Chapter 240: Live broadcast on the entire network confirms Hodge's conjecture [ more subscriptions required]

"Today we are mainly discussing the list of participants in this year's Mathematical Congress. The conference will be held at the Seoul Exhibition and Convention Center. It is expected that more than 5,000 mathematicians from around the world will participate."

In the morning at the Yenching Mathematical Council auditorium, Ma Zhiming sat on the podium and spoke to everyone.

Sitting in the audience are the directors and members of the Mathematics Council.

They basically come from mathematics professors from various universities.

After all, if you can't reach this level, there is not much point in attending the International Congress of Mathematicians.

As a member of the Mathematics Council, Xu Yuan naturally took time to attend the meeting.

Besides that, I saw many familiar faces.

There is no need to say much about Tang Shihong from Qinghua School of Mathematics. Those who have not been seen for a long time include Zhang Yitang, Qi Tongxiang and others.

The main reason is that since he proved the Goldbach conjecture, he has not produced any new academic achievements in the field of mathematics. It is not surprising to say that he has faded out of the mathematical community.

Naturally, the opportunities to meet Zhang Yitang and Qi Tongxiang became much fewer.

However, it is worth mentioning that Zhang Yitang was invited to give a one-hour report at the conference.

I must attend this International Congress of Mathematicians.

In recent years, Zhang Yitang is still studying twin prime numbers and has achieved new results.

The prime pairs are being further narrowed down.

If nothing unexpected happens, this one-hour report should attract considerable attention.

The meeting was informal and did not last long.

After all, this is not my first time attending the International Congress of Mathematicians, and I am already familiar with the relevant procedures.

The participants in the meeting will be determined soon.

But after the meeting ended, Xu Yuan noticed Ma Zhiming walking towards him.

Tang Shihong, Zhang Yitang, Qi Tongxiang and others also maintained the same action.

Seeing this scene, he immediately stopped.

As soon as they approached, they heard Ma Zhiming's voice.

"What do you think about this International Congress of Mathematicians? Do you want to attend?"

Ask him about the convention.

Xu Yuan did not attend the previous Mathematicians' Congress, and the Fields Medal was accepted by Tang Shihong on his behalf, which is a rather special case.

Under such circumstances, it is certainly impossible for the Mathematics Council to directly decide whether Xu Yuancan will participate.

We must first seek Xu Yuan's own opinion.

But it must be said that Ma Zhiming definitely hoped that Xu Yuan could participate.

You should know that because Xu Yuan has increasingly faded out of the mathematics community in recent years, the domestic mathematics community, which has just begun to emerge internationally, has not yet completely established its foothold and is about to become silent again.

Even the impact factor of the Journal of Mathematics has recently begun to show a downward trend.

But Xu Yuan's current identity is quite special and does not just belong to the mathematics community.

So Xu Yuan had to make the decision himself.

After listening to Ma Zhiming's words, Xu Yuan knew what the other party meant.

However, the progress bar on the panel has now reached 98 percent.

He is confident that he can completely prove the Hodge conjecture, a world mathematical problem, within the next few days.

There is definitely no time to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Moreover, once the news of his proof of the Hodge conjecture comes out, it will naturally attract the attention of mathematicians all over the world. This popularity will be much greater than his appearance at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

The thought stayed here, and Xu Yuan did not keep Ma Zhiming in suspense.

He immediately explained the situation.

"In fact, the International Mathematical Union has already invited me, hoping that I can attend this International Congress of Mathematicians and give a one-hour report at the conference."

"But I've turned them down."

"Because I have already proved the most critical point in the study of Hodge's conjecture."

“Perhaps this month we will be able to completely solve it and come up with the necessary conditions to establish a connection between algebraic geometry and topology.”

Ma Zhiming had just heard the first half of Xu Yuan's words and learned that Xu Yuan had rejected the invitation to give a one-hour report by the International Mathematical Union. He couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

But when he heard the second half of the words, his eyes widened and his pupils shrank in an instant.

Almost subconsciously, he confirmed: "Xu Yuan, what did you just say?"

He forced himself to suppress his inner excitement and couldn't wait to hear Xu Yuan's answer again.

Xu Yuan looked at the expression on Ma Zhiming's face in front of him, but he was not surprised at all.

After all, this is Hodge's conjecture.

The Millennium Prize puzzle with a million-dollar prize.

Bringing together the most abstract concepts.

So he repeated it the next second.

"You heard me right, Academician Ma. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to prove the Hodge conjecture this month."

The voice just fell.

Before Ma Zhiming could react, Tang Shihong, Zhang Yitang, Qi Tongxiang and others who were walking over suddenly stopped and their expressions froze on their faces.

After a few seconds, they finally reacted and focused their attention on Xu Yuan.

"Did I hear correctly just now? Has there been any progress in the research on Hodge's conjecture?"

"I can prove that this is what Xu Yuan said."

"This is great news and a blessing for the entire mathematics community."

Tang Shihong's face was full of smiles at this moment. He was undoubtedly very proud of his students for proving the Hodge conjecture.

In the future, it is estimated that many mathematicians in the international mathematics community will take the initiative to ask him for advice.

He naturally knew that Xu Yuan was proving the Hodge conjecture, but he also understood how difficult it was.

Therefore, he usually did not take the initiative to ask Xu Yuan about the situation, just to avoid putting pressure on him.

Unexpectedly, the actual situation is that Xu Yuan's proof of Hodge's conjecture is nearing completion.

The most important point is that he knows Xu Yuan very well.

Now that I can say this, it means that the proof of Hodge's conjecture is indeed very confident.

Otherwise, given Xu Yuan's personality, he probably wouldn't announce the news without thorough proof.

Take this situation for example, if Ma Zhiming hadn’t asked proactively.

There was no way they could have known the news in advance.

At this moment, Ma Zhiming's expression had changed drastically.

His face was full of joy and excitement.

Compared to just now, he is like two completely different people.

He naturally knew how great a sensation it would cause in the international mathematics community once Xu Yuan proved the Hodge conjecture.

At the same time, the domestic mathematics community and mathematical journals will once again come into the attention of mathematicians around the world.

In this way, all his previous worries will be solved.

Compared with proving the Hodge conjecture, attending the International Congress of Mathematicians and giving a one-hour report is really nothing.

"Okay."

"I knew you could do it. Let's see who dares to say Xu Yuan has faded out of the mathematics world this time."

Ma Zhiming patted Xu Yuan's shoulder excitedly, and then continued to instruct:

"For the next period of time, just concentrate on studying the Hodge conjecture and don't do anything else for now."

“Try to complete the demonstration as soon as possible.”

"I will try my best." Xu Yuan said with a smile.

The content of their discussion was also heard by some mathematics professors around who had not yet left.

The same expression appeared on their faces.

Shock.

Excited.

Just think about the Hodge conjecture, a world-renowned mathematical problem, which was proved by domestic mathematicians.

The pride and pride in my bones continued to emerge in my heart.

After all, if the status of the domestic mathematics community is improved, they will also become more influential.

The progress of mathematics in the last century was all dominated by overseas countries, and now it is the turn of China in the new century.

But it must be said that among the many people left in the lecture hall, no one questioned Xu Yuan.

Everyone believed what Xu Yuan said.

If an ordinary mathematics professor, or a folk scientist, dared to say that he was about to prove the Hodge conjecture, he would undoubtedly be questioned by the entire mathematics community.

I simply can't believe that Hodge's conjecture can be solved in this way.

But Xu Yuan is different.

After all, from Carmichael numbers to the Goldbach conjecture, Xu Yuan has many remarkable mathematical achievements.

In the following time, Ma Zhiming saw more and more mathematics professors from various universities gathering around him.

I’m worried that it will affect Xu Yuan’s progress.

So he immediately stood up and preached to others to help Xu Yuan out of the predicament.

"Today's meeting is over. I say you should stop gathering here."

"Be busy with whatever needs to be done."

"Don't waste Xu Yuan's time here."

"If you affect the proof of the Hodge conjecture, you will be written into the history of mathematical development."

"Let's all go away soon."

"There will be plenty of opportunities to discuss this later."

Everyone listened to Ma Zhiming's half-joking words and a look of understanding appeared on their faces.

Although he didn't say it, he no longer approached Xu Yuan.

They left from the exit of the lecture hall one after another.

But it still couldn't avoid someone shouting, but the target of the shouting was Ma Zhiming, chairman of the Mathematics Council.

"That Academician Ma."

"Can you remove me from the list when you attend the International Congress of Mathematicians this time?"

"I want to take a leave."

Ma Zhiming was startled when he heard this: "Ask for leave?"

The list had just been preliminarily finalized and someone asked for leave in less than half an hour.

I've never experienced anything like this before.

But because he was worried that the other party really had something important to do, he did not refuse directly.

After a slight hesitation, he still asked another question.

"Why didn't you mention it at the meeting just now? Is there an important conflict?"

The professor who asked for leave looked to be around 40 years old, but he shook his head when he heard Ma Zhiming's response.

"That's not true."

"The main reason is that I'm afraid that if I stay outside for ten days, Professor Xu will prove the Hodge conjecture in the middle, and I won't be able to see the proof process firsthand."

At the end, he did not hide the regret in his eyes.

As soon as these words were spoken.

It immediately gave many people a wake-up call.

Many of the people who will attend the International Congress of Mathematicians are good at algebraic geometry and topology.

Once proved, the Hodge conjecture marked the establishment of a connection between algebraic geometry and topology.

With such a theorem, there are related problems that could not be solved before.

Perhaps we can find new methods and ideas.

You can imagine how tempting this is for them, and they definitely hope to see the proof process first.

As fellow domestic mathematicians, after Xu Yuan has completely completed the proof, they will borrow the original manuscript to look at it, and they think there will be no problem.

But if you are in Seoul attending the International Congress of Mathematicians, you won’t be able to see it first.

Although Xu Yuan has not yet fully proved it, who can say for sure about mathematics?

You may be stuck with a bottleneck today and unable to make further progress, but maybe tomorrow inspiration will burst forth and you’ll complete your task immediately.

So the next second, a few people wanted to back out.

"Academician Ma, I won't go either. If anyone wants to go, give him the spot."

“This Mathematicians’ Congress is really nothing to watch.”

"When Lao Ma crosses off the list, remember to include me as well."

"It seems that it is not necessary to go to this mathematicians' conference."

……

At this time, Zhang Yitang, Tang Shihong, Qi Tongxiang and others could not help but look at each other in bewilderment as such events unfolded.

I didn't expect that just one sentence from Xu Yuan would cause such a big reaction.

It was indeed unexpected.

Of course, the three of them don't need to consider this issue.

First of all, neither Tang Shihong nor Qi Tongxiang signed up for this congress of mathematicians.

Naturally, there is no need to let Ma Zhiming mark his name.

As for Zhang Yitang, he has already accepted the invitation of the International Mathematical Union to give a one-hour report at the conference.

There is definitely no way to cancel it.

However, his area of ​​expertise has always been number theory, and he is only interested in twin prime numbers.

So whether Hodge's conjecture is proved or not has little impact on him.

But if we were to say who is the most speechless at this moment, it would definitely be Ma Zhiming.

I was originally happy that Xu Yuan was going to prove Hodge's conjecture, but he had to show his temper.

We send a team to participate in every International Congress of Mathematicians, representing the domestic mathematics community.

If China does not organize people to participate in discussions at every International Congress of Mathematicians, then the domestic mathematics community will have an even smaller presence.

So it’s impossible not to go after signing up.

"No matter who asks for leave, I will not approve it. I will still lead the team this time."

When Xu Yuan heard Ma Zhiming's stern words, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I didn't expect everyone to be so supportive.

In order to see his proof process first hand, I even didn't attend the International Congress of Mathematicians.

But in order not to make things difficult for Ma Zhiming, he still said a few more words.

“Thank you all for your support and trust in me. However, after completing the proof of the Hodge conjecture, the full paper will be published in the Journal of Mathematics.”

“We will also organize academic exchange conferences.”

“I am also looking forward to discussing this with you all in detail.”

When everyone heard this, they were naturally relieved, and the few people who had just asked for leave didn't say anything more.

Finally, with hopeful and expectant looks on their faces, they left the exit one by one.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yuan, Zhang Yitang, Qi Tongxiang and others looked at each other, and then couldn't help but smile.

……

After Xu Yuan left the Mathematics Council lecture hall, he naturally did not waste his time.

After returning to the office, I quickly entered into deep learning mode and continued to derive the rest of the proof process.

Until darkness completely enveloped the outside of the office.

at the same time.

The International Mathematical Union in New York.

In the top office of the headquarters, Rotter, the head of the alliance, is busy preparing for this year's Mathematicians' Congress.

Especially the list of this year's Fields Medal and Gauss Prize and other awards.

Not long after.

The knock on the door outside the office caught his attention. He immediately stopped what he was doing, raised his eyes and uttered a word in the direction of the office door.

"Please come in."

"Mr. Rothel, this is the latest list of mathematicians involved in the report."

The assistant pushed the door open and walked in.

Finally he stopped in front of the desk, leaned over and handed a document to Rothel with both hands.

And explained the content.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Rothel responded casually and reached out to take the document.

It is worth mentioning that he did not put the document aside directly, but started to check it immediately.

In accordance with the usual practice of the International Congress of Mathematicians, in addition to the one-hour report, the conference also includes 45-minute group reports by mathematicians.

The list of mathematicians currently involved in the report is on the document in his hand.

It took about half a minute.

Rotel closed the file and raised his eyes again to look at the assistant who was standing upright in front of him.

And raise your own questions.

"Why is Xu Yuan's name not on the list? Didn't we invite him to be the first person to report?"

At the last Mathematician's Congress, the Alliance insisted on awarding the Fields Medal to Xu Yuan and did not delay his winning the award.

This also broke the record for the youngest Fields Medal winner.

However, due to various reasons, Xu Yuan, the Fields Medal winner, did not go on stage to receive the award.

In the end, the award was received by his mentor on his behalf.

Although the two sides were connected via satellite, it was still a pity for the International Congress of Mathematicians.

After all, he is the youngest winner of the Fields Medal in Mathematics since its establishment.

So he wanted to take advantage of this International Congress of Mathematicians to invite Xu Yuan to attend.

He was the first mathematician to give a presentation.

A special email was sent for this purpose.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan's name was not among the people who participated in the report.

Faced with this situation, he would definitely intervene.

The assistant in front of him seemed to have guessed that Rotel would ask about this matter, and did not pause when he heard it.

"The other party declined our invitation. Xu said he would not attend this International Congress of Mathematicians."

After hearing the assistant's answer, Rothel couldn't help but frown.

Then he asked, "What about online reporting? Can we report through an online connection?"

"I also expressed this, but the other party said they didn't have time." The assistant answered truthfully.

Rothel couldn't help but remain silent about this.

I wondered if Xu Yuan had really decided to completely withdraw from the mathematics community. Although he was the head of the International Mathematical Union, it was not like he didn't care about anything else except mathematics.

He had read the news and knew about Xu Yuan's publication of papers in other academic fields and in Nature magazine.

Now that the International Congress of Mathematicians is about to be held, Xu Yuan has no intention of showing up at all.

Considering the relevant circumstances, it is inevitable to think that Xu Yuan is going to fade out of the mathematics community.

When the thought stayed here, he felt a little regretful, even a little bit of remorse.

If we had known that Xu Yuan would withdraw from the mathematics community and devote himself to other disciplines after winning the Fields Medal in Mathematics, it would have been better to award the Fields Medal to Xu Yuan a few years later.

This might allow Xu Yuan to leave more achievements in the mathematics world.

He undoubtedly recognized Xu Yuan's talent in mathematics, and even the entire mathematics community would not doubt it.

After all, he was able to prove the Goldbach conjecture at the age of twenty-something and become the youngest Fields Medal winner.

This is something that other people dare not even think about.

But such a talented person faded out of the mathematics community so early.

It is indeed a great loss to the mathematics community.

If Xu Yuan continues to take root in the mathematics community, I wonder how many unresolved problems will be solved.

"This is really not good news. The mathematics community has lost a very talented young genius."

As he thought about this, he sighed in a low voice.

It seems hard to accept this sighing fact before our eyes.

But at this moment, the assistant on the opposite side was obviously stunned and expressed doubts about what Rothel said.

After a slight hesitation, he took the initiative to ask.

"Mr. Rothel, you must have misunderstood. Professor Xu has not given up mathematics!"

"Haven't given up?" Rotel became more and more confused.

As soon as the words fell, he asked: "Then what's going on? I need a more detailed answer."

"Professor Xu said in his reply email that he is currently trying to prove the Hodge conjecture, so he cannot attend this International Congress of Mathematicians."

"The Hodge conjecture is being proved." Rotel's heart moved when he heard this.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of a piece of news that had been circulated in the mathematics community before, it seemed that Xu Yuan did say that he would prove the Hodge conjecture this year.

I am still busy with the proof and don’t even have time to appear online at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Is it true that Hodge's conjecture is going to be solved?

Thinking of this, even though Rotel had been the head of the alliance for several years, he couldn't help but feel excited.

After all, as a mathematician, who doesn't want to see the world's difficult mathematical problems proven?

He was thoroughly looking forward to it.

After confirming the key to the matter, the expression on his face soon became much more relaxed.

Just waiting for the good news that Hodge's conjecture has been proven.

However, he still appeared calm on the surface, and then gave instructions to his assistant indifferently.

"Then just publish it according to this document," and don't worry about anything else.

"Yes, Mr. Rotel."

The assistant naturally had no objection to the order. He agreed and immediately turned around and left to carry it out.

……

The International Mathematical Union was relatively efficient, and the list of mathematicians who gave reports was announced on the same day.

But it is worth mentioning that they also specifically mentioned Xu Yuan at the end.

He said that Fields Medal winner Xu Yuan is currently working on proving the world's most difficult mathematical problem, the Hodge conjecture, and he regrets that he cannot attend this year's Congress of Mathematicians.

As overseas mathematicians were the first to see the announcement, heated discussions quickly broke out in the mathematics community.

Although many mathematicians have expectations for this.

I hope Xu Yuanzhen can complete the proof.

But many people are pessimistic and even believe that Xu Yuan has made no progress in proving the Hodge conjecture.

After all, when Xu Yuan participated in the "Let's Talk" program before, many people saw his explanation of the Hodge conjecture, which clearly stated that it might be possible to prove the Hodge conjecture this year.

The entire mathematics community was looking forward to it at that time.

However, the International Congress of Mathematicians is about to be held, but Xu Yuan is still working on his proof.

There is not even time to show up at the meeting.

It's inevitable that people feel embarrassed to participate.

This situation can only be a proof of the Hodge conjecture, and we feel guilty about the lack of progress.

As the largest communication community among mathematicians and scholars, this is definitely the time for them to express their views to each other.

And neither of them could convince the other.

"It is indeed a pity that we will not see Xu's report again at this year's International Congress of Mathematicians."

"What happened to the proof of Hodge's conjecture?"

"We are still researching at this time. Could it be that there will be results soon?"

"The Hodge conjecture brings together the most abstract concepts. Even a mathematical genius like Xu cannot prove it in a short period of time. We must be pessimistic."

"Perhaps he is embarrassed to attend the mathematicians' conference because he knows that he cannot prove the Hodge conjecture."

"Oh my God, if even Xu can't prove it, who else in the mathematics community can solve the rest of the world's problems?"

"It's a pity that the mathematics community hasn't heard from Perelman for a long time. He could prove the Poincare conjecture, and perhaps he could also solve some of the world's most difficult mathematical problems."

“I hope Xu can respond publicly and let us know whether the Hodge conjecture can be proved.”

……

Compared with the mixed opinions in the overseas mathematics community, after the relevant topic was passed back to China, netizens were all concerned and supportive of Xu Yuan.

In the eyes of many netizens, Xu Yuan solved the Goldbach conjecture and won the Fields Medal for the domestic mathematics community.

He has demonstrated his talent for mathematics.

No one can erase the contributions he has made to the mathematical community.

Therefore, whether the Hodge conjecture can be proved or not will not affect everyone's love and trust in Xu Yuan.

It is normal that there is no successful proof. As a collection of the most abstract concepts, the fact that the Hodge conjecture has remained unresolved for so many years is enough to illustrate its difficulty.

If it is proven successful and the conclusion is well-founded, it will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake.

Join the global mathematics community in celebrating.

Although some members of the Mathematics Council already knew that Xu Yuan's proof of the Hodge conjecture had reached the final critical stage, it could be said that he was only one step away from complete proof.

But no one has taken the initiative to mention this matter online.

And it’s spontaneous.

Besides, as Ma Zhiming said, he was afraid that too much public opinion would be created to affect Xu Yuan.

What’s more important is that after the proof is completed, it still has to withstand various arguments from mathematicians around the world.

As long as any loophole or unreasonableness is found, the proof process can be declared invalid.

So no one can guarantee 100% what the final situation will be.

I didn't speak up for Xu Yuan rashly because I was worried that the greater people's hopes, the greater the disappointment would be.

On the contrary, it is not beneficial to Xu Yuan.

So when the relevant topic tops the hot search list, most of the people who can see the comments in the comment section are ordinary netizens.

Or they are doctoral students in mathematics at universities.

There is hardly any well-known professor speaking out.

"Those overseas mathematicians and scholars have set too high expectations for Professor Xu. Who said he had to prove the Hodge conjecture?"

"That's right. Let them prove it themselves if they can."

"The Hodge conjecture is the most abstract of the world's problems. It is not easy to prove it thoroughly."

"Professor Xu has long proven his mathematical talent. Even if he doesn't solve the Hodge conjecture this time, his contribution to the mathematical community has surpassed that of most mathematicians in the world."

"I believe in Professor Xu. Since Professor Xu has not expressed his opinion, it means he still has confidence."

"Although I also look forward to Professor Xu solving the Hodge conjecture, sometimes we still have to face reality."

"What is Hotch's guess?"

"If you don't know Hodge's conjecture, please read this comment. Hodge's conjecture..."

……

For several consecutive days, mathematics was the most discussed topic on the Internet.

In addition to the Hodge conjecture, the main reason was that it happened to be the opening of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

And according to this trend, I am afraid that the popularity of the Mathematicians' Conference will not drop much before the end.

After all, Xu Yuan’s fans in China alone are no less than those of famous actors and stars.

Tuesday, August 2014, 8, Qinghua School of Mathematics.

Since tomorrow is the opening time of this International Congress of Mathematicians, the Fields Medal will also be announced at the opening ceremony.

Therefore, domestic mathematicians such as Ma Zhiming have already set out and arrived at their destination.

At noon, Xu Yuan had lunch in the school cafeteria.

In order to save as much time as possible, he did not choose to go home to eat.

He has basically been proving the Hodge conjecture these days, and the progress bar on his panel has finally reached 99%.

Only the final few steps of proof remain to derive the conditions that link algebraic geometry and topology.

By then, the Hodge conjecture will also be completely solved.

Based on the previous experience of deducing the proof steps, it is estimated that it will only take another two or three days.

Although Xu Yuan has achieved so many mathematical achievements, he still feels quite proud and happy when he thinks that he is about to prove the Hodge conjecture.

Who made him determine the research on Hodge conjecture and constantly adjust his thinking and methods in the process to find the right direction.

It has taken so long until now.

This was the time he put in the most effort and energy since he devoted himself to academic research in mathematics.

More satisfaction will naturally emerge.

After Xu Yuan ordered the same meal as usual, he found an empty table and sat down.

I thought about going back to the office after dinner to continue the proof.

At this time, Xu Yuan noticed Tang Shihong walking towards him from the corner of his eye.

He put down his chopsticks and looked up, and saw that the other person had finally sat in the seat in front of him.

Seeing this, he didn't think much about it and took the initiative to say hello.

"Professor Tang."

"Will I disturb you if I sit here?" Tang Shihong asked with a smile on his face.

Xu Yuanze waved his hands quickly.

In the following time, the two of them ate the food in front of them.

And didn't talk about anything else.

Originally, he thought that Tang Shihong would not be able to help but ask him about Hodge's conjecture.

After all, this is common sense and will not affect his progress.

But what was more surprising was that Tang Shihong did not mention Hodge's conjecture until he finished the food in front of him. Then he stood up and couldn't help but ask in a somewhat mysterious tone.

"You haven't been online these days, have you?"

When Xu Yuan heard this, there was a hint of confusion on his face.

I don't know why the other party suddenly asked this.

But this wasn't a question after all, so he answered truthfully without even thinking:
"No."

"I have been busy deriving formulas."

"That's good, just concentrate on your own thing." Tang Shihong smiled when he heard the answer.

Obviously he was well aware of some recent developments in the mathematics community and was worried that certain discussions would affect Xu Yuan.

Now that I know Xu Yuan has no time to go online, I feel relieved.

Xu Yuan noticed the change in Tang Shihong's expression. Although he was confused, he did not ask anything in the end.

It was not until I finished my meal and returned to the office that I took out my mobile phone and connected to the Internet.

"Let me see what happened?"

He said this to himself and first logged into his Weibo account.

With the size of his current fan base, every time he goes online he receives a large number of comments and private messages.

Basically, you can understand what has happened recently through these, without having to go to other platforms for additional searches.

After browsing for a while, he finally understood what Tang Shihong meant when they were eating.

To be honest, he was not surprised at all by the questioning voices in the overseas mathematics community.

On the contrary, it is surprising that everyone supports him.

After all, he is just a young mathematician, not a god.

It's impossible to make everyone believe it.

However, this incident still gave him some ideas, and he thought that this incident should cause a bigger sensation.

"It seems that I have to put some pressure on myself now. It would be best if I can completely prove the Hodge conjecture tomorrow."

As he muttered to himself, a thought suddenly came to his mind.

His original plan was to use two or three days to prove the Hodge conjecture and try to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion.

But now he feels that it would be better to announce that the Hodge conjecture has been solved when the International Congress of Mathematicians opens tomorrow.

In addition, he also wanted people to know that he did not attend this International Congress of Mathematicians because he was indeed proving the Hodge conjecture, a difficult mathematical problem in the world.

"In this case, I can start a live broadcast and broadcast the whole process of me proving the Hodge conjecture."

Live broadcast of the proof process will be a novel experience for everyone, and it will also add pressure on him to solve the remaining steps tomorrow.

The form of live broadcasting appeared as early as the 2000s.

This year it really started to take off.

Thinking of this, his eyes became brighter and brighter, so he no longer hesitated for the rest of the time.

I immediately contacted the School of Design to get a set of live broadcast equipment, found a discussion room as the venue for the live broadcast, and even thoughtfully turned the commonly used draft paper into a writing board.

that's it.

In the afternoon, with the efforts of several doctoral students from the School of Computer Science, the live broadcast equipment was finally installed and debugged.

Although they couldn't figure out why Professor Xu suddenly wanted to do a live broadcast, everyone in the School of Computer Science was aware of Xu Yuan's expertise in machine learning, so they naturally completed such a small task in the shortest time possible.

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"Professor Xu, the live broadcast equipment has been debugged."

In the discussion room of the School of Mathematics, a doctoral student with a rather shy smile on his face walked up to Xu Yuan and pointed at the equipment at the back.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xu Yuan nodded and responded with a smile.

As for the next period of time, it will naturally be time to start the live broadcast and begin to complete the final few steps of proving the Hodge conjecture.

Xu Yuan already had a very high level of computer proficiency, so naturally he didn't need anyone else to stay and help him later.

If it wasn't a waste of time, he would have planned to build his own live streaming platform to broadcast live.

Later, I simply chose a domestic live streaming platform to register an account.

Anyway, if nothing unexpected happens, he will only broadcast live this once and won't use the account anymore.

At this moment, the people in the discussion room were very excited to see that they could help the legendary professor in the school and even received greetings from their idol.

As the surging passion emerged, it seemed as if there were no difficulties in front of me.

But just as they were about to leave with silly smiles, the doctoral student who first reported the situation suddenly stopped.

Unable to suppress his curiosity, he asked Xu Yuan.

"Professor Xu."

“Can I ask why you suddenly decided to do a live broadcast?”

When Xu Yuan heard this, he immediately looked at the other party, and naturally did not deliberately keep it a secret.

He immediately smiled and responded truthfully:
"You're talking about this. I'm just live-streaming the process of proving the Hodge conjecture."

Almost as soon as the words fell, several students in front of him froze in place.

It took him several seconds to react, and he spoke hesitantly.

"Live broadcast... prove Hodge's conjecture?!"

Of course they have watched live broadcasts, but they are all about outdoor activities or beauties.

This is the first time I've heard of such a hardcore live broadcast. He can definitely be called the first in the live broadcast industry.

Originally they were thinking of going to the live broadcast room to show their support, but now it seems that is unnecessary.

After all, I was drowsy and couldn't understand anything during math class, let alone reading the proof of Hodge's conjecture.

I'm afraid it's no different from listening to heavenly books.

However, what is certain is that it won’t be long before this live broadcast room becomes the one with the highest average educational level.

The thought stayed here. No matter how dumb they were, they would definitely know that there would be big news on the Internet soon.

So I didn’t dare to delay too much and wanted to find someone to share the inside information with.

Xu Yuan watched them leave until their figures completely disappeared from his sight, then he walked to the device, turned off the gift and started the live broadcast.

After seeing that the screen in the live broadcast room was facing the writing board, he walked towards the writing board with confidence.

He had no intention of interacting with the audience in the live broadcast room. Moreover, once immersed in a deep learning state, he would not be affected by the surrounding environment.

Anyway, such a hardcore live broadcast will definitely be watched by mathematics professors and scholars.

In addition, the relevant videos will definitely be posted on the Internet, and by then I am afraid that many overseas mathematicians will be dumbfounded.

Then he thought about it and posted a Weibo to mention it, and then he officially started to prove it.

"Let X be a projective algebraic manifold and let p be a positive integer."

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"H(X,Q)alg=H,(X)∩H(X,Q)"

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As soon as he wrote down the relevant formulas for the Hodge conjecture, Weibo was completely blown up.

Originally, everyone had adjusted their mindset in the past few days and would accept it even if Xu Yuan could not prove Hodge's conjecture.

I won't blame Xu Yuan for this.

But now they saw something. Xu Yuan actually started a live broadcast to prove Hodge's conjecture.

What does this mean?
Obviously, Xu Yuan was absolutely confident in proving the Hodge conjecture.

In this situation, everyone's emotions, which had just subsided, were instantly ignited with excitement.

They all went to watch Xu Yuan's live broadcast as soon as possible. Even if they could not understand the content of the live broadcast at all, they still stayed in the live broadcast room to witness the birth of this milestone in the history of mathematics.

"Fuck! Professor Xu is going to prove the Hodge conjecture live!"

"Who said before that Professor Xu couldn't prove the Hodge conjecture? Now I think he has nothing to say."

"I didn't expect Professor Xu to play with such trendy things, but Professor Xu seems to be about the same age as me, so it's okay."

“Are we going to witness history?”

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(End of this chapter)