Chapter 290 A Bombshell at the Awards Ceremony
The day for the Nobel Prize award is approaching, and because Xu Yuan has not made any public statement, netizens basically understand that Xu Yuan will not attend the award ceremony.

Everyone supports this choice.

After all, in a broader sense, Xu Yuan can influence the development of human civilization.

Value cannot be measured.

If an emergency occurs while attending an awards ceremony, it will be a huge loss.

But this leads to a new discussion.

Will the Nobel Prize Committee cancel Xu Yuan's award?

Give the Physics Prize to someone else instead.

For this reason, when the award ceremony was about to be held, many netizens participated in the discussion on the commonly used domestic platform websites. Although the final result has not yet been determined, the popularity of related topics has already appeared at the top of the hot search list.

"It's basically what I expected. Dean Xu definitely wouldn't travel so far to attend the award ceremony."

"It's better not to go."

"The main reason is that Xu Yuan doesn't need to rely on the Nobel Prize to prove anything, so naturally no one will take it seriously."

"The current global situation is so delicate that overseas is obviously unreliable. It is safest to stay in China. I don't think the higher-ups will agree to Xu Yuan accepting the award."

"Just send the bonus and certificate over."

"Do you think the Nobel Prize Committee will cancel Professor Xu's Nobel Prize in Physics just because he won't attend?"

"If it is really cancelled, then the pattern is too low."

"Everyone just wait and see, I always feel that things may not be that simple."

……

at the same time.

2019 12 Month 10 Day.

on Tuesday.

stockholm.

The concert hall is now filled with human elites in formal attire, as well as a large number of media cameras below the stage, but the atmosphere in the entire venue does not feel depressing or tense.

Wait.

This year's Nobel Prize ceremony will be held in this concert hall.

Since the list of winners had already been announced in October, everyone already knew that they were runners-up, but they still had to go on stage to receive the award.

Your mentality will naturally be more peaceful.

At most, the winners will have to make speeches, and they may be a little reserved.

It was around 4 p.m. local time.

According to traditional procedures, after the end of the stage music program, the head of the Nobel Foundation will give a speech.

The awards to be presented today include the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Literature, as well as the Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Physics. As for the Peace Prize, a separate ceremony will be held at another location. It will not be held together with today's award ceremony.

that's it.

As time passes by minute by minute.

The ceremony was almost halfway through. After the Nobel Prizes in Medicine and Chemistry were awarded, it was finally time to award the Nobel Prize in Physics.

"Next, please welcome Professor Lorenzo, a member of the Nobel Prize in Physics Committee, to give a speech."

At this time, when the host on the stage finished saying this and gave up his seat, Professor Lorenzo, a member of the jury for the Physics Prize, stepped up to the podium.

He is wearing a black suit today.

The pupils, which had become slightly cloudy due to his age, were now bright and sharp.

Theoretically speaking.

He was responsible for judging the Nobel Prize in Physics, but the winner did not attend the award ceremony, which must have been a bit embarrassing for him.

But the reality was that there was no embarrassment on his face.

On the contrary, if you look closely, you can even see that he can't wait.

After all, apart from him, no one else at the scene knew that a big news would be revealed by him, which would shock the entire academic community. This was much more interesting than awarding prizes to winners.

It’s exciting to think about.

Just as Lorenzo walked to the podium and took his seat, many scholars and elites in the audience also cast their eyes over.

no way.

Who can blame Xu Yuan for having the greatest influence on this year's Nobel Prize winners?

……

"I am honored to be here today to present the Nobel Prize in Physics to this year's winner. After the decision of the jury, the Nobel Prize in Physics is now awarded to Xu Yuan."

"The birth of the lithography factory has completely changed the traditional lithography machine model and is a new milestone in industrial development."

"But it's a pity..."

"Xu Yuan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, was unable to come to the scene to receive the award because he is currently working on proving the Riemann hypothesis."

"We will deliver the prize money and certificate within ten working days after the award ceremony."

According to the speech, Lorenzo quickly said this.

There was an immediate tactical pause.

The people in the audience were also very cooperative and thunderous applause immediately broke out.

There is precedent for not being in person to receive the Nobel Prize in so many award ceremonies. Therefore, it is reasonable for the organizer to send the prize certificate to Xu Yuan, and it will not make people at the scene think too much.

What is curious is that Lorenzo did not return to the stage at this time.

The whole person was still standing behind the podium, looking unsatisfied and obviously having something else to say.

"in addition."

"I have some good news that I want to share with you."

"I learned from Xu Yuan that their Riemann hypothesis research group has made significant progress in proving the Riemann hypothesis."

“And the complete proof of the Riemann hypothesis will be officially released next year.”

Although the Nobel Prize does not include an award in the field of mathematics, most of the scholars present have been exposed to mathematics. They are more aware of what Professor Lorenzo is talking about at this moment.

Riemann hypothesis, what kind of existence is that?
It is regarded as the first of the seven most difficult mathematical problems in the world and has remained unsolved for over a hundred years.

There are more than a thousand mathematical theories related to light.

That's enough to illustrate the difficulty.

If we tell them now that Xu Yuan's research team may be able to complete the proof in less than a year.

The shock brought by this news is indeed difficult to accept for a while.

After all, if this is actually the case, it will undoubtedly be big news in the academic community.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, some people reacted and the next second someone in the audience could no longer hold back and stood up to publicly question Lorenzo.

"Professor Lorenzo."

"Is what you just said true?"

"Xu Yuan and his research team are close to proving the Riemann hypothesis?"

"You're not lying, are you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately echoed by others, who all fixed their eyes on Lorenzo, waiting for him to give a positive answer in order to dispel their doubts.

Facing everyone's suspicious and questioning eyes, Lorenzo still maintained a faint smile.

There was no panic at all.

At the same time, he did not make any excuses for this issue, but just reiterated what he said.

"This is what Xu Yuan told me himself."

At this point, most people naturally stopped doubting and became excited, thinking that the problem that had troubled the academic community for so many years was finally going to be completely solved.

The benefits it will bring by then will be very obvious.

For example, the advancement of relevant technological science and technology.

Although this news is shocking, if it were someone else, everyone would definitely question its credibility at the first moment.

But Xu Yuan does not have this problem.

After all, Xu Yuan had the precedent of proving the Hodge conjecture. Even if he was faster in proving the Riemann hypothesis, it only showed that Xu Yuan's mathematical talent had indeed reached its ceiling.

Originally, the protagonists today should be those who won the Nobel Prize.

In the end, everyone started discussing Xu Yuan.

Even if Xu Yuan was not at the scene.

"This is really surprising news. I never thought that I would see the Riemann hypothesis being proven and solved in my lifetime."

"Xu is indeed the most gifted mathematician of all time."

"Not attending the award ceremony is the right decision. Proving the Riemann hypothesis as soon as possible is more important than anything else."

“I really hope this day can come soon.”

"It's incredible. It seems that their research team was established not long ago?"

"Compared with Xu's Riemann Hypothesis research group, the Clay Mathematics Institute and the International Mathematical Union seem a bit disappointing. There has been no news so far."

"Humanity needs more mathematical geniuses like Xu."

Lorenzo looked at the performance of the many scholars in the audience and a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.

I am very satisfied with today's award ceremony.

Facts have proved that awarding the Nobel Prize in Physics to Xu Yuan was a completely correct choice.

At least once Xu Yuan completely proves the Riemann hypothesis, the value of the Nobel Prize will also increase.

Finally, when the host came on stage to keep the award ceremony going normally, Lorenzo then walked back to his seat in the audience and devoted the rest of the time to the remaining awards that had not yet been presented.

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Not long after.

When the entire award ceremony ended successfully, the media, which had been prepared for a long time, also began to report on the situation on the scene.

Under normal circumstances in previous years, netizens would definitely pay attention to the winners.

But this year has seen huge changes.

I went there for the award ceremony, but ended up finding out that the Riemann hypothesis was about to be proved.

What is a pleasant surprise?

This is.

Especially after domestic netizens learned the news, they cheered and celebrated in advance.

Before the award ceremony took place, everyone was a little worried.

I wonder if the Nobel Prize Foundation will cancel the Physics Prize because Xu Yuan did not attend the award ceremony in person. Later, I saw that the organizer would send the prize money and certificate to Xu Yuan, and I was relieved and happy for Xu Yuan.

Before I could calm down, I learned that the Riemann hypothesis research group led by Xu Yuan was about to solve the Riemann hypothesis.

Everyone knows that the overseas International Mathematical Union and the Clay Mathematics Institute have formed a research team in order to compete with domestic academics and to be the first to prove and solve the Riemann hypothesis.

it's good now.

Xu Yuan has made significant progress so quickly, so there is no need to worry about anything.

As long as the paper can be published next year, there will be no suspense in this competition of mathematical academic understanding.

Unless the International Mathematical Union and the Clay Mathematics Institute can publish the complete paper first within a few months.

But this is obviously impossible.

Judging from the overseas character, it would be great if there was any progress in the research on the Riemann hypothesis.

I guess the media would have already publicized it.

Not only will they open champagne in advance, they will also definitely pull down the research team formed by Xu Yuan.

Since the overseas research group has been established for so long, but there has been no news until now, it is as if it has completely disappeared, which basically explains the problem clearly.

There will inevitably be no progress in the study of the Riemann hypothesis.

Under such circumstances, even if their research and development speed was doubled, it would be impossible to complete the paper within a few months.

"What the hell, what did I see? The Riemann hypothesis has been proven?"

"I remember that I just signed up for the research team not long ago. It's only been a short time and we've already made such great progress. Isn't the Riemann hypothesis one of the seven major mathematical problems in the world? How come it's even faster than proving the Hodge conjecture before?"

“Does this mean that Academician Xu’s mathematical skills have improved a lot?”

“It’s a shame that I couldn’t join this research group.”

"Dean Xu is so good at keeping it a secret. If I hadn't wanted to see what happens at the Nobel Prize ceremony, I wouldn't have known there was such good news."

"The Nobel Prize Foundation has done a good job this time. It has a big plan. I hope the prize money and certificate can be sent to me as soon as possible."

"Let's just say the International Institute for Mathematical Modeling and the Clay Mathematics Institute insisted on forming a research team to join in the fun. I guess they are completely dumbfounded now."

"Professional matters should be left to professionals. For things like proving difficult mathematical problems, just leave it to us. We guarantee that we can prove them for you in minutes."

"I really want to know the reaction of the overseas mathematics community. We are about to finish before they even start."

……

As domestic netizens said, at this moment, after seeing the high-ranking hot search topic, all members of the International Mathematical Union and the Clay Mathematics Institute who participated in proving the Riemann hypothesis remained silent.

In order to get ahead of Xu Yuan, they were the first to complete the thorough proof of the Riemann hypothesis.

When forming the research team, many well-known mathematicians were selected.

The number of people is several times that of Xu Yuan's research group.

And precisely because of the number of people, it takes more time for everyone to get used to each other.

In order to carry out the work better, we divided the work to prove the Riemann hypothesis.

As a result, they had just finished the running-in period and were about to start formal research with great fanfare, but they heard such news.

It can be said that this directly dealt a heavy blow to their confidence, which could be described as a dimensionality-reducing blow.

There seems no need to continue proving it.

At this time, all the people were present in the conference room, except for Terence Tao and others who were members of the research team.

Also included is Wells of the Clay Mathematics Institute, and Rothel, head of the International Mathematical Union.

"genius."

"A mathematical genius that is completely beyond comprehension."

Wells spoke first, breaking the silent atmosphere in the meeting room. Even in front of other members present, he did not hesitate to praise Xu Yuan from the bottom of his heart.

The reason why he agreed to join the Riemann hypothesis research team was simply to prove the Riemann hypothesis.

After all, if one more person participates in the research, the Riemann hypothesis may be proved sooner.

If I could see it in my lifetime, I would have no regrets.

It is for this reason that he does not object to competing with Xu Yuan to see who can solve the Riemann hypothesis first.

As a result, even if he thought he knew Xu Yuan well enough, he could not guarantee that he would not make a wrong assessment of Xu Yuan.

No one expected that such good news would come out not long after the two sides decided to conduct special research on the Riemann hypothesis. It was really hard to control one's excitement.

And he was very clear about Xu Yuan's style of doing things. Since Lorenzo heard Xu Yuan say this with his own ears, it meant that Xu Yuan was indeed very confident in proving the Riemann hypothesis.

I don't just say that casually.

Thinking that the Riemann hypothesis might be proved soon, he now has the urge to leave the research team immediately.

Anyway, Xu Yuan will solve this difficult mathematical problem in the world, so there is no need to waste time any more.

As Wells finished his words, the entire conference room became increasingly silent.

After a few seconds of this situation, Tao Zhexuan couldn't help but take over the conversation and agreed: "We should have thought of it earlier. Xu Yuan is the most talented mathematician I have ever met in the world. He can prove the Hodge conjecture on his own, so he can definitely find a way to solve the Riemann hypothesis."

"The current situation is the best proof that we can't prove the Riemann hypothesis before him."

While saying these words, the various achievements Xu Yuan had made in the field of mathematics in the past could not help but emerge in my mind.

Later on, I even lost confidence in studying the Riemann hypothesis.

His lips moved slightly, and after a slight hesitation, he couldn't help but make another suggestion.

"Perhaps we can disband the research team now."

“Instead of wasting energy on proving the Riemann hypothesis, it is better to choose a research field that can demonstrate more value.”

His idea was simple, since Xu Yuan was about to completely prove the Riemann hypothesis.

Then there is really no need for them to do repetitive work, and it is still a project that will not produce any results.

If we continue, it will be nothing but a waste of time.

Applying that energy elsewhere might even promote the development of tools in other branches of mathematics.

It has to be said that the news that Xu Yuan had made progress in proving the Riemann hypothesis made many of them face the reality.

In addition, after listening to what Terence Tao said, I was also moved.

Want to leave the research team.

At this time, Rotter, the head of the International Mathematical Union, also frowned.

I listened to everyone's words and thought quickly in my mind.

He was also very familiar with Xu Yuan and had awarded him the Fields Medal in Mathematics. He was very happy and gratified that such a genius had emerged in the mathematics world.

But with the changes in the international situation, the two sides can only develop into this kind of competitive relationship.

After all, science has no borders, but scientists do.

Regardless of the reason for forming this special research team, they cannot give up even the last bit of chance as long as the other party has not officially announced the proof of the Riemann hypothesis.

This is also his responsibility.

His thought stayed here, and he no longer remained silent, and immediately began to speak.

“I understand everyone’s feelings very well.”

"Xu Yuan is indeed an unprecedented mathematical genius who was able to prove the Hodge conjecture on his own. But now they have not completely solved the Riemann hypothesis. We still have a chance."

"Also, Councillor Edan doesn't want us to give up. He still wants us to do our best to prove the Riemann hypothesis first."

After just a few words, no one in the meeting room responded enthusiastically.

However, a mathematics professor from Princeton University suddenly spoke up to express his opinion at this time.

"I need to remind you that everyone has obviously fallen into a big misunderstanding."

“The Riemann hypothesis is one of the most difficult mathematical problems in the world, but it is not proven just because they say it has been proven. Even if a complete proof paper is published, as long as errors and logical problems are found, the proof process can still be overturned and declared invalid.”

"So the current situation is not as bad as we thought."

As a talented mathematician, Julian was hired as a professor of mathematics at Princeton University at the age of 30.

And won the Fields Medal.

And geniuses naturally have their own pride.

He is a few years younger than Xu Yuan and majors in mathematics, not crossing fields like Xu Yuan.

So in his heart, in terms of mathematical talent alone, he didn't think he was worse than Xu Yuan.

But his idol, Viscount Deligne, likes Xu Yuan very much.

He even chose not to join the research team for this reason, and believed from the beginning that Xu Yuan could prove the Riemann hypothesis.

So in this situation, he signed up to join the Riemann hypothesis research team without hesitation.

He just wanted to solve a difficult mathematical problem in the world to prove that he was no worse than Xu Yuan in mathematics.

Although Xu Yuan has the advantage at the moment, he still remains confident.

Even if Xu Yuan published a complete paper proving the Riemann hypothesis, he was confident that he could find loopholes and errors in it, and then announce to the academic community that the proof was invalid and the paper would be overturned.

Because in his opinion, if the proof time is too short, there will definitely be problems with the steps.

This has nothing to do with how strong your talent is.

After listening to what Julian said, Rothel felt that there was some truth in it.

I don’t want anyone to choose to quit at this time.

So the next second he took over the conversation and agreed: "What Professor Hu Lien said makes a lot of sense. Even if the other party publishes a paper proving the Riemann hypothesis, there is still a possibility of disproving it."

"So there is still time left for us."

“I hope we can work together sincerely to catch up with their research progress.”

Finally, under Rothel's persuasion, everyone regained some fighting spirit and no longer had the idea of ​​quitting.

It comes down to it.

Or maybe they had too clear an understanding of the Riemann hypothesis. Even though Xu Yuan had a high mathematical talent, it was hard to believe that the proof could be completed so quickly.

So there is a high probability that there will be problems with the steps.

If this is really the case, publicly disproving it might undermine the confidence of Xu Yuan's research team.

Buy them time to prove the Riemann hypothesis.

The topic came to this point, and with Rothel's announcement, the meeting came to a temporary end.

Everyone was reassigned work tasks and stopped thinking about Xu Yuan for the time being.

Try your best to prove the Riemann hypothesis.

At the same time, there was no public response to the online discussions.

Xu Yuan and his research team naturally didn't know that the overseas research team had not given up, but even if they knew, they wouldn't worry about anything.

Because in the following months, their progress in proving the Riemann hypothesis continued to rise sharply.

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(End of this chapter)