The latest edition of "Annals of Mathematics", page 38 - "Research Proof Paper on Mersenne Prime Number Zhou's Conjecture"

At the end of the paper, there is a line of reviewers' comments on the paper.

"This is a groundbreaking work. We finally have a theorem that we can rely on, which constrains the change pattern of Mersenne prime numbers within a visible interval. - Professor Tao Zhexuan"

Tao Zhexuan, since he won the Fields Medal at the age of 32, has won various mathematics awards in recent years. Even if he did not participate, various mathematics awards will be awarded to him, such as this year's Allen from the National Science Foundation of the United States.

Waterman Award, Onsager Medal!

Not long ago, he was elected as a foreign academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States!

It can be said that Tao Zhexuan has been very strong in recent years and is a real bigwig in the field of mathematics. He is recognized as the top mathematician in the world and is regarded as the treasure of the school by the University of California, Los Angeles. However, his attitude towards mathematics is very solemn and rigorous.

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But this time, this paper was highly praised.

It can be said that among the many paper evaluations he made, this is almost quite rare!

Less than a week after the latest issue of the Mathematics Journal came out, this paper caused quite a stir in the international mathematics community. Whether it was the quality of the paper or whether the "Annals of Mathematics" ranked this paper as the first paper or

The cover of the journal, or Tao Zhexuan’s evaluation of this paper, or the age of the author of the paper...

An undergraduate student who is only 18 years old has actually written such a high-quality paper. One can imagine his accomplishments in the field of number theory. After all, the study of Mersenne prime numbers is also a hot topic in number theory. Liu Yichen's paper proving Zhou's conjecture seems to be

Let them see a rising star in mathematics.

As soon as the "Annals of Mathematics" released the latest issue, although it was delayed for nearly a month, everyone can understand, because the more authoritative the journal, the more likely it is to have delays, which can also be understood as the journal's responsibility for the paper.

Soon, the heated discussion overseas spread back to China as the latest version of the "Annals of Mathematics" spread, and the professors at the School of Mathematics at Yanda in China were shocked!

The Chinese Mathematical Society was shocked!

They couldn't wait to read the paper and began to verify it. The results of their verification were without exception, and they could not find any faults.

An office at Sun Yat-sen University in far away Guangdong Province

In the office, a middle-aged man with a shaved head buried his head and was working hard to write on a piece of paper. This is Professor Zhou Haizhong from Sun Yat-sen University. He is a mathematician, scientist, and linguist.

Since 1981, he has published hundreds of papers in academic journals on linguistics, mathematics, information science, emerging interdisciplinary subjects, etc., making him a very productive scholar.

He proposed "fuzzy mathematical linguistics" in 1986, "linguistic chaos theory" in 1991, and "cyber linguistics" in 2000, making him a leader in linguistics and information science.

As for the conjecture he proposed in the article "The Distribution Law of Mersenne Prime Numbers" in 1992, it was internationally named as "Zhou's Conjecture" or "Zhou's Conjecture". Even the Norwegian-American number theory master, Fields Medal and Vol.

Atler Selberg, the Husband Prize winner, all believe that "Zhou's speculation is innovative and has created an inspiring new method; its innovation is also reflected in revealing new laws."

Logically speaking, he should be a famous mathematician. But on the contrary, although he understands mathematics, he has not devoted himself to studying mathematics for several years. Therefore, he was introduced at Sun Yat-sen University as a linguist and information scientist, not as a mathematician.

Home!

"Old Zhou, congratulations!" At this time, a middle-aged man walked into the classroom with a journal and a glowing face. He came to Zhou Haizhong and happily held Professor Zhou Haizhong's hand and shook it.

With: "Congratulations!"

"Old Cui, what's the matter with you? Are you crazy about studying mathematics?" Zhou Haizhong was shaken and looked at the visitor with confusion: "I told you before, don't study mathematics as much as possible.

Wonderful, it will make people crazy!"

Zhou Haizhong was very depressed. He was very familiar with this visitor. He was his former colleague when he was a mathematics professor. The two were about the same age and usually had a good relationship.

But the two now belong to different departments, so they rarely go to each other's offices.

"Look, this is the latest issue of "Annual Review of Mathematics" ordered by the school!" Professor Cui handed the latest edition of "Annual Review of Mathematics" to Zhou Haizhong: "Congratulations, your Zhou's conjecture has been proven, it is no longer

It’s a conjecture, but a theorem, a theorem named after you!”

Zhou Haizhong was startled!

Zhou's conjecture?

It feels so familiar yet so strange!

He has been immersed in the research of fuzzy mathematical linguistics for the past ten years. The series of papers he wrote have attracted widespread attention from the academic community, and their academic value is even greater than the Zhou conjecture he proposed.

After all, as the author of the conjecture, this conjecture has troubled the mathematical community for more than ten years, and it has also bothered him for more than ten years.

Like those scholars in the history of mathematics who proposed mathematical conjectures but could not provide proofs, he also had no way to solve them.

Zhou Haizhong picked up the journal and read the paper from beginning to end. As the proposer of the conjecture, even if he has not studied it for ten years, it does not mean that his attainments in number theory have deteriorated and disappeared. On the contrary, he still has considerable attainments.

The more he looked at Zhou Haizhong, the more shocked he became, and he couldn't help but cheer in his heart for the exquisite proof process.

He also picked up a pen and checked some key calculations, and his calculations were all correct.

When he got to the end of the paper and saw the name of the reviewer and Tao Zhexuan's evaluation of the paper, Zhou Haizhong stood up silently, walked to the window, and quietly lit a cigarette. He never smoked in the office, but at this moment

, he couldn't help but pick up a cigarette and smoke it. As the smoke sprayed, Zhou Haizhong felt extremely relaxed all over his body, as if he was flying in the clouds and mist like a god.

After a long time, he sighed with emotion: "Sure enough, heroes have emerged from youth since ancient times, and their younger generations are formidable! I have such high attainments in number theory in my freshman year. The Department of Mathematics at Yanda is as strong as ever, and it seems that its dominance is unshakable!"

The smile on Professor Cui's delighted face suddenly stopped. He was happy that someone had proved Zhou's conjecture, and he was happy for his old friend. At the same time, the person who proved Zhou's conjecture was still a Chinese, a Chinese mathematician. This is a legacy left to mathematics.

Traces of belonging to China.

But after listening to Zhou Haizhong's words, he immediately realized that the gap between the Department of Mathematics at his school and the Department of Mathematics at Yanda, instead of shortening the distance, had widened further.

There was a strong feeling of unwillingness in my heart. As a non-YSU mathematician, Professor Cui, like other Chinese mathematicians, believed that it was not a good thing for the Department of Mathematics of YSU to dominate China. They all believed that a single branch blooming alone is not spring, but a hundred flowers blooming.

The garden is full of spring!

Over the years, the Department of Mathematics at Yanda has recruited most of the top mathematicians, but no one has emerged, a great mathematician. Therefore, they urgently hope to break the dominance of the Department of Mathematics at Yanda.

Recruit the top talents and train them into talents.

They believe that the Department of Mathematics at Yanda has wasted good seedlings and failed to cultivate good seedlings into strong trees. Of course, they also believe that the Department of Mathematics at Yanda has the right to speak in the Chinese mathematics community, which is unfair to other mathematicians. Why should other mathematicians

The honor of becoming an academician is extremely difficult, but it seems easy to be admitted to the Department of Mathematics at Yanda?

And now Liu Yichen's talent is fully demonstrated in the "Research Proof Paper on the Zhou Conjecture of Mersenne Prime Numbers".

A layman watches the excitement, an expert watches the door.

Judging from this paper, Liu Yichen's attainments in number theory have surpassed them and reached the top level of Chinese mathematics.

The perfect proof process and rigorous mathematical thinking logic are fully reflected!

At least Professor Cui admits that, regardless of whether the proof is correct or not, he cannot reach the level of the paper alone.

At the same time, the professors and associate professors of the School of Mathematics at Yanda got the latest issue of the "Annual Review of Mathematics". As the overlord of the Chinese mathematics community, the School of Mathematics at Yanda will order every issue of the authoritative mathematics journal, and the order is not

Not one or two books, but at least ten or more.

When they opened the journal and saw the title of the first paper, they were all stunned. Normally, the first paper in a journal is often the highest quality paper, and also the most meaningful and valuable paper.

They did not expect that the first paper was about Zhou's conjecture.

"Hey, this paper was actually written by our Yan University student, Liu Yichen? Could it be that Liu Yichen?" An associate professor couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the author of the paper.

There was no Liu Yichen in the faculty of their college, so the associate professor thought of Liu Yichen. Liu Yichen signed a contract with the Railway Institute and became a billionaire. This news spread throughout Yanda. It was not only Yanda students who were talking about it, but also them.

These teachers also often discuss it.

"Lao Yang, you are studying the field of number theory. You are the only one studying number theory in our School of Mathematics. Take a look at this paper!" Academician Tian frowned slightly and said to a middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man, 'Associate Professor Yang', was just appointed associate professor last year. His research interests include automorphic forms, number theory, representation theory, algebraic geometry, differential topology, mathematical physics, especially the interaction and influence between different branches of mathematics.

It is also an irony to say that the Mathematics Department of Yanda is known as the hegemon in the Chinese mathematics world, but there is only one who has just been promoted to associate professor who has studied number theory. The other professors and associate professors are either in mathematics applications, probability and statistics, Lie Qun

, Topological geometry, algebraic geometry, differential geometry, partial differential equations and other mathematical directions.

Mathematics has developed to the present, and has formed number theory, algebra, algebraic geometry, geometry, topology, mathematical analysis, non-standard analysis, function theory, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, dynamic systems, integral equations, functional analysis

, computational mathematics, mathematical statistics, applied statistical mathematics, operations research, combinatorial mathematics, fuzzy mathematics, quantum mathematics, applied mathematics and more than twenty mathematical branches, and the divided mathematics branches can also be subdivided.

Now such an embarrassing thing has happened. In the entire Department of Mathematics, only one person who has just become an associate professor can understand the paper.

Associate Professor Yang picked up the "Annals of Mathematics" and read it from beginning to end with concentration. Although he studies number theory, he is not proficient in number theory. He has broad interests and spans many fields, but there are only a handful of people who can be proficient in multiple fields.

, and this does not include Associate Professor Yang.

Associate Professor Yang even couldn't understand several parts of it, but after seeing Tao Zhexuan's evaluation of the paper, he knew better.

As an associate professor, you can't say that you don't fully understand it in front of your colleagues. Associate Professor Yang praised: "This paper is very well written. I can't write such a good paper. I can't find anything in the paper."

Although I made many mistakes, it is conceivable that Liu Yichen’s attainments in the field of number theory surpass mine..."

Associate Professor Yang said a lot, and it was just a compliment anyway.

"What a pity. If your name had been included in this paper, Lao Yang, you would have been named a professor." Academician Tian said with regret.

"Um... Director Tian, ​​for Liu Yichen who wrote such a paper, does the college want to give him some reward? With his attainments in number theory, is it appropriate to continue studying as an undergraduate?" An associate professor hesitated.

Still mentioned.

Yanda joined hands with Dongsheng Group to establish the Scientific Paper Award in 2003. Dongsheng will donate 10 million yuan from 2003 to 2011, of which 1 million yuan will be allocated every year to reward the internationally authoritative academic journal "Nature".

Yan University scholars who have published articles in six top international academic journals including "Science".

In addition, there are various paper awards. As long as you publish high-quality papers, you will be rewarded.

It can be said that Liu Yichen published a paper in the "Annals of Mathematics". This is the first time that someone from Yanda has published a paper in it in so many years. Even counting the four major journals in mathematics, there are only a handful of papers that Yanda can publish in.

, only Tian Gang and Zhu Xiaohua!

Yes, you read that right. In the huge Yanda University, these two are the only ones who have published papers in the four major mathematics journals. Although the others have published many papers, none of them have been published in the four major mathematics journals.

Now, Liu Yichen has published a paper in the "Annals of Mathematics". He is the only one in the history of Yanda to publish a paper in the "Annals of Mathematics" and the third one to publish a paper in the four major mathematics journals.

And with Liu Yichen's accomplishments in number theory, is it suitable to be a student again? He sits at the bottom while the teacher above gives lectures, which is stressful.

"Well...he has just entered university now, so he is not suitable to encourage others. Didn't he just get a contract worth over 100 million yuan? He doesn't even think about the small bonus the school offers for papers. Forget it, stay.

Give it to other colleagues who need it more!" Academician Tian showed hesitation, and then said: "Besides, I have never seen a precedent in Yan University where students graduated just after entering the school."

When the others heard this, they couldn't help but frown slightly, with various thoughts and complicated thoughts in their hearts.

well!
Chapter completed!