, this guy was more powerful and not easy to curse.

The most important thing is that Lot Dugan knows Pierre very well. If there is nothing special, he will never call him at this time!

So Lot Dugan quickly got up from the bed, threw on a coat, took his cell phone and walked out of the bedroom before answering the call.

There was no way, Lot Dugan knew his wife better. If he dared to answer the phone beside the bed, the woman might really kick him under the bed.

No, it's not possible but definitely.

"Pierre, you'd better be really important..."

Before Lot Dugan finished speaking, he heard Pierre Delini's voice rushing into his brain.

"Qiao Yu claims to have solved the Riemann hypothesis and the paper has been published on arXiv."

Well, one sentence made Lot Dugan forget what he wanted to complain about just now.

He murmured: "Solved? Just solved? And posted it directly on arXiv? So sharp?"

"Yes, using his method. I just briefly studied the paper review and the final citations! Damn it, but I haven't read the paper he published in JAMS yet.

It is about the geometric mapping of the Riemann Hypothesis in the generalized modal space. It is foreseeable that many parts of the proof process should refer to the conclusion of that paper. Before reading that paper, I cannot be sure whether it is correct!"

Lot Dugan's brows knitted together when he heard this.

Damn JAMS, Qiao Yu's paper should be published in its own "Annals of Mathematics"!

What grade is JAMS? Qiao Yu is confused!

"Understood, I will contact Qiao Yu right now. This paper should be submitted to our Annual Journal of Mathematics! JAMS is not qualified to publish this paper! But do you think Qiao Yu is right?"

Lot Dugan asked.

"I don't know. As I just said, I have to read the last paper before I can give an opinion. But one thing I am sure of is that so far, he has not missed it."

Yes, I haven’t missed it yet!

This sentence made Lot Dugan feel dazed for a moment.

As a teenager, he is exposed to the most cutting-edge topics. The most commendable thing is that no one has found any mistakes until now.

This is the most outrageous thing.

You must know that many papers written by long-established scholars can be found with a lot of minor flaws. This is almost inevitable.

Some mistakes are overconfidence, and some mistakes are inevitable misunderstandings in thinking. For example, using an equation that has never appeared in the paper, these are very common.

But Qiao Yu is different.

The quality of every paper he submitted was extremely high. Many high-level reviewers used magnifying glasses to look for errors, but could not find them.

And obviously this word is not used much in papers. On the contrary, I prefer to use it when giving lectures.

This kind of powerful dominance is terrifying!

Damn it, why doesn't this kid want to come to Princeton?

Thinking of this, Lot Dugan suddenly said: "If it turns out that he is right in the end, will this year's Fields Medal be awarded?"

"There is no dispute!" Pierre Delini's tone sounded firm.

"He is only seventeen years old."

Lot Dugan said with emotion: "If it really succeeds, I believe no one will be able to challenge the title of the youngest Fields Medal winner in the future."

"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I just want to inform you of this news. I have to read the paper first. I will probably not be able to sleep today."

Lot Dugan said nothing more.

After hanging up the phone, he didn't bother to worry about the time difference. He directly found Qiao Yu's number from the phone's address book and dialed it.

I no longer care about saving some international long-distance charges by using other phones. The paper that proves the Riemann Hypothesis is very likely to be correct. Who published this and whose journal’s impact factor should be increased by at least 1

point.

Especially this paper must not be published in JAMS. After all, there is already a preliminary paper in JAMS...

If this paper is also published in JAMS, there is no doubt that JAMS will become the journal with the highest impact factor among the top mathematics journals in recent years.

However, he seemed to be a little late, because when he dialed, Qiao Yu's phone was busy.

Well, this is understandable. If he announced that he had proved the Riemann Hypothesis, the phone would definitely be buzzing now.

But Lot Dugan still felt quite nervous. What if David Carter called Qiao Yu first, or several other editors called Qiao Yu first and asked Qiao Yu to agree to them...

Just now Lott Dugan wanted to scold the person who called and disturbed his dream, but now Lott Dugan only hated Pierre Delini for calling him too late, why not earlier.

Of course, now he could only call again and again. Fortunately, two minutes later, just when he was considering whether to call Tian Yanzhen directly, the call was finally connected.

"Hello, Professor Dugan."

Qiao Yu's clear voice was like the sound of nature in his ears.

"Ha, Qiao Yu, congratulations, I noticed that you announced on arXiv that you had proved the Riemann Hypothesis!"

"Yes, Professor Dugan. But instead of announcing, as I just told others, I'm pretty sure I'm right! My proof process was flawless."

"Uh..." That confident tone and wording almost frightened Lot Dugan.

The main reason is that the great mathematicians he usually interacts with, no matter how proud they are, will be a little humble when it comes to this kind of issue.

Of course, Lot Dugan didn't mean to say that Qiao Yu was not modest enough. In fact, compared to the introverted Chinese, Westerners don't like modesty even more, but Qiao Yu's words are too Western...

"Okay, then where are you going to submit your manuscript? I suggest you submit it to our Annual Journal of Mathematics. You know, I can help you find the most professional and efficient reviewers!

In addition, not only will I personally help you keep an eye on the progress of the reviewers, but as long as your paper passes their review, the Annual Journal of Mathematics will publish a special issue for your paper!

Yes, a special issue! It will be published immediately after all the processes are completed, and currently it is likely that only this paper will be included! You should know that this is also an extremely rare thing in the history of the Annals of Mathematics."

Lot Dugan said in one breath.

Of course, these words are not lying. The Annals of Mathematics has indeed published special issues in its history to commemorate some milestone events in mathematics.

For example, Perelman proved the Poincaré conjecture.

Although Perelman's work was not directly published in the Annals of Mathematics, many papers surrounding the geometrization conjecture he proved were published in the special issue of that year.

In short, the Annual Journal of Mathematics will focus on reporting some major mathematical events in a larger space.

But it is still very rare for the entire special issue to have only one paper. At least it has not happened in Lot Dugan’s memory. But there is no doubt that the Riemann Hypothesis deserves this treatment.

"Huh? What you guys said is pretty much the same, haha! But Professor Dugan, I just rejected two editors. Guess why?"

"Ah? Well, I can't guess, but I believe that with the relationship between us, you will definitely be published in the Annual Journal of Mathematics."

"Haha, you guessed it right, Professor Dugan. I told them it was too late because I had already submitted it to the Annual Journal of Mathematics. Didn't you check the backend submission system first?

Actually, I am not so anxious, but my mentor and Mr. Yuan are very anxious. In addition, I have written down the conditions you just promised me! If you can't do it, I won't vote for you next time."

These words made Lot Dugan feel as comfortable as eating ginseng fruit. Really, his whole person instantly became enlightened.

"Believe me, Qiao Yu, this is definitely the right choice. Wait until work time... No, I will call the professors at the Institute for Advanced Study now.

Don’t worry, I will definitely urge them to review it as quickly as possible and give review opinions. Of course, please ensure smooth communication during this period, because I believe they will have many questions.”

Lot Dugan said proudly.

Now he feels that he is one of the greatest editors in the history of the Annals of Mathematics.

Look, it’s useless even if people come to you. The most promising new math star in the world took the initiative to submit the greatest paper of this century to him. This recognition is extremely high!

"Okay, Professor Dugan, I promised my tutor that I would check my email every day. Of course you can call me, but you must pay attention to the time difference. Well, speaking of time difference, it should be very early over there now, right?"

"No, no, no, it's almost six o'clock in the morning, so it's not too early. Well, I'll go find a reviewer for you first!"

"Okay, bye, Professor Dugan."

"goodbye!"

…

After hanging up the phone, Lot Dugan immediately walked into the study with his clothes on, turned on the computer, entered the system background, and found Qiao Yu's paper quickly.

After browsing it for a while, Lot Dugan called Pierre Delini again.

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Isn't this what this guy wanted to express when he called him just now?

Now he can be honored to be one of the reviewers.
To be continued...