Chapter 183 Reactions from all parties

Goldbach's conjecture is a mathematical conjecture. In Bactria, as long as children as young as seven years old and old people about to be buried have attended school and received nine years of compulsory education,

I am not unfamiliar with Goldbach's conjecture at all.

When Zhou Yi, Maynard, and Harold Hoofgot claimed on social platforms that they had proved Goldbach's conjecture, various media platforms had already exploded the news.

A certain self-media has started discussing it on multiple platforms such as scarf.

[A wave of rational analysis, Maynard, winner of the 2022 Philippine Prize, expert in analytic number theory;

Harold Hoofgot, the prover of the weak Goldbach conjecture for 13 years, their authority is unquestionable, and it is extremely difficult for Professor Zhou to break through.】

[Look at Maynard’s achievements, look at Harold Hoofgot’s achievements, look at Professor Zhou’s achievements, I am optimistic about Professor Zhou.]

[Upstairs, these two foreigners are not your professors. They are the world's top experts in analytic number theory. How about you use some brains?

These two people have been studying Goldbach's conjecture since the advent of Zhou's analytical method. Professor Zhou previously studied Beer's conjecture and 3n+1 conjecture.

So far, Professor Zhou has been studying Goldbach’s conjecture for two or three months at most. Do you think Professor Zhou will win?

What's more, Professor Zhou's base camp is in the direction of geometry, and the direction of number theory is probably what Professor Zhou studies out of boredom.】

[Have the people upstairs considered that Professor Zhou and them are both right? What should we do at that time? 】

[Upstairs, if it is as you said, it was proved by Professor Zhou. Professor Zhou is backed by three emperors of mathematics. If the proof ideas are similar and Zhou’s analytical method is used, I estimate that Professor Zhou will win in the end.

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[Don’t you all consider Professor Zhou’s age and strength? In just three months, Goldbach’s conjecture has been proven. Who in the world can achieve this talent? 】

Zhou Yi was unaware of various news on the Internet.

Because now many people are almost busy calling Zhou Yi.

I just hung up the phone with Dean Miao Lai and got a call from President Zhang of Chongqing University.

"Zhou Yi, I am Principal Zhang. Have you really proved Goldbach's conjecture?"

Principal Zhang's tone had a hint of urgency.

Zhou Yi said:

"Of course it's proven, don't worry."

"That's good, that's good, it scares me to death."

Principal Zhang had just hung up the phone when Chief Li from the Yuzhou Imperial Court also called.

"Hello, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi said:

"Hello, Chief Li, I am Zhou Yi."

Although Chief Li's tone on the other side of the phone was very calm and calm, his frown and anxious eyes had deeply betrayed him.

This Goldbach's conjecture was the first to hit the Yuzhou Institute of Advanced Study. It was first discovered by foreigners, and its impact will still be great.

Moreover, Goldbach's conjecture still has a certain ZZ significance.

If this was proved by the Book of Changes, many things in China might be much easier.

"There are rumors on the Internet that you proved Goldbach's conjecture. Is it true or false?"

Chief Li hesitated for a long time and then asked.

Zhou Yi said:

"Of course it's true."

Chief Li asked solemnly:

"How confident is Professor Zhou?"

"100% sure! It won't be wrong."

Zhou Yi said sonorously and forcefully.

"Okay, as long as the academic community recognizes that your proof is correct, we will spare no effort to support you."

Chief Li seemed to have made up his mind.

Zhou Yi said:

"Thank you, I won't be wrong. Wait for my good news."

"good!"

Chief Li said.

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yi hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi began to dictate the proof process in his room, with Mudan helping to write the paper.

Some mathematics professors from Beijing University have already begun to get together and discuss it.

"If Zhou Yi really proves Goldbach's conjecture, it will be equivalent to Zhou Yi winning a Fields Medal, and our reputation in the First School of Mathematics at Beijing University may be in jeopardy."

"Not only is it not guaranteed, the reputation of the Institute of Advanced Studies they are planning to build in Yuzhou will probably be no less than that of famous schools like C9. By then, with the Philippine Prize and the investment from the court, the reputation will probably be no less than that of Beijing University.

Shuimu University.”

Several professors began to complain, apparently fearing that the status of the School of Mathematics at Beijing University would not be preserved.

But other professors said:

"Even the current Shu Academy is far behind Qiu Chengtong's Qiuzhen Academy. If you have the time to complain here, you might as well study your own direction. This kind of statement is really embarrassing and disgraceful."

A few people looked a little embarrassed when they were spoken to just now, but after seeing who the speaker was, they stopped talking.

He is Academician E Weinan, who was invited to give a one-hour report to the International Congress of Mathematicians last year.

"Humph, let's break up. Don't touch Zhouyi. No one is allowed to do anything about Goldbach's conjecture secretly. There are people watching above."

Academician Wang Shicheng also said,

"After all, Zhou Yi is a native of Daxia, and we are not allowed to fight among ourselves."

After saying that, everyone dispersed one after another.

Only two academicians, E Weinan and Wang Shicheng, were left looking at each other.

E Weinan smiled bitterly and said:

"I still vividly remember the scene of Zhou Yi's proof at the last International Congress of Mathematicians. I didn't expect that in less than a year, we have already achieved so much that even we have to look up to."

Wang Shicheng said:

"The key point is that these old guys are not necessarily as good as others. They really have no points. They don't look at their own achievements or the achievements of others. I don't even bother to scold them."

E Weinan said:

"It involves factional struggles, as well as power and voice. Who can care less?"

Academician Wang Shicheng was silent for a while and said:

"Look, I hope Zhou Yi is right and Maynard and the others are wrong. Let's go and find Old Man Qiu. He has some information. It's useless for us to guess here."

"Let's go and cooperate with Zhou Yi."

E Weinan also said,

"Maybe I don't understand the direction of machine learning as well as Zhou Yi. I don't have a clue about the applicability of Zhou's geometry, but people in Chou State are trying to apply it."

The two old men came out of the courtyard and walked to Shuimu University.

As for Zhou Yi, he also entered a state of concentration at this moment. All the enhanced concentration capsules he had saved before were used up, and not a single one was left.

The purpose is to ensure that the paper can be completely completed within three days.

As time went by, three days flew by.

With the arrival of spring, spring flowers are blooming everywhere.

Three days later, Maynard, Harold Hoofgot and Zhou Yi, as if they had agreed, all posted their papers on arxiv at 8 a.m. Beijing time.

Countless experts have begun to download these two papers, and even many master's and doctoral students in number theory have tried to download and take a look.

As for civilian scientists, it is still unbelievable that Goldbach's conjecture has been proven.

No, it has not been proven, at least not recognized by international colleagues, so Zhou Yi, Maynard and Harold Hoofgot are not recognized by our fellow scientists.

For a time, many big names in mathematics were reading these two papers.

Ivanets, Wiles, Wiles's disciple Anna Cariani, Faljens, Schultz and even the youngest Philippine Prize winner Purcell and many other big names in number theory have watched it.

stand up.

This is a confrontation between the new generation of mathematicians and the older generation of mathematicians. It is a collision between the old and the new. It is also the first time that someone wants to stand up and stop Zhou Yi from solving all the number theory conjectures.

Qiu Chengtong made a transoceanic phone call to Milnor.

"Hey, have you read my apprentice's paper? What do you Princeton number theory experts say?"
To be continued...