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???????The next day.
????????Life Medicine Building of HKUST.
????????director's office.
?????????"Xiao Xu, what did you say?"
????????Looking at Xu Yun, who was covered tightly with a mask in front of him, Tian Liangwei felt a rare loss of composure:
?????????"You said you proved the infinity of Mersenne prime numbers?"
????????Although Tian Liangwei is a solid biological practitioner, this does not mean that he knows nothing about the field of mathematics.
????????At least he can still name several existing major mathematical problems.
?????????For example, Goldbach's conjecture.
?????????For example, Riemann Hypothesis.
?????????For example, twin primes and Fermat primes.
???????Another example.
?????????The infinity of Mersenne primes.
????????Of course.
Compared with the seven major problems of the millennium, the Mersenne prime numbers are far from the T1 level.
???????But this does not mean that Mersenne primes are a bad topic.
????????If Tian Liangwei remembers correctly.
He has several academician friends in the Department of Mathematics. For example, Academician Chen Shuxing, Academician Zhang Pingwen and others are doing research in this area.
????????In addition, China also approves millions of funds or supercomputing hours every year to find the latest Mersenne prime numbers.
?????????I thought of this.
Tian Liangwei couldn't help but pick up the manuscript handed over by Xu Yun, but after looking at the mathematical symbols on it for a few seconds, he slammed it back on the table:
?????????"Mmp, I'm blind, why am I reading math papers when I have nothing to do?"
????????Then he picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip of water. He pondered for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed a number.
????????soon.
????????The other end of the phone came from the voice of Zhang Rui, dean of the School of Mathematics and current executive vice president of HKUST:
?????????"Hello, Dean Tian?"
?????????"It's me, Lao Zhang, would you like to come over when you have time?"
?????????"Um, Dean Tian, I'm fishing outside, how about we talk about it tomorrow?"
"Maybe tomorrow. I heard Xiao Xu say that he proved the infinity of Mersenne prime numbers, so I was thinking about letting you come back and have a look."
?????????".???"
????????A few seconds later.
There were some noises from the other end of the phone, such as "Do you still want this fish?" and "I'll sell it to you cheaper."
????????But soon, these noises were drowned out by Zhang Rui’s high decibels:
?????????“What did you say??”
????????after an hour.
?????????Zhang Rui broke into Tian Liangwei's office in a hurry, without any trace of his previous gentle appearance:
?????????"Dean Tian, what about the verification process?"
????????Tian Liangwei pointed to a thick manuscript on the table:
???????"Here."
?????????The words just fell.
Zhang Rui quickly rushed to the desk without looking at Xu Yun. He took a pen and paper and started to read the documents.
?????????"First prove that there are no odd perfect numbers."
?????????"σ(n)≠2{p^(a1 1/1)-1}/{p1-1}·"
?????????"Well, how did you skip this step? Oh, consider the multiplicative group."
?????????"p={p1,p2,.}, arranged in ascending order, assuming that ∑p∈p1 converges, then an is the product of some mutually different small prime numbers."
Zhang Rui just started checking his calculations in the office as if no one else was around. Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei were sensible enough not to interrupt him.
????????For a math geek, interrupting a deduction is basically equivalent to missing a hand when helping a fisherman lower the net, and it is easy to offend others.
????????that's all.
???????More than forty minutes flew by.
????????finally.
?????????Zhang Rui stopped pen tip on a brand new A4 paper.
????????I saw him silent for a full half a minute before he wrote a sentence:
?????????"So, the infinity of Mersenne prime numbers can be proved."
????????Then he put down the pen in his hand, glanced at Tian Liangwei who looked expectant, and nodded slowly:
"Dean Tian, judging from my calculation this time, the result deduced by Xiao Xu should not have much problem."
"However, this is just a simple calculation, similar to an outline. It can only confirm that there are no loopholes in the key principles and cannot represent the final conclusion."
"The actual verification and calculation of a difficult problem like the Mersenne prime number is very large. At the same time, once it is announced that it has been deciphered, there will inevitably be countless practitioners and enthusiasts in and outside the industry to perform calculations."
"Generally speaking, it will take at least half a year to truly confirm that Xiao Xu's verification is correct."
????????Tian Liangwei nodded slightly to show that he understood.
????????As Zhang Rui said.
The Mersenne prime number is one of the most important conjectures in mathematics. Almost every year, many people claim to have completed the proof of it.
???????? Therefore, it is quite complicated in terms of process and time for this kind of issue to pass the final ruling.
?????????For example, Andrew Wiles who proved Fermat's theorem.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! ??????? Andrew Wiles announced that he had proved Fermat's theorem in June 1993, but in December of the same year he admitted that his steps
There were problems, and it was not until October 25, 1994 that the correct second version of the argument was released.
At that time, through his former student Carl Rubin, a professor at Ohio State University in the United States, he sent a complete proof of Fermat's last theorem to major mathematical societies around the world.
????????But it was not until a year and six months later that the mathematical community officially recognized that his derivation was correct.
?????????And Grigory Perelman who proved Poincaré's conjecture.
This hermit in the mathematical community has announced the relevant proof steps since November 2002, but it was not until 2006 that he was actually recognized as having cracked the Poincaré conjecture.
????????Because the amount of calculation involved in this kind of problem is really too large.
?????????So big that even if Xu Yun obtained Gauss's proof of the non-existence of odd-perfect numbers in advance, he would still need an hour of "wheat possession" to calculate the relevant results.
???????So even Zhang Rui can only say that it is a 'hasty calculation' at this time.
???????Generally speaking.
????????After this proof is released.
????????First, the school where the deducer works will issue a statement, and then a journal will be selected to publish the text or preprint version.
????????At the same time, add the relevant proof appendix to the school website or send it to established institutions such as the European Mathematical Society and the Oxford Mathematical Society, and then conduct a lengthy re-examination.
????????Under normal circumstances.
????????Conjectures about cardinal numbers such as Mersenne primes must at least be verified by Eth, Weizmann, Oxford, Cambridge, Bonn, Max Planck Institute, Paris VI Big, Nyu, and Ucla before they can be considered final.
Verification completed.
????????If it hadn’t been for the special circumstances in recent years that made it inconvenient to go abroad, I would have had to participate in some offline forums to accept ‘torture’.
????????Of course.
????????Again.
?????????Honour belongs to honor, popularity belongs to popularity.
Even if it takes up to ten years to win the award, it will not affect the fact that Xu Yun can gain a lot of attention through this.
????????After all, there are many domestic institutions researching in this direction.
????????Perhaps there is still a gap between the domestic mathematics teaching level and the international level, but there is no doubt about the ability in retesting.
????????With the verification from domestic universities, it can become popular in minutes.
????????At most, some scoundrels will say that this is domestic "self-pleasure" and "waiting for international organizations to slap you in the face" and so on.
????????Incomplete guarantees can also lead to some dark histories of domestic scientific research and even athlete fraud.
????????But overall, those remarks are nothing to worry about.
?????????I thought of this.
???????Zhang Rui couldn't help but glance at Xu Yun and admired:
?????????"Dean Tian, your student is really limitless."
?????????"With such a result at this critical moment, our University of Science and Technology may really make big news this time,"
?????????Although Zhang Rui was surprised that Xu Yun could verify the infinity of Mersenne prime numbers, he was not exaggerated enough to question it.
????????After all, although Xu Yun only studied biology and physics, this does not mean that his mathematics level is very low.
The mathematical knowledge involved in physics these days is not just simple calculations, but requires a lot of in-depth concepts.
?????????For example, the theory of relativity.
????????Its basis is Riemannian geometry, and the entire text is described by tensors.
????????Without a foundation in mathematics, you won’t be able to learn very deeply.
????????There was an unlucky guy named Tian Rui who said talismans next door, and he was tortured to death by this thing.
?????????So Zhang Rui must have been surprised at this moment, but it was far more than just imagining some other pictures in his mind.
???????? Being one step ahead is genius, Xu Yun has been grasping this speed from beginning to end.
????????Then Tian Liangwei raised his chin towards the document in Zhang Rui’s hand and asked:
"Old Zhang, I don't know much about mathematics papers, so I came to you today for one more thing."
"I just want to ask you, how should Xiao Xu's article be published appropriately."
?????????"How to publish it?"
?????????Zhang Rui picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip of water, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Dean Tian, this matter is actually quite complicated. It should be divided into several stages."
"The first thing to do is to take these manuscripts to our mathematical institute for a complete re-examination."
?????????"Wait until there are no problems with the internal verification before proceeding to the next step."
????????Tian Liangwei nodded, this truth is not difficult to understand:
?????????"No problem, but Lao Zhang, how long will this process take?"
Hearing this, Zhang Rui pinched Xu Yun’s manuscript and thought:
"Xiao Xu has about seventy manuscripts. I estimate that a detailed verification - not a rough calculation like I just did, will take about six to seven hours."
"Well, let me go back and arrange some manpower to complete the re-inspection task by this time tomorrow."
Tian Liangwei originally thought that Zhang Rui would give an answer in two to three days. Although he was slightly surprised, he naturally did not choose to refuse:
?????????"Thank you very much."
???????Zhang Rui smiled and waved his hand.
????????This is a two-way behavior. After all, the weight of Xu Yun's achievements is too heavy.
????????If there are no problems with Xu Yun's derivation process, then the Department of Mathematics of the University of Science and Technology will also benefit from it, and he will naturally do his best.
????????Then he paused and said:
"After the re-inspection is completed, we can officially issue an announcement through the official channels of HKUST and send verification emails to major mathematics institutions."
"At the same time, you can also contact a top mathematics journal and ask them to expedite review - I personally recommend "annals??of??mathematics"."
????????Tian Liangwei was slightly startled:
?????????"Annals of Mathematics?"
?????????As we all know.
In the journal field, in addition to cns, each discipline usually has its own so-called top journals.
????????For example, the ‘four major journals’ in mathematics.
?????????These four major magazines are:
?????????Annals of Mathematics:
????????"annals??of??mathematics"
???????New progress in mathematics:
????????"inventiones??mathematicae"
????????Journal of Mathematics:
?????????"acta??mathematica"
?????????Journal of the American Mathematical Society:
????????In the field of mathematics, the status of the four majors is basically equivalent to that of cns in chemical physics.
????????Due to the large gap between the mainland mathematics community and the frontiers, domestic - this does not include Chinese, the total number of articles published by domestic scholars in the four major mathematicians has not broken from the founding of the People's Republic of China to 2022.
Hundred.
????????If a domestic professor can publish a paper in the above-mentioned journal, there is basically no problem in judging the doctoral supervisor.
????????Even a local mathematician like Zhang Rui, who is said to have the best chance of winning the Wolf Prize, has only published one article "acta??mathematica" before.
????????Of course.
????????If Xu Yun’s derivation process is confirmed to be OK, these so-called journal barriers will disappear in an instant, and the offensive may even turn around.
????????Although it is not as exaggerated as several major journals hugging their thighs and shouting "Dad, choose me", the priority will inevitably be reduced countless times.
????????Then Tian Liangwei thought for a while and asked again:
?????????"So Lao Zhang, if you submit "annals??of??mathematics", does arxiv need to consider it?"
???????arxiv.
?????????Different from regular journals, this is one of the most influential preprint websites currently and was established in 1991.
At that time, a group of physicists wanted to communicate with each other about articles they were about to publish. However, given the network conditions and data storage capabilities of that era, it was too difficult to communicate by email.
????????So this group of physicists became a sharing platform lanl, which was the prototype of arxiv.
????????It was operated by Los Alamos National Laboratory and is now taken over by Cornell University.
????????arxiv is currently the oldest and most comprehensive preprint website covering disciplines, covering mathematics, materials, physics, computers, statistics, astronomy, biology, finance and other fields.
????????This website is somewhat similar to the current Tieba, with a very low threshold in the early stages.
????????Whether you are a civilian or a regular military official, as long as you have access to the Internet, you can publish content online.
????????However, due to the large number of submissions, the website began to introduce a review system in 2004. Only articles on materials science can still be exempted from review.
????????So far.
????????arxiv has included as many as 1.7 million academic articles, the largest number in the industry.
????????The papers published on this website are equivalent to occupying a pit, and the results will not be snatched away - after all, the traditional publishing method takes a lot of time, from writing to peer review to online publishing and formatting.
Printing will most likely take several months or even a year or two.
For example, Zhang Yitang, who was previously rumored to have cracked the Landau-Siegel zero-point conjecture, is expected to publish his paper on arxiv within November. (So I have been reviewing number theory recently, hoping
If I can catch up, if it is really published, I can share my humble opinion with everyone. I am still looking forward to it. Although there is a high probability that the zero point does not exist, it would be great fun if it does exist.)
?????????"arxiv."
????????Zhang Rui touched his chin and said thoughtfully:
"That's okay. After all, arxiv is a public site. Although it will definitely attract some civilians, there will undoubtedly be more professionals."
"Well, let me go back and organize a small meeting first to see if I can send a letter in the name of the University of Science and Technology and even the Academy of Sciences, so that they can quickly organize a group of reviewers."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tian Liangwei nodded:
?????????"Okay, then I'll trouble you."
????????Considering the urgency of the situation, Zhang Rui did not chat with Tian Liangwei.
After briefly mentioning the relevant matters, he hurriedly left the office with Xu Yun's manuscript.
????????Xu Yun was kept by Tian Liangwei for about ten minutes more to make sure that his status as a student was okay before he was released.
????????that's all.
????????Time passes day by day.
The denunciation of Xu Yun and the University of Science and Technology on the Internet has become increasingly powerful, and has even spread to other unrelated news outlets.
????????The common saying is [Sorry for occupying the building, please pay attention to the #雪云##中国UST# incident. The school protects the pua scumbag to death, where is the justice? 】
????????This kind of building within a building is filled with dissing remarks about domestic academics, and it looks like a mess.
???????And in this atmosphere.
???????Two days later.
????????A Weibo message quietly appeared at the end of the hot search:
???????#中科大学announces the proof of the infinity of Mersenne primes#!
????????Note:
?????????I have disbanded the four groups. They were chatting about love the day before yesterday and discussing politics the day before - it is not the ordinary kind. It is probably about going back to 19 years to carry out terrorist attacks to remind the epidemic. Today, more than a dozen people directly
Pirated software is shared in the group, and people are taught step by step how to insert links. Sometimes the administrator does nothing or even participates in it. A bunch of comments that the group members find problematic are made by the administrator and they say it is not illegal, and they still read it while typing.
The group didn't have the energy, so it just disbanded.