Chapter 140 Give them another shock

In Holt's impression, a genius like Xu Yuan, who became famous in the mathematics world in his twenties, should attach great importance to his reputation. He was questioned even though he had proved the Qiu Chengtong conjecture. He was not surprised even if he was angry now.

But Xu Yuan remained calm and even smiled and comforted him.

But after all, this matter still concerns the Annals of Mathematics, so we must hurry up and dispel the doubts of the academic community.

Make them believe that it was Xu Yuan who proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture.

Even though it is hard to believe, as Xu Yuan said just now, facts are facts and no one can pretend not to see them.

The thought lingered here, and he continued, "Anyway, we will deal with this matter as soon as possible."

Because Holt was in a hurry when he came in and did not consider other people in the lecture hall, as soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the lecture hall was indignant for Xu Yuan.

They all witnessed the proof process completed by Xu Yuan with their own eyes, and there was no falsehood in this.

After all, no one has stipulated that everyone can only study in one branch of mathematics.

Present who is not studying two or more branches simultaneously.

Since Xu Yuan can solve the twin prime conjecture, he can also prove the Qiu Chengtong conjecture.

This kind of powerful mathematical talent is something that others cannot envy.

What's more, they also witnessed that during Xu Yuan's proof process, he entered a certain special state.

It would be too much for him to be questioned by the academic community when he has made so many contributions to mathematical research at such a young age.

"Everyone witnessed Xu Yuan's proof of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture. Let us now vindicate him." With an angry face, Wildy immediately appealed to the many mathematicians and scholars in the lecture hall.

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, he received responses from everyone.

"The proof of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture has been verified. Anyone who wants to question it must provide rigorous arguments, otherwise it would be a slander against a genius mathematician."

"As a witness to the proof of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, it is our responsibility to protect the reputation of the prover."

"Xu Yuan should receive honors, not questions from the academic community."

"The only person who personally put a perfect end to the Calabi conjecture was a mathematical genius from China."

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Soon, Deligne and Witten also walked to the podium, with equally unhappy expressions.

Annals of Mathematics is a journal founded by the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. As one of the top journals in the field of mathematics, its impact factor has increased significantly in the past two years due to Xu Yuan's mathematical achievements.

How could they be questioned by the academic community under such circumstances? As professors at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, they certainly do not want to see this happen.

"The Annals of Mathematics didn't respond. How did it turn out like this?"

"The main reason is that there is no paper, and many scholars still don't believe the photos taken on the spot." Holt hurriedly explained in response to Deligne's questioning.

Witten next to him continued, "Xu Yuan completed the proof process in front of so many people. No one can question this." He was full of confidence when he said this.

"That's how it is." Deligne nodded.

Then he turned his gaze to Xu Yuan and said, "Don't worry, we will clear your name later."

Xu Yuan listened to everything everyone said. Although he did not pay attention to the situation on the Internet, he was aware of the points of doubt from the outside world.

It’s simply because the paper was not published, which made them think they were on the side of justice.

Xu Yuan soon came up with a bold idea in this regard, and told it directly in front of Deligne, Holt and Witten.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be that troublesome. At worst, I can finish the complete paper tonight."

That's right.

His approach was simple and crude.

Since there is no paper for everyone to verify, this raises doubts about his identity as a witness.

Then just write the paper directly.

Originally he wanted to write this paper slowly after returning to China, but now...

He changed his mind.

The complete proof process of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture is already in my mind and has been verified.

Entering the deep learning state and finishing the paper overnight was not an impossible task, and he was quite experienced in writing mathematical papers.

When Deligne and Witten suddenly heard Xu Yuan's words, surprise immediately appeared on their faces. They obviously did not expect Xu Yuan to be so efficient.

But then he recalled that Xu Yuan had proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture on the spot, and instantly everything seemed normal again.

As for Holt, he was very surprised. The angry expression on his face instantly turned into a smile. He immediately took a step closer and couldn't wait to ask questions.

"Xu."

“Can you really write the paper now?”

“That’s a lot of work.”

"Don't worry, Mr. Holt. Compared to proving Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, writing a paper is much easier." Xu Yuan looked at Holt and replied with a smile. Faced with Xu Yuan's confidence, Holt seemed to have made a decision.

He immediately stated:

"If that's true, that's great. The paper can be officially published tomorrow."

Although the other people in the lecture hall didn't say anything, they were all very happy to hear the news.

After all, this academic exchange meeting will end tomorrow. Even if they want to continue studying Xu Yuan's innovative method of solving equations, they can only ask for advice via email at most.

However, the inefficiency of this method is self-evident, and it is impossible for Xu Yuan to reply in time.

If the paper is published, at least they will have something to study.

After the matter was discussed and a conclusion was reached, Xu Yuan left the lecture hall early and returned to his hotel room.

Start writing your paper using the laptop provided by Holt.

"I hope it can be finished early so that I can get some sleep." Xu Yuan muttered to himself while sitting in front of the computer, and then quickly immersed himself in a deep learning state.

Since the proof process is all in my mind and there is no need to look up information, my hands can fly across the keyboard very efficiently.

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While Xu Yuan was concentrating on writing his paper, the officials of Annals of Mathematics and many other scholars such as Deligne were also busy. After leaving the lecture hall and returning to the hotel, they used various familiar channels to clear Xu Yuan's name.

Soon a new wave of heated discussion arose in the mathematics community, and many people who had originally doubted it began to change their views.

"The Qiu Chengtong conjecture was proved by Xu Yuan, a doctor from Qinghua University, at a number theory conference. More than 100 mathematicians witnessed this historic moment."

"Xu Yuan has the strongest talent in mathematics that I have ever seen. The mathematics community is lucky to have such a genius."

"After several decades, the Calabi conjecture was finally solved by a talented mathematician from China. We should give him a round of applause."

"It's Professor Deligne and Professor Witten. With their authority, they will definitely not speak nonsense."

"Professor Wildey of Oxford University gave such a high evaluation. Could it be that after promoting the progress of the twin prime conjecture, he also solved the Qiu Chengtong conjecture?"

"Oh my God, this is a miracle!"

It was not until around nine o'clock in the evening that a message posted by Qiu Chengtong himself on the Internet once again attracted attention.

Qiu Chengtong said that Xu Yuan was also his student, and it was he who gave the challenge of proving Qiu Chengtong's conjecture to Xu Yuan. Now that Qiu Chengtong's conjecture has been successfully proved, his wish has come true.

Later, he praised Xu Yuan and said that he was very proud to have such a student.

Now that even the person who made the guess said so, the voices of doubt on the Internet instantly decreased by half.

Many people went from initially not believing in the world to gradually becoming envious of the existence of such a genius in the mathematical world. Some even began to have high expectations for Xu Yuan, believing that perhaps one day Xu Yuan would be able to solve the seven major problems in the world.

Truly promote the development of mathematics and related industry technologies, and accelerate the progress of human civilization.

It stands to reason that the number of questioning voices online has decreased, which should be a very happy thing, but Professor Sandston is becoming more and more sleepless.

Sitting alone in the study room at night and browsing online news, he still had doubts about Xu Yuan.

"Even if it was proven in front of so many people, the conclusion would definitely not be valid."

Sandston insisted on his own opinion and talked to himself, and then he suddenly thought of something and made a decision in his heart.

"It seems that Deva also attended this meeting. Perhaps we can ask him."

Recalling that his good friend had attended the meeting, he opened his mailbox and sent him an email. They had previously exchanged experiences on the twin prime conjecture and tried to verify it to overturn the conclusion, so he still had more faith in Professor Deva.

Deva was hit hard at this meeting. After verifying that Xu Yuan's conclusion in proving Qiu Chengtong's conjecture was also valid, he returned to Harvard University at noon that day.

So after receiving the email from my friend, even though I didn't want to admit it, I still replied truthfully.

Sandston, who was far away in Cambridge, saw the new email and quickly moved the mouse to open it.

But when Deva said that he had personally verified the proof of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, he was stunned.

About ten seconds passed before he came to his senses and muttered to himself.

"Deva's main research area is number theory, and his level of knowledge of algebraic geometry and related mathematical branches is a little lacking. If it were me, I would definitely find the error and overturn the conclusion this time."

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The next morning came in a blink of an eye. Xu Yuan, who had been busy all night, stood up and stretched.

Although he looked a little tired, he couldn't hide his smile.

"The paper has finally been published. I hope those mathematicians and scholars who questioned it won't be too surprised when they see it."

Just now, he successfully completed the paper proving Qiu Chengtong's conjecture and sent the paper to Holt's email.

If nothing unexpected happens, this paper will be published in the mathematics community this morning. By then, whoever wants to question it must find the errors in the paper and use rigorous mathematical methods to overturn the conclusions.

But it is a pity that he was very confident in his proof process, but so many well-known scholars in the hall failed to disprove it, let alone other scholars in the mathematics community.

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(End of this chapter)