From small town academic to chief scientist

Most of the reporters present were around thirty years old. They had stayed up late these past few days and played until one or two o'clock in the evening, but they had not passed the second level.

Now that I heard Zhou Yi say this, I couldn't help but get excited. If I could learn some skills, wouldn't I be able to pass it? Is it possible to post it on WeChat Moments and act cool?

At this time, everyone was focused and even more serious than when they were studying in school.

Zhou Yi said calmly:

"I studied it and found out that this game has fourteen graphics: cabbage, bucket, bell pin, purple ball, carrot, wool, corn, scissors, grass, brush, bottle, straw, gloves, and torch, and there are four repeated layers at the end. graphics, so even according to the optimal solution of gradually eliminating layers, there are 2162160 possibilities in the end,

Among the more than two million possibilities, if there must be a solution, there are 256 arrangements, and if there is no solution, there are 1,296 arrangements. Therefore, there are a total of 280,215,360 possibilities in the last level of the game. "

2.8 billion possibilities! ?

Damn, I’m playing this game like a dog!

No wonder I couldn't get through it after playing for several nights.

Everyone present complained.

Ding Jian on the side became interested and went back to give it a try tonight.

This is so interesting.

Zhou Yi continued:

"Excluding unsolvable situations, there are a total of 55,351,296 clearance situations. These are all reduced layer by layer. However, the actual situation cannot be so ideal, and there will be more."

A reporter swallowed his saliva and said:

"Zhou Shen, are there really so many passing situations?"

Zhou Yi nodded and said:

"You can understand it by doing the math according to the basic permutations and combinations."

Assuming that all cards appear according to the optimal situation, there are 720 situations in total, so the optimal probability of passing the level is less than 0.0013%, and the probability of passing the level is 1.9%.

And if you do not pass the level according to the perfect layer-by-layer reduction, even if there is only one kind of card on the fifth layer, the total possible arrangement will come to 39,230,231,040. At this time, your probability of passing the level is only 0.1357% .

And I have counted my hundred games, and there are only two games that can achieve this ideal situation. In other words, even if you are in the most ideal card sequence, your probability of passing the level is only 0.009%.

In other words, only one game per 100,000 games can be cleared, which is consistent with the actual situation that less than 200 people across the country clear the level every day. "

Everyone: ., it turns out that the sheep is not a sheep, but a dog is a dog. Damn, you are tricking us into watching advertisements. It is even more rubbish than the unscrupulous self-media.

Go back and play, I'm a dog, okay.

Everyone cursed inwardly.

More than 30 billion permutations and combinations, pure bullying.

After the interview, Zhou Yi went to the gathering place to have lunch.

Jinling Roast Duck is truly a masterpiece. The taste of it made by a professional chef is even better than the duck I had in the hotel during the last math competition.

In the afternoon, there were several reports on various branches of mathematics. Zhou Yi looked at the direction and did not go if it was not the direction of his own research.

Just when Zhou Yi was about to chew on the documents,

Qiu Chengtong found Zhou Yi.

In a certain room, Mr. Qiu said to Zhou Yi:

"I have developed a joint training plan for you at Shuimu University. Now there are two options. You see which one you choose."

This was the first time Zhou Yi communicated with his future mentor, and he said respectfully:

"Teacher Qiu, please tell me."

Qiu Chengtong said:

"With your current level of geometry, you have almost no rivals in classical geometry. The first is to dig deep into your Zhou geometry. Then, in this direction, I won't give you much help. You mainly rely on yourself;

The second is to participate in the joint training between Shuimu and Princeton University, study for a master's degree at me, study for a doctorate with Professor Milnor, and then inherit and carry forward the entire school of geometry.

This road of geometry is inherently more difficult than other roads. There are only a few famous teachers who have made some important achievements, but it is difficult to convince the public. "

Obviously Qiu Chengtong wanted to train Zhou Yi as his direct disciple and successor.

Yau's status must be a highlight in the history of mathematics.

Zhou Yi thought for a while and said:

"I choose the second one. Let others study the first one. Wouldn't it be great if I gave some research directions on Zhou's geometry?"

Qiu Chengtong nodded and said:

"I also prefer the second one. You pioneered Zhou's geometry. You are already the founder. There is no need to get stuck for some results. It is right to give some opportunities to those who come after you."

In fact, Qiu Chengtong didn't say a word. Let others study it, and a school of thought headed by Zhou Yi will be formed.

At that time, Zhou Yi, as the founder, had a status that could be imagined.

"Then I'll tell that old guy Milno."

Qiu Chengtong said.

"Yeah, good teacher."

Zhou Yi said respectfully.

Qiu Chengtong said again:

"Last time I saw you saying at the IMC conference that you wanted to study the ABC conjecture of number theory. Are you serious? I don't have many ideas for studying number theory. I suggest you think about it carefully."

Zhouyi said:

"Well, my next work is to study number theory. Unless Zhou's geometry can mature, I don't plan to study anything in the geometric direction."

Qiu Chengtong sighed and said:

"The entire history of mathematics, half of it is the history of geometry. Although number theory is the pearl of mathematics, but hey, it's up to you, who is still young and frivolous? It's probably useless even if I try to persuade you."

Zhou Yi thought that it would be useless for anyone to come, the system's mission was more important.

"Let me give it a try, Teacher Qiu, not to prove anything to anyone, but to challenge myself and prove myself."

Qiu Chengtong thought for a while and said:

"Try to use things in geometry to connect with number theory. If you have any doubts, you can always come to me to discuss. I am very happy to share my ideas."

Zhou Yi knew this. Qiu had shared many ideas, and many people had used Qiu's ideas to achieve great results.

At this point, he was N times better than a certain academician, competing for results with his apprentice. As a result, his apprentice Chen Xiuxiong later won the Veblen Geometry Prize and published papers in top journals.

In comparison, the gap comes out.

Compared with what Beijing University said, the Philippines Award is not important, that is, the golden generation it has cultivated has been completely wiped out.

Ding Jian, who was humble at the beginning, has achieved achievements that are not inferior to those of the golden generation.

And he almost won the Philippine Prize.

This is not to say that the golden generation is not strong. Under the Philippine Award, they are basically top-notch.

He is the future and the mainstay of the mathematics community in Daxia. It is not without hope that he will win other big prizes in the future.

When the country publishes four top journals on mathematics, Daxia Mathematics has initially formed a climate.

"Well, thank you, Teacher Qiu."

Zhou Yi said.

"Then you should study hard and report to Shuimu University as soon as possible. The academic atmosphere there is much better than that of your previous school."

After Qiu Chengtong finished speaking, he left. He needed to host the conference, and he had a lot to do.

After Dang Qiu left, Zhou Yi began to continue reading documents. The road to proving the ABC conjecture was still long, and Zhou Yi had been preparing for at least a quarter.

Now that the mathematics level has reached LV3, the speed of reading various documents has become much faster. Although there is a bottleneck for ABC conjecture, sometimes there will be flashes of inspiration.

While Zhou Yi was studying the ABC conjecture, an editor in Sweden on the other side of the ocean saw two manuscripts and was silent for a long time.

One manuscript was contributed by Zhou Yi, and one manuscript was contributed by Hales.

It’s all about the solution to Hilbert’s eighteenth question.

The editor sighed, and finally had to email the paper to Professor Milnor, Professor Faltings and other big names.

Although he prefers Zhou Yi to be correct, Hales is also an old man who studies in this direction. He borrowed Zhou's geometry newly developed by Zhou Yi. Who is right and who is wrong has to be reviewed by the big guys. As a small academic editor, I don't have to Don't worry about this kind of thing.

It is not cost-effective to offend a future Philippine Prize boss, and it is not cost-effective to offend an already successful boss in the field of mathematics.

For this kind of thing, it's better to let the big guys in the mathematics community who are researching this direction have a headache, and just watch the show by yourself.