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The Annals of Mathematics finally got a paper like this, which is about the ultimate problem in the field of number theory. In order to improve its own impact factor, it will naturally spare no effort in publicity.

At the same time as the latest journal was published, it was also announced through various channels that a major breakthrough in the twin prime conjecture had been achieved.

And decided to hold an academic conference in mid-October.

Number theory scholars are invited to participate.

Given the influence of the Annals of Mathematics, this news naturally quickly attracted the attention of the mathematics community after the press conference.

All scholars who study number theory immediately conduct comprehensive calculations to verify the results of this paper proving the twin prime conjecture.

In addition to considerations of mathematical rigor, the main purpose is to find errors in the paper.

Overturn the results of the paper.

The main thing is that the authors of this paper are a combination of an old and a young person, and they are both from the Chinese mathematics community.

In particular, Xu Yuan is known as the Gauss of mathematics.

Twin primes are hailed as the ultimate problem in number theory. After so many years, there has been no progress, but now it is being pushed forward by a young man from China.

It is inevitable that other well-known mathematicians feel ashamed of themselves.

Especially those who have been studying twin primes for a long time.

In this case, the only way to maintain authority in the overseas mathematics community is to find a way to overturn the results.

After all, there are always some who are not pure mathematicians.

However, with ten famous mathematicians such as Deligne and Witten from the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton serving as reviewers, it is not easy for others to overturn the verification results they gave.

……

……

University of California Los Angeles.

Professor's office.

In the morning, Terence Tao sat in a chair, holding a pen and writing mathematical formulas on a piece of draft paper.

His brows were sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed, and it was obvious that things were not going well.

The sound of the clock hanging on the wall, coupled with the sound of the pen tip scratching across paper, gives people a special kind of comfort.

This is exactly the working environment that Terence Tao likes, quiet and peaceful without any external disturbances.

After completing his teaching tasks every day, he always stayed in his office to try to prove difficult mathematical problems.

Moreover, more than half of his papers were successfully completed in this office.

Another five minutes passed.

Tao Terence suddenly put down his pen, straightened his body and leaned back, letting the chair support his back.

He habitually massaged his temples with both hands, thinking about the problems in his mind.

He kept saying to himself: "This method won't work."

His research on prime numbers has been ongoing, and the most popular among mathematicians is naturally twin primes. Unfortunately, the new method he used could not effectively solve the twin prime problem. Either the calculation was halfway through and he could not move forward, or the verification result was wrong.

There is still a long way to go before there is progress.

Fortunately, his mentality was still good and he did not lose confidence or give up directly.

After adjusting himself for a few minutes, he picked up the pen again, ready to continue trying new methods of calculation.

But at this moment, there was a sound of a doorknob turning, and the door of his office was suddenly pushed open.

He immediately raised his eyes and saw that it was his colleague Professor Bagfu, his expression still looked unhappy.

His brows were furrowed.

What he hates most when he is working is being disturbed, which is what every mathematician hates most.

If he was having a burst of inspiration just now, he would most likely be interrupted.

Leading to interruption of inspiration.

This could be a loss for the mathematical community.

After a two-second pause, he said unhappily, "Professor Bagoff, it would be better if you knock on the door first next time."

At this moment, Bagfu's face was still filled with surprise, and he was obviously too excited because of the good news.

So much so that I forgot to knock on the door.

After hearing Tao's reminder, he realized what was happening and quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, Terry, I was just too excited."

Tao and Bagev obviously have a good relationship, otherwise the other party would not call him Terry in a friendly manner, especially since the golden beard on Bagev's face gives people the feeling of Santa Claus.

After hearing this, he accepted the apology.

"okay."

"Just be careful next time."

Tao Terence waved his hand and replied with two sentences, then seemed to think of something and continued talking in English.

"My friend, what could possibly excite you so much?"

“Can you share it with me?”

"Of course, I came here just to tell you." Bagfu had a bright smile on his face, and his beard fluttered in the air as he spoke.

Then he didn't keep anyone in suspense and just told everyone what he knew.

"The Annals of Mathematics just announced a piece of news: the twin prime conjecture has finally achieved a major breakthrough."

"Someone has proved that there are infinitely many pairs of twin primes whose difference is less than 246."

"Isn't this happy news?"

Compared to the smile on Bagoff's face, Tao's expression was shocked when he learned the news.

He heard something.

Twin prime numbers, a major breakthrough?
That is known as the ultimate problem in number theory.

There has been no progress for so many years, how come there is progress all of a sudden?

Simply unbelievable.

The key point is that his current research on twin prime numbers has become worthless.

The thought stayed here, and without any hesitation, he immediately asked Bagfu in front of him.

“Has the paper been published in a journal?”

"I want to see."

"I knew you would be interested." Bagev said with a smile.

He was not surprised by Tao's reaction. He could only say that any scholar studying number theory would be excited to hear the news.

Can't wait to work on the manuscript.

Bagfu then added: "The paper journal has not arrived yet. You can check it on the official website."

Before he could finish his words, Terence Tao stood up and quickly walked to the computer next to him and sat down.

With just a few simple operations, you can quickly access the official website of the Mathematical Yearbook.

Thanks to the vigorous promotion by the Annals of Mathematics, it was easy to find the paper on the twin prime conjecture.

Just as he was about to click in to check, he heard Bagfu's voice again.

"There's another surprise you wouldn't expect, Terry. Do you know who the author of this paper is?"

"One of them is the young mathematical genius from China."

"I remember now, his name is Xu Yuan."

"It seems that Professor Deligne of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton once described him as the Prince of Mathematics."

Bagev was talking to himself excitedly, without noticing that Terence Tao's expression in front of the computer screen had completely frozen.

Even the hand operating the mouse did not move.

The next second, he raised his eyes and asked, "Bagufu, you just said that the author of the paper is Xu Yuan?"

"Yes."

“He co-authored the paper with a professor named Zhang Yitang.”

"You two really should communicate with each other." Bagfu answered truthfully.

Tao Zhexuan was sure that he had not heard wrong, and his mood became a little complicated.

When he first heard Xu Yuan's name, his first reaction was that it was impossible. He couldn't believe that the other party could solve the twin prime conjecture.

After all, the difficulty of twin primes is much higher than that of Carmichael numbers.

However, he soon remembered that the sieve method that Xu Yuan innovated and improved when proving the problem of infinite Carmichael numbers intervals could be used in other prime number problems.

When this paper was first published, he studied the improved screening method used in it.

There is indeed a lot to like.

But because of his pride as a mathematical genius, he did not choose this improved sieve method.

Still use the original method to try to solve the twin prime problem.

Now it seems that it is very likely that it has been preempted.

His thoughts stayed here, and he didn't care about Bagfu. He came to his senses and quickly clicked on the paper.

First, focus on the author column, and it is just as Bagev said.

The paper was jointly completed by Xu Yuan and Zhang Yitang.

Then he stopped wasting time and calmed down to read carefully.

Focus all your attention on the paper.

Bagoff seemed to want to ask Tao about his opinion on the paper, but he did not choose to leave.

He sat on the sofa next to him and waited.

After what happened just now, he deliberately kept quiet, for fear of disturbing Terence Tao again.

As time passed, Tao was completely absorbed by the process in the paper, with expressions of admiration and sudden enlightenment appearing on his face from time to time.

More than another hour passed.

Tao then took a new action and stopped to rub his sore eyes.

When Bagfu saw this, he immediately stood up from the sofa and asked expectantly.

"How's it going Terry?"

"This paper is indeed a blessing for the number theory community. Although it does not completely complete the proof of twin primes, it has made a good start for the mathematical community to study twin primes."

"In the future, the academic community can continue to conduct research based on this paper."

"The distance from 246 to 2 is constantly narrowing." Tao took a deep breath and commented slowly in response to the question.

Although he has not had time to verify the paper with written calculations, he can confirm the ingenuity of the sieve method used in it.

It is indeed much more powerful than his method.

The main reason is that the entire paper has a lot of pages, and he wants to verify all of them by himself.

I don’t know how long it will take.

After all, the Annals of Mathematics is trustworthy, and with the certification of well-known mathematicians such as Delignewitten, it is basically impossible to find errors.

In other words, Xu Yuan has indeed made a major breakthrough in the research of the twin prime conjecture.

If he had some reservations at first, he was now convinced.

Especially after reading the paper, he found that Zhang Yitang's research only proved the twin prime conjecture to a positive value less than 4200 million, and it was Xu Yuan who directly reduced it to 246 by improving the sieve method. If it were him, he might not be able to do it.

Fortunately, he didn't know that Xu Yuan only spent half a day to complete this step.

Otherwise, the defense must be completely broken.

"This Xu Yuan is really amazing. I have never seen such an outstanding young math genius."

At this time, Bagoff did not hide his high admiration for Xu Yuan in front of Terence Tao at all. It was only after he finished speaking that he remembered that there was a mathematical genius in front of him.

So I quickly tried to find a way to make up for it.

"Oh sorry Terry."

"I……"

Tao Zhexuan raised his hand to interrupt: "It doesn't matter, he is indeed an excellent mathematical genius."

"I'm not as good as him."

The facts are before us, and there is no point in Terence Tao denying it.

If before this, Xu Yuan had only solved the problem of infinite Carmichael number intervals and studied the smoothness of the solutions to the Monge-Ampere equation, then he could still say that he was more talented than Xu Yuan.

At least he can survive by relying on the reputation of the Mozart of mathematics.

But now...

Xu Yuan has made a major breakthrough in the twin prime conjecture, and I'm sure he will become famous in the mathematics community after this.

And Xu Yuan is younger than him.

In this case, it is difficult to say that I am more talented than Xu Yuan.

At least not in the field of number theory.

Otherwise, if word gets out, it would be seen as an attempt to brag.

Bagfu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and his mind worked quickly and he suddenly remembered another thing.

So he quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Terry, there is another piece of news published in the Annals of Mathematics at the same time."

"They will hold a number theory academic conference next month, and Xu Yuan, as the author of the paper, should also be there."

"Are you going to attend this time?"

He remembered that when the Carmichael number interval problem was solved last time, China also held an academic conference on number theory, but Tao did not choose to attend.

So he was asking tentatively on this issue.

"A number theory academic conference?" Tao Terence muttered to himself when he heard this.

After a brief thought, he looked at Baghfu and said affirmatively: "Of course I have to attend this grand event in the field of number theory."

"I also want to communicate with this mathematical genius."

Last time, because of his pride, he rejected the invitation from Qinghua University and did not go, thus missing the opportunity to communicate with Xu Yuan.

Now that Xu Yuan has almost grown to a level that surpasses himself, how could he possibly refuse?

It is also not good to rest on one's laurels and not engage with others in the academic community.

In addition, this is an academic conference on number theory organized by the Annals of Mathematics.

Famous mathematicians such as Deligne will certainly be present.

As a junior, how could he not give face?

Bagev was very happy with Tao's action and subconsciously spoke out his true feelings.

"It's really great."

"The meeting of the century between two mathematical geniuses, the Mozart and the Prince of mathematics."

“It’s going to be exciting.”

"I must witness it with my own eyes and record this moment."

Tao Terence forced an awkward smile and then turned his attention back to his paper.

……

Compared with the rapid spread of news in overseas mathematics circles, the domestic mathematics community is also unwilling to lag behind.

After all, this is a major achievement made by the Chinese people in the field of mathematics. For China, which is currently at a disadvantage in the international mathematics community, this is undoubtedly a shot in the arm and has greatly aroused the pride of the people.

Many domestic mathematicians got the news first.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Downstairs in the teaching building of the Institute of Mathematics, Qiu Chengtong had just finished teaching and walked down the stairs when he saw a boy running towards him.

Qiu Chengtong recognized that it was his student, so he stopped and waited.

When the other party came closer, he asked, "What's the hurry?"

"Professor Qiu has good news." Dai Da stopped and answered immediately without even taking a breath.

"Good news?" Qiu Chengtong was a little stunned.

He has been in school all this time and has no academic papers to submit, so I really can't think of any good news.

Especially when one’s own students knew about it first.

As a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics, Dai Da discussed many mathematical problems with Xu Yuan when Qinghua Academy of Mathematical Sciences came to visit for exchange and study.

At the same time, he also admired Xu Yuan very much. After all, he dared to accept the challenge given by Qiu Chengtong to study Qiu Chengtong's conjecture.

He definitely wouldn't dare to do that.

Noticing the doubt on Professor Qiu Chengtong's face, he didn't dare to keep the question secret any longer.

He quickly continued, "Xu Yuan has published another paper in the Annals of Mathematics."

"This paper has made a significant breakthrough in solving a difficult problem that has troubled the mathematics community for many years."

……

When Qiu Chengtong heard this, his heart suddenly moved. When he learned that Xu Yuan had published a new paper in the Annals of Mathematics, he subconsciously thought of his own conjecture.

Although I don’t know why Xu Yuan didn’t tell me in advance, I was still very excited.

He gave Xu Yuan the challenge of mainly studying the Qiu Chengtong conjecture, and Xu Yuan has been focusing all his energy on this recently.

If you publish a new paper, it should be related to this.

Thinking that Xu Yuan successfully solved the algebraic geometry stability problem he proposed in such a short time, he was surprised and more proud of Xu Yuan.

This proved that he was not wrong about the person before, and Xu Yuan had the talent and ability to make up for the regret.

After many years, the Calabi conjecture was finally put to a successful conclusion.

Therefore, before Dai Da could finish the rest of his words, he couldn't wait to ask the questions that he was concerned about.

"Did Xu Yuan prove Qiu Chengtong's conjecture?"

When Dai Da heard this, the smile on his face froze instantly. He didn't expect that Professor Qiu Chengtong was wrong.

In his opinion, Xu Yuan was already Professor Qiu Chengtong's student, so as a mentor, he must be very happy that his student had achieved good results. That's why he hurried over to tell him after seeing the news.

When Qiu Chengtong saw that Dai Da had no further contact, he couldn't help but become anxious.

The next second he spoke again to urge.

"Say it quickly."

Dai Da finally reacted after hearing the shout, and answered after swallowing his saliva.

"Professor Qiu, you misunderstood. The paper published by Xu Yuan has nothing to do with algebraic geometry."

“It belongs to the field of number theory.”

"Number theory?" Qiu Chengtong's face was full of disappointment.

At this time, he also remembered that Xu Yuan's first published paper was on number theory, and he thought it was probably the result of his previous research.

When he learned that the conjecture had not been solved, his interest dropped a lot.

I just asked casually: "Which aspect of number theory?"

"Regarding the twin prime conjecture, Xu Yuan has proved that there are infinite pairs of twin primes whose difference is less than 246." Upon hearing this, Dai Da immediately told him the information he had.

He said this without concealing the joy and excitement on his face.

As a graduate student majoring in mathematics, he did not study number theory, but he knew about the twin prime conjecture.

The ultimate problem in the field of number theory alone is enough to prove its fame in the mathematical community.

Thinking about the classmate who was discussing math problems with me not long ago, he has become the prover of the twin prime conjecture in the blink of an eye.

When faced with such a true genius, one can't help but admire and yearn for him.

Qiu Chengtong, who had just lost interest, was instantly surprised when he heard that Xu Yuan had proved the twin prime conjecture. He subconsciously raised his hand and grabbed Dai Da's arm to confirm.

"Are you talking about the twin prime conjecture?"

"Yes, Professor Qiu, it's spread all over the mathematics community now." Dai Da said, barely controlling his emotions.

After confirming that Xu Yuan had indeed made a major breakthrough in twin prime numbers, Qiu Chengtong quickly put on a gratified smile.

The disappointment that it was not solved by Qiu Chengtong's conjecture disappeared in an instant.

In his heart, he naturally regarded Xu Yuan as his own student. Now that Xu Yuan has made progress in the research on twin prime numbers, as a teacher he must be very happy.

Even if his main research area is not number theory, you should still appreciate this paper.

In addition, I would like to send my congratulations to Xu Yuan as soon as possible.

Also, the better Xu Yuan performs, the more it proves his mathematical talent.

It is only a matter of time before Qiu Chengtong's conjecture is solved in this way.

After figuring this out, he felt happier. He waved to Dai Da, gave him a few instructions, and then hurried back to his office.

"I know about this matter. You go ahead and do your work. I need to get back to the office and focus on this matter."

Upon hearing this, Dai Da replied to Qiu Chengtong's back, then walked away and returned to his dormitory. Although the great progress in the twin prime conjecture had nothing to do with him, he couldn't help feeling very happy.

at the same time.

As multiple media outlets on Sina News reported on the incident, netizens in the active Penguin forum group were also discussing it with great excitement.

Driven by a sense of national pride, Xu Yuan has almost been recognized as a leading figure in promoting the development of the domestic mathematics community.

The students in universities are the most excited.

"Have you seen the news? Someone from the Qinghua Mathematics Department has solved the twin prime conjecture."

"It has not been completely solved yet, but it is amazing to be able to prove that there are prime pairs less than 246. This means that Qinghua's mathematics department is definitely the best in the country."

"As expected of you, Master Xu."

"Can any of Qinghua's friends go get her autograph? I'll put it on my bedside table to pray that I don't fail my exams."

"When this paper came out, the entire field of number theory was shaken."

"Is our mathematics community going to rise? It would be great if we had a few more geniuses like this."

"You think geniuses are all cabbages. The biggest difference between Xu Shen and others is that he has not received overseas education. His achievement in mathematics can be regarded as a vindication for us."

"I think the International Congress of Mathematicians will be held next year. Only if I can win an award will my position be secure."

"Others proved the twin prime conjecture at the age of 20, but I was obsessed with Fantasy Westward Journey at the age of 20."

……

While young people on the Internet were discussing this matter, Xu Yuan, the protagonist, kept answering the phone.

"It's just another proof of a difficult math problem. Don't worry, Mom. I'll definitely keep it when I see the newspaper report."

"Sister, why are you only thinking about the bonus? This is my academic achievement."

"It's Professor Qi..."

"Thank you for your congratulations, Professor Qiu. I also have new ideas about the stability problem of algebraic geometry. I will discuss this with you in detail later."

"Hello, Principal Sun. I will definitely return to No. 1 High School when I have time. That is my alma mater."

……

In the boys' dormitory of Bauhinia Apartment, Xu Yuan sat at the desk with his cell phone almost never out of his ear.

As the paper was officially published and the Annals of Mathematics announced the news, there were a lot of reports online.

So much so that family and acquaintances called to congratulate them.

Among them was Sun Xuehai, the principal of his alma mater, No. 1 High School, who invited him to come back to the school when he had time, which was also a good motivation for his younger classmates.

It was naturally difficult for him to refuse something like this, and as a senior, it was his responsibility to take care of his juniors.

So I said on the phone that I would definitely go there when I have time.

When he said this, he could also hear that Sun Xuehai was very happy.

It’s a bit regrettable that Wang Qingtao was not around during the call, so I can only find time to chat on the phone later.

The phone bombardment lasted for more than half an hour. Only when Xu Yuan had some free time did he throw his phone on the table, lean back in his chair and let out a sigh of relief.

This is mainly because there is also a number theory academic conference this time, and the Annals of Mathematics has promoted it vigorously.

Naturally, it is not comparable to the previous two papers.

Then Xu Yuan looked straight again, and suddenly three heads that were almost squeezed together appeared in his field of vision.

Staring at him with eyes wide open.

Who else could it be but Li Zhenya, Wang Haitao and Liu Yang?

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Leniency to those who confess and severity to those who resist. Haven't you been studying Qiu Chengtong's conjecture?" Li Zhenya leaned his head forward and asked in confusion.

Wang Haitao next to him also said: "Yes, Brother Yuan, how come the Internet says that you have proved the twin prime conjecture."

Although Liu Yang did not speak, curiosity also appeared on his face.

They all knew that Xu Yuan had been studying Qiu Chengtong's conjecture for some time and had encountered many difficulties.

It is certain that no twin prime numbers have been studied.

As a result, before Qiu Chengtong's conjecture was proved, a paper proving the twin prime conjecture suddenly appeared on the Internet, which is really puzzling.

They were not surprised that Xu Yuan published another paper in the Annals of Mathematics.

After all, the threshold has been raised, so everyone is already immune.

But in their opinion, the content of this annual paper should be Qiu Chengtong's conjecture.

Most people are like this. Once they are curious, they want to find out everything. Otherwise, they will still think about it before going to bed at night and will toss and turn and be unable to fall asleep.

So after the three of them learned about the online news, they kept staring at Xu Yuan and waiting for an answer.

During this time, I knew Xu Yuan was answering the phone, but he just stood there without making any movement.

After hearing what the two said, Xu Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't have anything to hide.

If I don't tell them this, I'm afraid three people in the dormitory will suffer from insomnia at night.

After organizing his words a little, he began to explain in detail.

"In fact, it was Professor Zhang who first gave me this paper. He just wanted me to help verify the results."

"It was all because I had such a good idea at the time that I couldn't help but improve the sieve method a little bit, and directly increased the positive value of twin primes from less than 4200 million to 246 prime pairs."

"Who knew that the paper would be so valued by the Annals of Mathematics? It took only one day to get a reply saying that it was accepted."

Xu Yuan said this very seriously, while Li Zhenya and others who were listening had strange expressions on their faces.

In the end, it was Li Zhenya who couldn't help himself first and interrupted Xu Yuan with a somewhat resentful tone.

"Brother Yuan."

"Can you please use less words in front of your brothers? This is too pretentious."

"I'm afraid we can't help it..."

Wang Haitao and Liu Yang beside them nodded in agreement.

If other mathematics graduate students heard these words, they would probably be so angry that their mouths would be twisted.

Not to mention how difficult it is for them to find inspiration in their daily lives, even publishing a normal SCI journal requires waiting for several months or half a year.

The manuscript may be rejected after multiple revisions.

Someone like Xu Yuan wouldn't even dare to dream of getting his annual publication approved in one day.

It's really irritating to people.

Xu Yuan smiled awkwardly when he heard this, but he felt very happy in his heart.

After all, it is not easy to get Li Zhenya to call Shengyuan brother, because he is the oldest in the whole dormitory.

"I'll be more careful next time, okay? Anyway, that's how it is."

"After that, my focus will still be on Qiu Chengtong's conjecture."

At this point, Li Zhenya and the others understood the situation. Unfortunately, they did not feel the joy of having their curiosity satisfied. Instead, they suddenly felt very tired.

Without saying a word, he wanted to go back to bed and lie down first.

Liu Yang stopped and suddenly asked, "Is it the day you came back very late at night?"

"That's right." Xu Yuan nodded in acknowledgement.

The next second after hearing this, Liu Yang widened his eyes again, and the long-lost look of disbelief appeared on his face again.

"But that's only half a day. Brother Yuan, don't tell me that you improved the sieve method in such a short time and narrowed the twin prime conjecture from less than 4200 million prime pairs to less than 246 prime pairs."

Xu Yuan saw that Liu Yang realized this and had no intention of hiding it.

Especially thinking about what he had just said, he finally deliberately used more humble language to answer.

"The sieving method used by Professor Zhang was originally improved on my basis. I just improved it further."

"It actually took more than half a day, which is not a very short time."

At the moment he finished speaking, Li Zhenya and Wang Haitao turned around at the same time, gnashing their teeth and saying something in unison:
"What a beast!"

Just five words express my envy.

Xu Yuan was still smiling until his cell phone rang again, then he turned his attention.

After quickly ending the call, he stood up and walked out the door.

Just as both feet stepped out into the corridor, he stepped back one foot and leaned sideways to inform the three people who were already lying dead on the beds.

"Director Liao asked me to come over and talk to me about the reward."

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly closed the door and ran away.

The next second, you can clearly hear the shouts of several people in the dormitory.

"We didn't ask you."

"Head of the dorm, I suddenly feel empty. Nothing can move me anymore."

"Xu Yuan will definitely receive a lot of rewards this time, so we must ask him to treat us to a meal."

"Yes, you must treat me to a meal."

Wang Haitao, who had just said that he was completely empty-headed, immediately echoed the words with great enthusiasm when he heard about eating.

Xu Yuan walked downstairs with a bright smile on his face. Just as he was about to go to the dean's office where Liao Fangyi was, his eyes suddenly noticed Chen Yuran standing obediently not far away.

Today Chen Yuran wore a calf-length floral dress, with her black hair loose, which was rare.

Compared to the previous sporty style of slanted ponytail, it now looks more gentle and fresh.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan naturally did not hesitate. He quickly walked towards him and took the initiative to say hello.

"Why are you standing here without calling me?"

When Chen Yuran heard the familiar voice, she immediately turned around and saw the smile on Xu Yuan's face and answered with the same smile.

"I know there will be a lot of people looking for you, but I also want to be the first to hear you share your joy."

“So I came here by myself.”

There are clear regulations regarding the Qinghua dormitory. Boys are not allowed to enter the girls' dormitory, and girls certainly cannot enter the boys' dormitory at will.

After she got downstairs, she naturally called Xu Yuan, but because the line was busy, she thought of waiting.

I happened to meet Xu Yuan coming out of the dormitory.

But she certainly would not have thought that the smile on Xu Yuan's face at this moment was not because of solving the twin prime problem, but because of the fun he had with Li Zhenya and his friends in the dormitory just now.

Xu Yuan didn't expect that even the journalism department knew about this, and he was somewhat surprised.

"You already know?"

"There are a lot of news about you on the Internet. Everyone in our dormitory is talking about it, saying that I found a mathematician as my boyfriend." Chen Yuran took the initiative to hug Xu Yuan's arm with a happy face.

"Then do you mind finding a mathematician as your husband?" Xu Yuan let the other party hold his arm and said with a smile: "It just so happens that our department head is looking for me, you can go with me."

"Okay."

Chen Yuran agreed readily, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Xu Yuan was naturally familiar with the department head's office where Liao Fangyi was.

Soon he arrived with Chen Yuran.

Just as he was about to knock on the door and go in, Chen Yuran fell behind, pulled his arm and whispered:
"I'd better wait for you outside."

Xu Yuan originally wanted to take Chen Yuran in with him, after all, Director Liao was not an outsider.

Since Chen Yuran said so, he must respect it.

"Then wait for a moment, I'll be out soon." He turned around and spoke softly to the other party before knocking on the door.

"Please come in."

Hearing the familiar voice coming from inside, Xu Yuan pushed the door open.

In addition to Liao Fangyi, he also saw Professor Tang, so he hurriedly greeted him.

"Director Liao."

"Teacher, you are here too."

When Liao Fangyi saw Xu Yuan, he immediately shouted, "Come in and sit down." He was just so enthusiastic.

It is no exaggeration to say that even one's own son would receive this kind of treatment.

Xu Yuan naturally wouldn't be polite. He smiled, nodded, and immediately walked to the sofa and sat down.

As soon as my butt touched the sofa, I heard Tang Shihong ask, "Have you read all the news online?"

"Not yet in time." Xu Yuan answered truthfully.

"After your paper was officially published, it greatly increased the confidence of our domestic mathematics community." Tang Shihong said to Xu Yuan excitedly.

Although China has frequently won gold medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad in the past, those students basically disappeared from the mathematics world after entering university. Very few of them can even study as postgraduate students in science, let alone publish more valuable SCI journal papers and make academic contributions.

Therefore, the domestic mathematics community is relatively weak in the academic field. Even mathematicians like Qiu Chengtong who won the Fields Medal are not real Chinese.

Only Xu Yuan stared at the halo of the young mathematical genius who emerged out of nowhere and made his mark in the mathematics world for the first time in the Annals of Mathematics.

I don’t know how many famous mathematicians I have surpassed when I started.

After all, not everyone publishes their first paper in the Annals of Mathematics.

Later, he made contributions in the field of cryptography, and then turned to partial differential equations to solve the smoothness of the solutions to the Monge-Ampere equation.

Now that we have achieved a major breakthrough in the study of the twin prime conjecture, we can say that we have truly established a firm foothold in the international mathematics community. At least no one doubts our authority in the field of number theory.

Such an iconic image will naturally have a huge impact on the development of the domestic mathematics community.

Xu Yuan was naturally happy, but he was still a little humble in front of Director Liao and Professor Tang.

"This is all thanks to the kindness of the seniors in the mathematics community. I still have a lot of room for improvement."

"There are no outsiders in the office, so there's no need to be modest." Liao Fangyi, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "If you want to make further progress, you'll have to aim for the seven great mathematical problems of the millennium."

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and added two more sentences.

"correct."

"Don't pay attention to the comments of Harvard and Cambridge professors on the Internet. If they want to overturn the conclusions, let them verify them."

Although Xu Yuan had not had time to check what was happening online, he could guess what was happening after hearing what Liao Fangyi said.

It's nothing more than that some overseas mathematics professors are jealous and think that it is impossible for him to achieve results in his research on the twin prime conjecture, and they want to prove that the conclusions and processes in the paper are wrong.

However, he was very confident in his improved sieve method. Even Professor Deligne expressed his approval. He did not believe that those mathematics professors whose level was much lower could achieve any results.

After all, mathematics requires a logical, rigorous and reasonable process, and it cannot be done by just talking about it.

Since some people want to waste time, how can he stop them?

The thought stopped here, and he immediately replied: "Don't worry, Director, no matter how many times they verify it, the conclusion of my paper cannot be wrong."

"What do I say? Old Liao, you are worrying for nothing." Tang Shihong said to Liao Fangyi after hearing this.

Apparently, the two of them had been discussing this matter before Xu Yuan came.

"With your words, I feel relieved."

Liao Fangyi replied with a smile, and then changed the subject back to the main business.

"I called you here for two reasons. First, several official media outlets want to interview you. Of course, the hospital fully respects your opinion on whether you agree or not."

"If you don't want to, I can just refuse."

"In addition, I have also specifically explained to the school security that no media personnel are allowed to enter the school without permission."

"You don't have to feel any pressure."

Listening carefully to Liao Fangyi's words, Xu Yuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Director Liao's thoughtful arrangements. To be honest, he was really worried that some media reporters would come to the school to surround it.

Not only does it affect your own normal studies, it is also not good for other students.

With the arrangement made by the hospital, he had no worries and expressed his opinions without much hesitation.

"Forget about the interviews. There are already enough news reports online."

"In addition to going to Princeton University next month to attend the number theory conference held by the Annals of Mathematics, the proof of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture has also reached a critical stage."

"So I don't want to be disturbed too much for now."

Liao Fangyi naturally had no objection to Xu Yuan's idea, and immediately agreed with a smile.

"No problem, I will turn down all those media."

Tang Shihong grasped the more important information and immediately took over the conversation and asked excitedly:

"Xu Yuan."

"Do you have any ideas about Qiu Chengtong's conjecture?"

"I do have some ideas, but it will take some time to prove them." Xu Yuan had nothing to hide and nodded in answer.

These words immediately made Tang Shihong very excited, and he did not hide the joy on his face at all.

"This is really a double blessing. When Xu Yuan proves the Qiu Chengtong problem and puts an end to the Calabi conjecture, I wonder how shocked the mathematics community will be."

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(End of this chapter)