Chapter 188 Domestic Excitement

As Cambridge students, especially mathematics students in the Department of Mathematics, the Clay Mathematical Institute, as a well-known institution in the mathematics world, is undoubtedly more well-known in their minds than Professor Viscount Deligne as an individual.

If I had just heard the news that Deligne announced the verification results, I would still have doubts about the proof of the Goldbach conjecture.

Then I learned that the Lianke Mathematical Institute has also sent a message to congratulate Xu Yuan.

The authenticity of the matter can be basically determined.

The ultimate problem in number theory that has troubled the mathematical community for so many years, the Goldbach conjecture, has finally been solved.

This is a milestone for the entire mathematics community.

It is certainly worth celebrating.

Therefore, even though they were still in the classroom, many people were already discussing this matter excitedly.

He kept saying this was really cool.

However, as the first university professor to raise questions on the stage, he felt a little embarrassed at this time.

If you listen carefully, you can hear him murmur repeatedly.

"This is impossible."

"impossible……"

Not only did people not expect Xu Yuanzhen to completely solve the Goldbach conjecture in less than a year, successfully enter the highest hall of number theory, and establish his authoritative position in this branch of mathematics, but what was even more surprising was that even the Clay Mathematics Institute sent a congratulatory message.

You have to know that the Clay Mathematics Institute is a non-profit organization, and it is not so proactive except when it comes to the Millennium Prize problem they proposed.

Maybe he is unable to accept his future situation in the mathematics world, or maybe he still has illusions.

Finally, facing Li Ming in the audience, he still insisted on his point of view.

"How could the Clay Mathematics Institute release such an announcement? There must be something wrong here."

He raised his voice and asked this question, then walked off the stage without waiting for Li Ming to give an answer.

Recently, he even took Li Ming's laptop, trying to find evidence that the other party was spreading false information.

When Li Ming raised his hand and stood up, he was still reading the announcement released on the official website of the Clay Mathematics Institute and did not even have time to close the page.

So much so that Sandston happened to see the relevant content, and he couldn't help but believe the facts right in front of him.

“This is actually true!”

He finally uttered these words with his eyes wide open, and suddenly he leaned backwards in anger.

Li Ming's laptop computer also fell to the ground.

The students in the classroom obviously did not expect such a surprise in the class, and the whole scene instantly became chaotic.

Only a few students reacted and hurriedly called their professors to call for an ambulance.

On the other hand, Li Ming was also a little stunned. He never expected that Professor Sandston would faint.

After quickly calming down, he secretly wondered how he should ask Sandston for compensation for the laptop.

……

Deligne and the Clay Mathematical Institute cleared Xu Yuan's name. While the news caused a stir in the mathematical community, it quickly spread to the country and was reported many times by many official media.

After all, this kind of thing is too grand.

In particular, the netizens who had previously made suspicious comments were also pulled out and severely criticized.

Some people even noticed that all aspects of the data in the Journal of Mathematics were rising.

Although it is still a long way from being a mathematical journal, it is a good start.

"As expected of my most admired idol, I knew the final result would not be reversed."

"We are so impressive this time."

"I wonder who dares to say that the conclusion is problematic. Are you more powerful than Professor Deligne and the Clay Mathematics Institute?"

"Choosing to publish in the Journal of Mathematics is indeed very beneficial to the development of our own journal."

“The impact factor of the Journal of Mathematics is still rising.”

"Just trust Xu Shen without thinking and everything will be fine."

"Brothers, we just got some very good news. Cambridge University announced that their mathematics professor, Thornston, was rushed to the hospital. This guy is the old guy who questioned Professor Xu before."

……

At this moment, Xu Yuan is unable to enjoy the excitement in the entire mathematics community and major social platforms.

He was in his office, answering emails from overseas on his computer screen.

Among them is Terence Tao.

After Terence Tao and others finished reading his paper and determined that the Goldbach conjecture should be proved, they naturally gave up the challenge of finding false falsifications.

So many people sent emails to congratulate Xu Yuan on solving the ultimate problem in number theory.

After all, as Deligne said, Xu Yuan's achievements in the field of number theory are already far ahead, and it is necessary to establish good relationships with such new authorities in the branch of number theory.

"Finally I've finished replying to the emails. Also, I can think about the communication issue seriously."

Another half an hour passed, and Xu Yuan suddenly spread his hands, left the keyboard and simply stretched.

Thinking about the general content of the email, I couldn't help but mutter to myself that I should find Ma Zhiming to discuss it.

Take Terence Tao's email for example. Besides expressing envy and congratulations, he also suggested that they could have face-to-face communication when they have time.

Let's discuss the proof of the Goldbach conjecture. There are many scholars studying number theory, let alone proving such a world-class problem.

There is no doubt that there are many things worth learning in it. It would be difficult to understand these proofs in the paper alone. It is better to listen to the prover's detailed explanation and analysis.

He was not surprised by this practice, after all, it was a tradition in the mathematics community.

Take the case of his first published paper proving the problem of the spacing of infinite Carmichael numbers. At that time, Qinghua, Yenching and the Council of Mathematicians jointly held an academic conference on number theory.

It's just that he had just started to make a name for himself in the mathematics world at that time, and he didn't know any mathematicians.

In the end, there were not many overseas mathematicians who participated, and there were few well-known ones.

But if we hold another academic exchange conference on number theory in the name of proving the Goldbach conjecture, I believe the scene will be very grand.

In addition, although the Journal of Mathematics has successfully improved its impact factor through the publication of this paper, in order to form a virtuous circle, it still needs to include high-quality papers for publication.

The academic exchange conference on number theory that is currently being considered is a good choice.

The thought just stopped here, when I suddenly heard a knock on the door.

So I put the matter aside for the moment and looked towards the office door.

"Please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zhiming pushed the door open and came in, followed by Tang Shihong, Liao Fangyi, Qiu Chengtong and others.

Judging from the bright smile that was almost overflowing from his face, it must be a happy event worth being happy about.

Ma Zhiming walked into the office and couldn't wait to share the joy without waiting for Xu Yuan to speak.

"I just got some good news. Professor Deligne and the Clay Mathematics Institute have both announced their verification results, declaring that your proof of the Goldbach conjecture is valid."

"The entire mathematics community is discussing this now."

Qiu Chengtong next to him also took up the conversation and said: "The mathematics community hasn't been this excited for a long time."

"It seems like it's worth celebrating tonight." Tang Shihong agreed with a smile.

Although Liao Fangyi did not speak, the bright smile on his face never disappeared.

I feel even more fortunate for the decision I made.

Facts have proved that keeping Xu Yuan in the school as a full professor was the most correct decision.

Xu Yuan was confident that he could solve the Goldbach conjecture.

Therefore, I was not surprised to hear Deligne's verification results, but I was quite surprised by the actions of the Clay Mathematics Institute.

After all, the first Millennium Prize problem to be solved, the Poincare conjecture, was verified by the Clay Mathematics Institute, and it took two years to be officially announced to the mathematical community.

This shows its gold content.

In this case, announcing that the Goldbach conjecture has been solved is basically the final word.

No one should question anything anymore.

Unless you really find errors in the paper.

But this is not possible.

"I didn't expect that even the Clay Mathematics Institute would be involved. This saved us a lot of trouble."

"Who said it wasn't? As soon as I saw the news, I rushed over to tell you." When Ma Zhiming heard Xu Yuan's words, he still felt a sense of disbelief about what was happening before his eyes.

When the paper was first published, he was quite nervous. Later, when he saw some professors questioning it, he couldn't sleep and was extremely worried.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and the situation developed just as Xu Yuan said.

The Journal of Mathematics also became famous in the mathematics community.

"Speaking of which, now that the Goldbach conjecture has been solved, your Young Elite Scientists project can be considered to have been completed ahead of schedule." Liao Fangyi suddenly thought of something and mentioned it casually.

This also brought up the topic of Ma Zhiming, who agreed while raising a question.

"It's very rare to have a project that can be completed so early like Xu Yuan's."

"Any new plans after that?"

After hearing what Ma Zhiming said, Xu Yuan did not keep him in suspense. He organized his words a little and continued speaking.

"For the time being, please continue to perform your duties as an editor of the Journal of Mathematics. In addition, I would like to hold another academic exchange conference on number theory."

“Mathematicians and scholars from home and abroad are invited to participate.”

"In addition to discussing the proof of the Goldbach conjecture, we can also help participants with their papers. It would be best if the revised papers could be published directly in our Journal of Mathematics."

When Ma Zhiming heard Xu Yuan say that there was no new mathematical research plan, he felt a little disappointed.

But when he heard about the academic exchange conference on number theory that was to be held later, he instantly became excited.

He naturally understood what Xu Yuan meant. If he could really obtain a batch of high-quality and excellent papers for the Journal of Mathematics in this way, then the influence gained by the Journal of Mathematics this time would be maintained.

It will also be convenient for us to make steady progress and move towards becoming the world's fifth largest journal in the field of mathematics.

Therefore, without any pause, he immediately gave a decisive affirmative answer.

"This is a good thing. Not only should we hold this academic conference, but we should also raise the standard."

"I will start preparing after I return. It would be best to set a specific time as soon as possible."

If he had not just arrived, he would have wanted to go back quickly after saying this so that he could be in charge of this important academic exchange meeting.

(End of this chapter)