Chapter 186 Breaking News in Mathematics [Please Subscribe]

When Deligne saw that Holt had come to him again, he subconsciously thought that the other party wanted him to help review the paper again. Thinking of the frequency of using the shredder during this period, he naturally refused decisively.

The shredder in his office hadn't been repaired yet, and he didn't want Holt to come in with a bunch of waste paper.

His original idea was to ask Holt to leave as usual.

But after hearing what the other party said, he was stunned and was so surprised that he couldn't come back to his senses for a while.

The body just froze in place.

Well-known mathematicians of his age usually spend most of their time with boring mathematics.

The frequency of network use is not very frequent.

So I don’t know the news reported online yet.

Suddenly, when he learned from Holt that Xu Yuan had proved the Goldbach conjecture, his emotions immediately became high, as if he had been injected with chicken blood and was very excited.

The boredom I felt just now disappeared instantly.

There was only one thought left in my mind, which was to quickly read Xu Yuan's paper proving the Goldbach conjecture.

At the same time, he was also very excited. He originally thought that Xu Yuan had been in the field of mathematics for so long without making any progress, because his talent had reached its limit and he could no longer generate inspiration for difficult mathematical problems. But it turned out that he had a big trick that brought him such a big surprise.

Last year there was news that Xu Yuan was going to study the Goldbach conjecture, and he was also aware of this news.

But I didn't take it too seriously.

After all, as the ultimate problem in number theory, it is very difficult.

As an authoritative world-class mathematician in the field of number theory, he naturally tried to prove the Goldbach conjecture.

This is why we understand how difficult it is to complete the 1+1 proof.

Even if Xu Yuan is talented, without that kind of flash of inspiration, he still needs a lot of time to deduce through trial and error.

But what did he hear now? It had been less than a year, and he was told that the Goldbach conjecture had been solved. Could it be that Xu Yuan had come up with inspiration so quickly?

The thought stayed here, he couldn't wait to know Xu Yuan's proof method.

So the next second he took the initiative to come up to Holt, looking expectantly for what he wanted.

Seeing that Holt did not have the manuscript in his hand, he immediately asked:
"Where is the printed manuscript of the paper?"

"Take it out quickly. I'm really looking forward to seeing what ingenious method Xu Yuan used to prove it." As he said this, a rare bright smile appeared on his face, and his attitude was completely different from before.

Based on past experience, if Holt came with news about Xu Yuan, it must mean that he had a paper to submit.

It should be that Holt received Xu Yuan's submitted paper and found that it was a proof of the Goldbach conjecture, so he hurriedly came to ask him to verify it.

In this case, you should definitely ask for a printed copy of the paper.

At this moment, when Holt heard what Deligne said, he was completely confused.

Don't know how to answer.

He didn't care about Deligne's change of attitude.

After all, given Deligne's status, there was no need for him to please the editor-in-chief of the Mathematical Annals.

Besides, the papers he had brought before were indeed very different from Xu Yuan's, so it was normal for Deligne to throw them into the shredder.

But the key problem is that he didn't have a printed copy of the paper at all.

In fact, when he first saw the news from the mathematics community, he was very surprised and even a little panicked.

The surprise was not that Xu Yuan proved the Goldbach conjecture.

It was unexpected that this paper was not submitted to their Annals of Mathematics.

Xu Yuan is a Gauss Prize winner in his twenties. From solving the problem of the spacing of infinite Carmichael numbers for the first time to significantly advancing the progress of the twin prime conjecture, the ultimate problem in number theory, the surprise brought by each achievement has greatly raised his threshold.

Sometimes I even believe that Xu Yuan is a true genius sent by God to save the world of mathematics.

It is only natural that the Goldbach conjecture can be proved.

Unfortunately, this mathematical honor was not given to the Annals of Mathematics this time.

He saw in the news that Xu Yuan had published a related paper, announcing that the Goldbach conjecture had been solved.

The first reaction was that the other three top mathematics journals secretly poached the content of their mathematics annual.

You should know that this is a complete solution to the ultimate problem in the field of number theory, and its value is much higher than the previous research on twin primes.

It is equivalent to bringing it to a perfect end.

It is no exaggeration to say that such a mathematical academic paper, no matter which of the other three top journals in the field of mathematics it is published in, can significantly increase the impact factor of this journal.

It’s a shame to think that the Annals of Mathematics’ top spot is about to be taken away by its competitors.

How could he, the editor-in-chief, not panic?

But after carefully checking the detailed and accurate information, he discovered that the journal to which Xu Yuan submitted his article was not a top mathematics journal.

On the contrary, it is a lesser-known mathematical journal belonging to China.

He seemed very puzzled by this result, especially when he saw some acquaintances questioning the conclusion of the paper, he felt that Xu Yuan had made a relatively stupid decision this time.

However, considering the interests of his own journal, he still hopes that Xu Yuan can continue to choose their Mathematical Annals.

So he thought of asking Deligne to communicate with Xu Yuan to see if the paper could be published in the Annals of Mathematics.

By then, the voices of doubt in the academic community will quickly disappear.

Now that Deligne was focusing on the paper, he had no choice but to continue:

"It is like this, Professor Deligne. The paper has been published, and Xu Yuan did not choose to submit it to our Annals of Mathematics."

"I would like to trouble you to discuss with Xu Yuanneng and ask him to continue cooperating with the Annals of Mathematics."

"Otherwise, the academic community will continue to..."

Before Holt could finish his words, Deligne interrupted him and said, "It has already been published."

“Which journal?”

After asking, I saw that the other person had already sat down at the computer, ready to check the paper at any time.

Apparently it doesn't matter in which journal the paper is published.

Holt obviously did not expect this situation, although he felt somewhat dissatisfied.

But he did not dare to argue with Deligne, so he had to tell him the truth.

"It's a bilingual mathematics journal they founded themselves, called Acta Mathematica Sinica, and its impact factor is only a few tenths of a percent, so it's not very well-known in the academic community."

"So that's how it is." After hearing Holt's answer, Deligne muttered to himself while searching for the official website of Acta Mathematica Sinica.

Although he had not come across this kind of journal in his daily life, he could definitely find it on the official website.

In addition, the Journal of Mathematics directly sets Xu Yuan’s paper as the cover, so you can see it at the first glance when you enter the website.

Not long after.

Deligne found Xu Yuan's paper proving the Goldbach conjecture and a look of relief immediately appeared on his face.

“Fortunately, there is an English translation of the paper.”

Having said that, he opened it and started reading. Any hesitation for a second would show his disregard for a paper of this level.

Since the Journal of Mathematics wants to go international, it must not only have Chinese versions of papers.

Moreover, well-known papers are destined to be studied by a large number of mathematicians.

Therefore, when Xu Yuan was writing the paper, he made an extra English version and published it at the same time.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for overseas mathematicians to study the content of the paper at this time.

At this moment, the only thing left in Deligne's world was the paper in front of him. He studied the proof process in it as if it were a treasure.

The whole person seemed extremely focused.

He completely forgot that Holt was still in his office.

At this time, Holt was feeling extremely embarrassed. He felt that it was inappropriate for him to leave now, and it was also inappropriate for him to stay here.

But think about the impact of this incident in the mathematics community and the problems faced by the Annals of Mathematics.

Finally I chose to stay.

Sitting quietly on the sofa next to him, he waited patiently for Deligne's verification results of the proof.

"Let's wait and see. What if there really is an error in the proof in the paper?"

Thoughts were running through my mind, and I was considering things more comprehensively than when I first saw the news.

He believed that Xu Yuan was talented and capable, but the paper had to be published in their Annals of Mathematics, otherwise he didn't mind looking at the problem from the worst perspective.

Because if there were really errors in the process of Xu Yuan proving the Goldbach conjecture, it would not be true.

It was a good thing that the paper was not published in the Annals of Mathematics.

So for now, we still have to wait and see the results of Deligne’s verification.

And whether the many number theory scholars in the mathematics community can find the loopholes in Xu Yuan's paper.

In the following time, Holt was very uneasy.

He wanted to get up and stretch his body, but he was afraid to disturb Deligne's thoughts, so he didn't even dare to open the office door.

And there is nothing that can be done about it.

For mathematicians, the most unbearable situation is having their train of thought interrupted by the outside world when they are immersed in mathematics. After all, this may very likely lead to the birth of a great new mathematical theorem.

He didn't want to bear Deligne's wrath at this time.

As time passed, it was soon time for dinner.

But seeing that Deligne was still concentrating and unable to look away, he had no choice but to continue sitting there.

Be glad you had a sandwich this morning.

Another twenty minutes passed quickly.

Deligne finally straightened up, turned his eyes away from the screen, and simply moved his stiff upper body.

Seeing this, Holt hurriedly asked, "How is it, Professor Deligne?"

Unfortunately, his question was not answered by Deligne.

The next second, Deligne either didn't hear it or automatically ignored the outside sound. He reached out and opened a drawer under the desk, took out a draft paper from it and began to calculate with a pen.

Seeing this scene, Holt had no choice but to remain silent, knowing that it was impossible to get any results in a short period of time.

In this way, Deligne continued to calculate with his pen for more than half an hour, and then he finally stopped for a while, stood up, tidied his clothes and prepared to go out.

After noticing that Holt was still in his office, he frowned slightly and took the initiative to speak.

"You should go back first. Waiting here will only affect my thinking. The verification of the conclusion will not be available until at least tomorrow."

"I'm going to eat now to replenish my energy."

After saying this, he ignored Holt and walked straight towards the office door.

After all, the Goldbach conjecture is the ultimate problem in number theory. It will undoubtedly take a long time to verify whether Xu Yuan's proof of 1+1 is valid.

Besides, right now, only Deligne himself can verify it.

Holt understood the result, but when he thought about how he had been sitting there stupidly for several hours, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

But in the end he still chased after him, and he couldn't help but ask more questions as he followed Deligne.

"Professor Deligne."

"Do you think Xu Yuan really proved the Goldbach conjecture?"

"In addition to using the improved sieve method to prove the equation, he also combined some other mathematical methods. It can be said that his proof of 1+2 is more bold and novel than Chen Jingrun's." Deligne hesitated and stopped, saying, "But whether the final conclusion is valid or not will only be known after all the verifications are completed."

"Also, you don't have to worry. This time, Xu Yuan chose to publish his paper in the Journal of Mathematics. This should be the requirement of their Mathematics Council."

“It seems that they are very confident in this paper and want to take this opportunity to improve the journal’s impact factor.”

Perhaps because he felt that things had come to this point, Deligne did not hide some of his opinions.

Xu Yuan now has considerable fame in the mathematics community and can be said to have the ability to lead a journal to rise.

To some extent, it is normal to choose to publish papers in your own journal at this time.

And this just shows that China is very confident in proving the Goldbach conjecture.

Holt took Deligne's words to heart, but he was not worried about the development of the Journal of Mathematics.

After all, it is just a journal with little influence in the mathematics community. Even if the paper proving the Goldbach conjecture is published, he does not believe that the impact factor can be increased much.

It is even less likely to threaten the status of their mathematical annual journal.

As long as the paper is not published in the other three top journals, there will be no problem.

So Holt didn't say much, and finally just nodded and left the Institute for Advanced Study.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and quickly disappeared from Deligne's sight.

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at the same time.

Many well-known scholars in the field of number theory also received emails from Xu Yuan.

Invite them to falsify the latest academic achievement, the proof process of the Goldbach conjecture.

Hopefully they can find where the error is.

Because many people have had interactions with Xu Yuan, they exchanged mathematical theories via email.

Faced with such a challenge issued by Xu Yuan, mathematicians will definitely not refuse. After all, in the process of trying to falsify, their own thinking and level will also be improved.

This is exactly what Xu Yuan hopes to see. As long as no one can disprove it, the conclusion is valid.

Professor's Office, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles.

At this moment, Terence Tao is sitting at his desk next to his computer. If you look closely, you will find that the picture on the screen is the official website of the Journal of Mathematics Sinica.

"It's really more surprising every time. Has even the ultimate problem in number theory, the Goldbach conjecture, been solved?"

Thinking about the content of the email he had just received, Terence Tao felt mixed emotions.

In fact, since the end of the International Congress of Mathematicians, his communication with Xu Yuan has basically been cut off.

There weren't even a few emails.

Even the entire mathematics community had no news of Xu Yuan.

This made him a little worried. He wondered if Xu Yuan wanted to fade out of the mathematics community like Perelman did. As a result, he was just about to take the initiative to contact him to inquire about the situation.

I was greatly stimulated by Xu Yuan.

The other party actually directly published a paper proving the Goldbach conjecture and announced to the entire mathematical community that the ultimate problem in number theory, the Goldbach conjecture, had been solved.

Recalling that he was studying the twin prime conjecture, he was told that Xu Yuan and Zhang Yitang had proved the twin primes to be smaller than 246 prime pairs, leaving him with no way to reduce the value further.

It can be said that this is equivalent to cutting off the subsequent research on twin prime numbers. After all, there is no cost-effectiveness.

So the only thing left in the field of number theory is the Goldbach conjecture.

Originally, after winning the Fields Medal, he also wanted to try to further study the Goldbach conjecture.

Try to follow up Chen Jingrun's 1+2 proof and advance the conclusion to 1+1 to complete the proof.

Even when Xu Yuan announced that he would study the Goldbach conjecture, he was very happy, thinking that he could really compete with Xu Yuan to see who could produce research results first.

However, in the process of actually trying to prove the Goldbach conjecture, he also felt the difficulty.

I have no idea or method at all, and I feel like I have no idea where to start.

It was not until recently that he developed a preliminary research direction by improving the screening method.

As a result, before he had time to be happy about his progress, he received the news that Xu Yuan had solved the Goldbach conjecture.

It took me a while to recover alone before I calmed down.

Although he was reluctant to admit that Xu Yuan had overtaken him again, considering Xu Yuan's talent and achievements in number theory, it was not impossible to prove the Goldbach conjecture in such a short time.

"It seems that he will definitely win the next Fields Medal in Mathematics."

When I think about the fact that I won the Fields Medal in my thirties, I can be considered a rare genius in mathematics.

But if Xu Yuan really succeeds in proving the Goldbach conjecture, he will be a Fields Medal winner in his twenties, and this achievement will have already broken the record of the Fields Medal in Mathematics.

At this time, Bagfu, a colleague who was also sitting in the office, was quite confused when he heard what Tao said.

Then he took the initiative to ask: "Is it too certain that he can win the Fields Medal now? There are many people in the academic community who have raised doubts and believe that the proof of the Goldbach conjecture is not valid."

Naturally, he admired and respected mathematical genius like Xu Yuan.

Especially after the last International Congress of Mathematicians, when I saw Xu Yuan prove the singularity of differential geometry on the spot, my impression of Xu Yuan improved a lot.

But faced with the difficulty of the Goldbach conjecture, Xu Yuan completed the proof in such a short time.

It does make one doubt the conclusion.

In addition, there are many voices of doubt in the mathematics community, and Xu Yuan chose to publish his work in an unknown mathematics journal, which made him a little confused.

It is not certain whether the Goldbach conjecture has actually been solved.

Tao was not surprised at all that his colleague had such an idea, but he gave a positive answer. "You still don't know Xu Yuan very well. It doesn't matter what journal you choose to publish this paper in. The most important thing is the paper itself."

"He dared to announce to the entire mathematics community that he had completely solved the Goldbach conjecture, and he also sent me an email to actively invite me to disprove his argument."

"This shows that he is very confident in his proof process and is not afraid of verification by the mathematical community."

“So although I haven’t verified this paper yet, there is one less world problem in the field of probability number theory.”

It would be a lie to say that he was not envious of Xu Yuan's achievements, but he would not deny Xu Yuan's strength and talent either.

Bagev listened to everything that Terence Tao said, and an expression of disbelief suddenly appeared on his face.

Obviously, no one expected Tao to trust Xu Yuan so much, and he directly gave the conclusion without verifying the paper.

"Xu Yuan is indeed the most gifted mathematician I have ever seen. I even believe that his future achievements will not be inferior to Gauss's. But aren't you worried that there are errors in the proof that even Xu Yuan is not aware of?"

"We can wait and see. I believe that in a few days, the mathematical community will have a clear result."

After hearing the answer from Terence Tao, Bagoff stared at him seriously for a few seconds and finally sighed.

"I hope your judgment is correct."

Just after he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and asked again:
"So are you going to verify this paper next?"

"of course."

Tao nodded and said, "I have never had a good idea for studying the Goldbach conjecture, so I will not miss the opportunity to learn now."

"But the students may still need you to substitute for me."

Bagev and Terence Tao are very good friends, so it is natural that he would not refuse such a request.

"Just focus on your research. I'm also looking forward to the final results."

He then stood up and said this, and he did not stay in the office for too long so as not to disturb Terence Tao.

Tao looked at Bagev's figure until it completely disappeared from his sight, then he withdrew his gaze and focused entirely on the content of the paper on the screen in front of him.

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The next day.

Princeton, New Jersey.

In the morning, Holt arrived at Deligne's office on time again, waiting for the final results of the verification of the thesis conclusions.

It is worth mentioning that he did not sit in the office this time.

Instead, he chose to stand outside and wander around.

It was not until he heard Deligne's voice coming from the office that he hurriedly walked in.

As soon as the scene in the office came into view, he saw Deligne sitting at his desk, looking at a piece of draft paper full of mathematical formulas in his hand, with an excited smile on his face.

“It’s an amazing testimonial.”

"By improving and combining two different sieve methods and using methods from related mathematical branches such as group theory, we were able to finally prove the Goldbach conjecture."

“How clever.”

"The paper is perfect, with rigorous logic and clear direction."

After praising for nearly two minutes, Deligne finally put down the draft paper in his hand.

I sighed from the bottom of my heart: "Xu Yuan is worthy of being the prince of mathematics. His authority in number theory has surpassed mine."

Holt, with a somewhat dazed expression, stood in front of the desk and listened to everything Deligne said, then reacted belatedly.

He quickly asked.

"Professor Deligne, did Xu Yuan really solve the Goldbach conjecture?"

"I think so." Deligne nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, he went on to say in detail: "Through verification of Xu Yuan's paper, it was successfully deduced that the conclusion of 1+1 is valid, and the proof method used in this paper is more ingenious and brilliant than when he studied the twin prime conjecture." The smile on his face never disappeared for a moment throughout the whole process.

He had previously studied Xu Yuan's proof of the twin prime conjecture and had thought it was very brilliant and ingenious.

But after verifying the paper in detail, he realized that Xu Yuan's ability was far more than that.

Although the two papers were published only two years apart, the progress between them is very obvious.

And if Xu Yuan were here at this moment, after listening to Deligne's explanation of the proof process of his paper, he would say that the two sieve methods combined in it were indeed used before.

They are respectively the improved sieve method used to prove the infinite number of Carmichael numbers and the twin prime conjecture.

After getting Deligne's personal confirmation, although Holt was not surprised by the result, he couldn't help feeling surprised.

Especially when he heard Deligne say that Xu Yuan's achievements and authority in the field of number theory had surpassed his.

So much so that his mood at the moment was quite complicated.

It is a huge loss that such a paper that solves the ultimate problem in number theory was not published in the Annals of Mathematics.

This deprives the journal of the opportunity to significantly increase its influence.

But it is fortunate that it was not published in the other three top journals.

Otherwise the Annals of Mathematics will surely be surpassed.

After calm thinking, he once again realized the importance of Xu Yuan.

He will definitely become a world-class master of mathematics in the future.

Under such circumstances, Annals of Mathematics must continue to maintain a good relationship with Xu Yuan.

After all, even if the paper proving the Goldbach conjecture cannot be published in their mathematical annual, it does not mean that Xu Yuan will no longer study mathematics in the future.

There are still plenty of opportunities for commissioned articles.

In addition, when the last International Congress of Mathematicians was held, he received a special news.

Knowing Professor Wells of the Clay Mathematics Institute, he took the initiative to invite Xu Yuan to try to prove the Millennium Prize problem.

So this is just a challenge for emerging mathematicians, but it represents the recognition of Xu Yuan's ability by the Clay Mathematics Institute, indicating that Xu Yuan has the potential to solve the Millennium Prize problem.

If there really comes a day in the future when a paper proving the Millennium Prize puzzle is published in the Annals of Mathematics, then their position in the mathematical world will be truly unshakable.

His thoughts quickly reached this point, and a smile appeared on Holt's face again.

He said to Deligne in a sincere manner: "Professor Deligne, you have a good relationship with Xu Yuan. I wonder if you can ask him to write an article for the Annals of Mathematics."

Logically speaking, as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, Deligne should hope to see the Annals of Mathematics get better and better.

It is a relatively simple matter to commission articles.

But the final result was that Deligne looked at Holt and shook his head after hearing this.

"I can't do this."

"Can't do it?" Holt looked confused.

In his opinion, with Deligne's authority, it's up to him to decide whether he wants to do it or not. How could it be that he can't do it?

Fortunately, Deligne did not keep him in suspense on this matter and continued talking without waiting for him to ask further questions.

"A remarkable mathematician has emerged in the Chinese mathematics community. They may lead the mathematics community to a new level."

“They even created their own top journal in the field of mathematics, and this is the best example.”

“So in the future, Xu Yuan’s papers will not be published in the Annals of Mathematics, let alone other top mathematics journals.”

Deligne spoke very seriously, as if he had already seen the future where Acta Mathematica Sinica would become an academic journal sought after by countless mathematicians, and this situation only came about because of Xu Yuan's existence.

Holt believed that Xu Yuan could become a master of mathematics. After all, the moment Xu Yuan solved the Goldbach conjecture, he had already stood at the highest academic level in the field of number theory.

Looking at the entire field of number theory, no one else can surpass his achievements.

But just relying on a mathematics master, he wanted to make an unknown mathematics journal grow into a top journal in the field of mathematics.

He expressed deep doubts about this.

The Annals of Mathematics has been in existence for more than a hundred years since its establishment in the last century.

Thanks to the efforts of countless mathematicians, it has become one of the four top journals in the mathematics world today.

No matter how high a person's mathematical achievements are, it is difficult to surpass the accumulation of so many people over so much time.

The thought stopped here, and he immediately opened his mouth to refute.

"Professor Deligne."

“I don’t think the other party’s mathematics journal will become a competitor to our Annals of Mathematics.”

“They simply don’t have the qualifications.”

After saying that, Holt was in no mood to stay here any longer, so he turned around and left the office.

The solution of the Goldbach conjecture is an established fact, and everyone's attention will be on Xu Yuan and the Journal of Mathematics. Besides, there is not even a chance to commission an article from Xu Yuan again, so why should we continue to pay attention to this matter and make ourselves envious?

Deligne did not refute Holt's words. After all, their identities were different.

He was just a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, but Holt was the editor-in-chief of the editorial board of the Annals of Mathematics.

Looking in the direction of the office door, he sat back down at the computer only after Holt had completely left.

I am preparing to publish the verification results of my paper to the mathematics community.

After all, the solution of every difficult mathematical problem is a major event in the mathematics world and should be known to every mathematician.

Let’s share this spiritual sense of accomplishment together.

What's more, the Goldbach conjecture is the ultimate problem in the field of number theory and plays an important role in the study of number theory.

"This should be the most important news in the mathematics world since the Poincare conjecture was solved."

As Deligne muttered to himself, he immediately took action to announce the verification results through common channels.

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Far away in another city, at the Clay Mathematics Institute, in a discussion room, several professors of different skin colors were calculating something on the writing board, and they looked very serious.

If Xu Yuan were here at this moment, he would definitely recognize that this was the process of him proving the Goldbach conjecture.

"Let Px(1) be the number of prime numbers P that satisfy the following conditions."

“x—p=P1”

……

"By means of (7), (8), (9) and (10), this lemma is proved."

"Px(1)≥Px(x..."

Although Wells' main research area was not number theory, he was also in the discussion room.

He even walked to the blackboard from time to time to check, looking completely impatient, and looking forward to whether the conclusion was valid.

When Xu Yuan decided to study the Goldbach conjecture, he expressed great expectations for Xu Yuan.

Because we have the ability to solve the ultimate problem in number theory, there is hope of proving the Millennium Prize puzzle.

As one of the seven world's most difficult mathematical problems proposed by the Clay Mathematics Institute in the millennium, it has been a hotly debated topic since the day it was proposed.

Even ordinary people will talk about it from time to time and enjoy proving these problems.

In addition, the Clay Mathematics Institute offers a huge reward of one million US dollars for each problem.

There have been many people in the mathematics community trying to prove it.

But so far, only Perelman has solved the Poincare conjecture.

As a senior professor at the Clay Mathematics Institute, Wells' greatest wish is to see the Millennium Prize problem proven and solved again in his lifetime.

The sudden appearance of Xu Yuan gave him this hope.

Therefore, when he learned that Xu Yuan solved the Goldbach conjecture in just one year, he was very excited.

We directly called together number theory scholars within the institute in the shortest possible time to deduce and verify Xu Yuan's proof process.

It has been going on for a long time now.

At this moment, a happy voice sounded in the discussion room, instantly attracting Wells' attention.

“（1，1）及Px（1，1）≥……（logx）2”

"We have successfully verified that the 1+1 conclusion derived in reverse is valid."

Upon hearing this, Wells hurriedly walked towards the crowd on the left. When he arrived in front of them, he stopped and confirmed again: "Are there any mistakes in the proof process? Is the conclusion completely valid?"

"Yes, Professor Wells, Xu Yuan's proof of the Goldbach conjecture can be called perfect."

"That's great. Xu didn't let me down." Wells smiled when he heard the answer.

In just one year, from the beginning of research to the completion of proof, Xu Yuan was highly praised by number theorists at the institute, which shows his mathematical talent.

If I had studied the Millennium Prize problem earlier, I might have achieved some results by now.

But he soon thought of something and hurriedly walked towards the crowd on the right.

When he got closer, he asked in the same way: "How are you guys doing?"

In order to ensure the accuracy of the conclusion, he deliberately divided the group into two groups, each using different methods to verify whether the conclusion was valid.

At present, only one group has completed the verification and announced that Xu Yuan's proof of the Goldbach conjecture is valid.

At this moment, the members of the right group were still writing furiously, quickly sketching out mathematical symbols one after another on the writing board, so much so that they didn't even have time to answer Wells.

Faced with this situation, Wells did not urge anyone, but just stood there and waited patiently.

Probably another ten minutes passed.

Then I saw the blond man, who was about 40 years old, finally stopped what he was doing and looked excited.

"This is the first time I've seen someone use this method to prove the Goldbach conjecture, and it has rigorous mathematical logic, and I can't even find any flaws."

"I really want to communicate with this genius face to face. His thinking is far beyond my reach."

Perhaps stimulated by Xu Yuan's proof process, the other party muttered to himself for a long time before coming back to his senses.

Then he said to Wells with great excitement: "We have just witnessed a major news in the mathematics world. The Goldbach conjecture has really been solved." He couldn't calm down for a long time.

When Wells heard the result he wanted, a happy smile also appeared on his face.

And he expressed his understanding of the person's reaction.

After all, their main research field is number theory, so it is normal for them to be excited about the solution of the ultimate problem in the field of number theory.

For example, if he had been told at this time, the remaining Millennium Prize puzzles had been solved.

I’m afraid that the reaction caused by the release of emotions will be even more inappropriate.

The two sets of verification methods were different, but the results were surprisingly similar, which proved that the Goldbach conjecture was solved.

There is no such thing as academic fraud.

"You all have worked hard, go and have a rest first, and I will take care of the rest of the work."

After saying this to everyone, Wells couldn't wait to return to his office.

After seeing that Professor Deligne had published his own verification results, which caused a lot of heated discussion in the mathematics community, he also published the verification conclusions in the name of the Clay Mathematics Institute.

Both Deligne and the Clay Mathematics Institute are in the top tier in terms of reputation and influence in the mathematics community.

The impact of supporting Xu Yuan in this way can be imagined.

Originally, it was because of the tone set by Cambridge University's Sandston that there were some doubts in the academic community.

But everyone found that Deligne and the Clay Mathematics Institute, and even at the last International Congress of Mathematicians, Terence Tao, who had just won the Fields Medal, announced that the Goldbach conjecture had been successfully solved.

This is like a heavy bomb dropped on an already restless lake.

The heat it brought was many times higher than before.

The key is that this time it's all excitement.

In addition to exchanges among scholars in communities commonly used by mathematicians, many well-known overseas news media also followed up on the reports.

The Times reported that the famous mathematician, Viscount Deligne, had successfully verified the proof of the Goldbach conjecture, and stated that his achievements and authority in the field of number theory had been surpassed by Xu Yuan.

Reuters reported that the Clay Mathematics Institute congratulated Xu Yuan and invited him to study the Millennium Prize problem.

Terence Tao spoke highly of the proof process and expressed hope for an opportunity to communicate and learn from each other.

Driven by this popularity, overseas netizens have ushered in a new wave of admiration for Xu Yuan’s mathematical talent.

The number of fans increased rapidly, recognizing that no one could surpass Xu Yuan's achievements in number theory.

"My God, this news is actually true!"

"Xu must be the reincarnation of Gauss. His mathematical talent and level are simply too amazing."

"Even if Gauss were in charge, he might not be able to solve the Goldbach conjecture in such a short time."

"He must be sent by God to save the world of mathematics."

"I really envy China. They actually have such a great math genius."

“Can anyone tell me what kind of journal the Acta Mathematica Sinica is? It must be amazing to publish a paper like this, right?”

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad, when the situation completely reversed and everyone fanatically admired Xu Yuan's achievements, those who had previously expressed doubts felt very complicated.

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(End of this chapter)