Genius of the Rules-Style System

After deciding to try to prove Goldbach's conjecture in two ways, Zhao Yi felt relaxed. It was always good not to have to make a choice. In the worst case, he would have spent more learning coins and more brains to think.

If a road is blocked along the way, you can follow the path that is accessible.

He began to think.

Before, he thought more about the second method, that is, the method of establishing a center line, and regarded a large enough number N as the center line.

If the number N is a prime number, its twice even number can naturally be represented by the sum of two prime numbers.

If the number N is not a prime number, take the prime number N as the center line and find the symmetrical numbers of all the prime numbers in it.

This allows for analysis.

As long as one of these symmetric numbers is a prime number, it can be proved that "any large enough number has symmetric prime numbers before and after it (including itself)", and Goldbach's conjecture is naturally established.

Zhao Yi thought about this method for a while, and he found that the simplest and crudest method was to multiply all symmetric numbers and analyze the largest factor of the resulting number.

As long as we can conclude that the largest factor is greater than or equal to N, it will naturally prove that there must be a prime number.

But simplicity and roughness do not mean easy. Multiplication of all symmetric numbers will produce a very large column, and it is very difficult to analyze it.

The proof method he was thinking about in a broad sense was to prove that all pairwise combinations of prime numbers (and the prime numbers themselves) cover all occurrences. The proof is obviously very complicated, and it can be seen at a glance that the sieve method must be used.

Almost all previous proofs of Goldbach's conjecture used the sieve method.

Whether it is mathematicians from other countries or Chen Jingrun who proved '1+2', they have used the sieve method to analyze Goldbach's conjecture to the extreme. Most mathematicians believe that they want to simply use the sieve method to solve Goldbach's conjecture. , is already impossible, as evidenced by the lack of progress over the past forty years.

Therefore, simply using the screening method will definitely not work.

Chen Ming used group theory to study Goldbach's conjecture, which provided Zhao Yi with a new way of thinking.

Zhao Yi fell into deep thought.

Although he didn't write a single word on the piece of paper, his mind had already deduced many calculations and methods.

This class felt like it went very quickly.

While Zhao Yi was still thinking, he was pulled by Fan Lei next to him, "get out of class is over! Why are you still staring at the blackboard?"

"oh oh."

Zhao Yi shook his head, packed up his books and prepared to leave.

As they walked past the podium, Hu Zhibin said to Zhao Yi, "Zhao Yi, have you gained anything?"

This question is a bit confusing.

Hu Zhibin felt that he was a bit talkative. He didn't go very well in one class, and he couldn't explain the anxiety and sadness in his heart to outsiders.

In fact, Hu Zhibin has already adapted to Zhao Yi in class. More than half a semester has passed, and there is nothing he can do if he can't adapt. However, during class, he always keeps looking at Zhao Yi, and occasionally he glances over and finds Zhao Yi sleeping. , take a breath while waiting, feeling very relaxed.

If he was not sleeping but talking to other students, Hu Zhibin would also feel very relaxed, because Zhao Yi, on behalf of Zhao Yi, was not paying attention to the class, so there would be no problem with what he said.

This class is different.

Zhao Yi did sleep for a while at first, and then looked at the blackboard energetically and listened to the lecture. He suddenly felt very depressed. He raised his head and subconsciously looked at Zhao Yi, only to find that Zhao Yi was still very serious.

serious?

What are you serious about?

Hu Zhibin was talking about basic knowledge. He was sure that Zhao Yi didn't need to listen at all, but Zhao Yi kept listening carefully. He was afraid that he would make a mistake and be singled out for a certain question.

Of course.

Zhao Yi has never done this before, but there is still a lot of pressure in the audience when there is a person who has made great achievements in the field of mathematics.

Hu Zhibin was depressed for the whole class. When the class was over, he found that Zhao Yi was still looking at the blackboard seriously.

"What is this for?"

"Did he fall asleep with his eyes open?"

"Still thinking about something?"

Hu Zhibin couldn't help but be curious, so he asked.

Zhao Yi's reaction was unexpected. He stopped and nodded and said, "The harvest is great."

"Oh?" Hu Zhibin was a little confused.

"I have decided how to think about Goldbach's conjecture."

"……Is it……"

Hu Zhibin really didn’t know what to say. Did he teach about number theory, prime numbers, etc. in class?

How come you can remember Goldbach’s conjecture while listening to the lecture?

Could it be that what I’m talking about in advanced mathematics courses can have a deeper connotation?

…

After Zhao Yi left the classroom with others, he went directly to the biology building to find the dean Wu Yanping.

Wu Yanping had said before that he should come to the dean's office.

This was the first time that Zhao Yi came to the dean's office. When he came, he asked two people to find the room. He knocked on the door and walked in. He heard a rough female voice coming from inside, "Please come in."

This voice reminded Zhao Yi of Niu Lianhua.

Walk through the door.

Zhao Yi met Wu Yanping.

This was not the first time he met Wu Yanping, but he had met Wu Yanping two or three times. However, he had not spoken to him directly. He had only been introduced once and had not paid careful attention to him.

Now when he met Wu Yanping face to face, Zhao Yi discovered that Wu Yanping did look a bit like Niu Lianhua.

Not appearance, but temperament.

The two of them have similar temperaments, and there is an aura about them that is not easy to mess with.

Zhao Yi was greeted to the desk and faced Wu Yanping. He didn't know what expression to show.

laugh?

serious?

nervous?

"If it were an ordinary student, he would be very nervous, right?"

Zhao Yi thought.

Wu Yanping seemed to be trying to keep her tone as low as possible. She asked as if making a normal conversation, "Have you had lunch?"

"No, get out of class just ended."

Wu Yanping nodded and continued to ask, "I'm here to see you today. I want to ask you, have you considered what you want to do after graduation?"

"After graduation?"

Zhao Yi immediately shook his head, "Graduation is too early for me, right? I'm just a freshman, and there are still more than three years left."

"..."

Wu Yanping found that the first sentence was out of focus. She tried to correct it, "I just want to talk to you. Don't think too much. Just treat me as an elder in your family. In this way, Zhao Yi, you are from our college." A genius would be a genius in other colleges."

"There are many geniuses in the world, and the education for geniuses is often different."

"In the past few years, Shuimu University has had two very young students. One was only 15 years old when he entered school, and the other was only 16 years old. There is also a student from Shuimu University who completed his undergraduate studies in only two and a half years. ."

"Zhao Yi, you are much more talented than them, so I'm wondering, have you ever considered graduating directly?"

Zhao Yi nodded following the train of thought, and then asked, "Then what will I do after graduation?"

"..."

Wu Yanping felt something sounded familiar. Wasn't that the question she just asked?

She took a deep breath and analyzed, "You are now a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Research. If you can get your diploma, you can become a formal researcher."

"But it doesn't matter to me whether I become a regular employee or not. Anyway, I have my own laboratory, and I don't rely on this job to make a living." Zhao Yi means that it doesn't matter whether I work or not, the laboratory is for If you do research within the system, there are no projects that outsiders can take over, and you can’t make much money.

Although a job cannot be measured by money, at least most people work for money, even in the field of scientific research.

Wu Yanping took another breath, "It's still too early for you to work directly. I think you can consider continuing to study for a master's degree. You have a laboratory in the Biomedical Research Institute and have produced results. The college can provide you with If you give me the green light, I guarantee you’ll get your master’s degree within half a year.”

Zhao Yi said straightforwardly, "But, I think it's still meaningless. A degree shouldn't be of much use to me!"

This is true.

Based on Zhao Yi's achievements in various fields, he has been able to win many awards and can be hired as a professor in various universities without any academic qualifications.

Wu Yanping quickly thought about it and continued, "Have you never considered studying abroad? Go abroad and see the outside world. Go to the top universities in the world, such as Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Princeton, etc."

Zhao Yi shook his head, "No."

"Why?"

"When I was taking the college entrance examination, I was able to choose a foreign university, but I still refused. If I were to go abroad, I would prefer to travel rather than study. Besides, I am still young and have not considered studying abroad yet. Why should I wait until I graduate from my undergraduate degree before going abroad to study for a master's degree? I think many people are like this."

"...You are different."

"the same."

Zhao Yi said very low-key, "Dean Wu, just treat me as an ordinary student."

Wu Yanping realized that the topic was a bit wrong and quickly changed it back, "So don't you want to graduate earlier and make important choices for the next stage of your life earlier?"

"In no mood."

Zhao Yi shook his head, "I understand what you mean. You want me to graduate early, right? But I think it's still too early for me to graduate. I can learn a lot in my usual courses, and there is no benefit to graduating early." ."

"For example, today's advanced mathematics class is very crucial and will be very helpful for the research I am going to do soon."

"Yeah?"

Wu Yanping didn't understand. The only thing she was sure of was that Zhao Yi didn't want to graduate early.

So, what else is there to say?

"I respect your decision." Wu Yanping said the last thing, without any depression on his face, but with a smile.

She is in a good mood.

Although others asked her to persuade Zhao Yi to graduate, she felt that it was good for Zhao Yi to continue his undergraduate studies because Zhao Yi continued to stay in the School of Life.

If Zhao Yi graduates from his bachelor's degree, I don't know where he will go to study for his master's degree. Even if he goes directly to work, he will most likely go to the School of Science if he stays in school. He is a professor in the School of Science. Even if he continues to study in biology I work at the Institute of Medicine, but it seems that my relationship with the School of Life is not that great.

So it is very good for Zhao Yi to continue his undergraduate studies.

In any case, she has done what she should do, and there is nothing else anyone else can say.

After Zhao Yi left the office, only a few people came to the door soon, including Hu Zhibin, Gao Yihua, and several other professors.

As soon as they entered the door, they couldn't help but ask, "How's it going, Dean Wu?"

"Has Zhao Yi agreed to graduate?"

"Have you discussed with him about studying for a master's degree? Does he want to stay in school or study abroad? Or does he want to work with a certain tutor?"

"..."

Wu Yanping shook his head, "Zhao Yi doesn't want to graduate at all. He said that he can learn a lot in class."

"Why?"

"How can it be?"

“What can you learn in undergraduate-level courses?”

Wu Yanping said, "Anyway, I tried my best. Zhao Yi also gave an example. He said that he had just taken Professor Hu's class and what Professor Hu taught was very helpful to his research. By the way, what research is Zhao Yi doing? ?”

One of the biology professors said, "I know that his laboratory is doing rheumatoid arthritis."

"I'm asking about mathematics!" Wu Yanping twitched the corner of his mouth.

A professor from the School of Science next to him said, "Goldbach's conjecture is a project he failed in."

"Goldbach Conjecture?"

"real or fake?"

"I think I heard about it years ago."

Hu Zhibin finally spoke, and he said with confusion on his face, "He said the same thing when he finished my class just now. Is what I said really related to Goldbach's conjecture?"

"...What are you talking about?"

"Talk about it."

"Let us also study..."

"Basics of differential equations." Hu Zhibin said a name, and almost everyone in the office knew it.

They discussed curiously, "Can differential equations be used to study prime numbers?"

"What a great idea!"

"If we can't, maybe Zhao Yixuan can? Maybe!"

"Right……"

…

In the next week, Zhao Yi checked various information related to prime numbers, including papers related to prime numbers published in major magazines, as well as some content, proof methods, and knowledge of properties related to prime numbers.

etc.

A lot of the information was collected by Zhao Yi, who asked other people to help him collect it, which helped more people confirm that he was indeed studying Goldbach's conjecture. However, most people were still not optimistic about this research, and some people even came to persuade Zhao Yi. Yi.

For example, Qian Zhijin.

"Why are you studying Goldbach's conjecture? Zhao Yi, I think this research is too early for you. You should start research after you are thirty years old."

"Why?"

"Thirty is still too early. I think it should be forty or fifty." Qian Zhijin said seriously, "Because even if you can't research it, it's not a big deal. You won't waste your great youth." On a proof that doesn’t make sense.”

What Qian Zhijin said makes sense.

This is not because they are not optimistic, but many researchers will make decisions this way.

So do the world's top mathematicians.

For example, Terence Tao.

Terence Tao is a true genius in the field of mathematics. He has always wanted to study twin prime numbers, but he has always only stopped at 'thinking', because for him there are many other research projects, and it is very possible as long as he puts in the time. Content that brings results.

Twin primes are also a project, but spending a lot of time may not necessarily pay off.

For this top-notch mathematical conjecture, countless geniuses have put in a lot of effort and spent a lot of time, but without any gains.

Qian Zhijin advised Zhao Yi to study it later, meaning that this kind of "research that is likely to be fruitless" should be done at the end of his life, not at the beginning when he has the most energy.

Zhao Yi also knew that Qian Zhijin was doing it for his own good. He said, "I just have time to think about it, don't worry."

"That's good."

Qian Zhijin felt that Zhao Yi didn't listen, but he couldn't say anything more.

at the same time.

A news about the award spread, and the news was related to Zhao Yi - he was nominated for the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences.

This news came from within the Shaw Foundation. As soon as I heard it, I knew it was deliberately spread by the award selectors.

Many people on the Internet believe that the Shaw Foundation released the news in order to reverse the bad impression given by last year's selection, and at the same time to promote the award and increase its influence.

The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences is a new award that appeared two years ago. It has not had much influence in the world because of the Wiles incident last year, which temporarily made the award useless.

In the past two years, two people have won the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences. One is the first winner Chen Xingshen.

Chen Shengshen is one of the most accomplished mathematicians in the history of domestic mathematics. He is known as the "Father of Differential Geometry". When he received the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences, he was already ninety-three years old. A few months later, he died.

The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences was first awarded to Chen Shengshen, which felt a bit like a "hot thing".

It's like a new agricultural award appeared and was awarded directly to Grandpa Yuan. There is no problem in awarding the award, but Grandpa Yuan will obviously not be short of a new award.

This is tantamount to using celebrities to deliberately increase the influence of the awards.

Last year was the first time that the award was actually selected, but the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences was still a "hot spot". The award was awarded to the British mathematician Wiles, who was recognized as the number one mathematician at the time and proved Fermat's conjecture.

result……

This hot topic was very depressing. A few months later, Wiles's proof was proved by Zhao Yi to have irreversible logical errors.

Wiles was completely chilled.

Nowadays, Wiles seems to be nowhere to be found in the mathematics community. No one knows what he did specifically, and no one cares about him at all.

You can imagine how embarrassing the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences is, but the award given out cannot be taken back. The award selection team of the Gene Society decided to conduct a real selection this year, and no longer go into any hot topics, and it will be held soon. Put the target on Zhao Yi.

In fact, it is still a hot spot, which also adds to the drama.

Zhao Yi is the person with the highest achievement in mathematical research in the past year. It was he who proved that Wiles's proof was wrong.

Last year it was Wiles.

This year it’s Zhao Yi.

Although there is still more than a month until the winner of the award is announced, the foundation can't wait to spread the news, hoping to attract more people's attention.

This news was conclusive as soon as it came out, and it is difficult to find any doubtful news on the Internet.

At the same time, many people also discussed Zhao Yi's award.

The content of their discussion was Zhao Yi's award. The main focus was that Zhao Yi had never won a heavyweight award in mathematics, not even a domestic award.

At the International Congress of Mathematicians, the Newanglina Prize he received was an award that focused more on computers than on pure mathematics. But the fact is that Zhao Yi is a recognized master of number theory, and he should receive the pure mathematics award. Mathematics Awards.

Many people have analyzed the reasons why Zhao Yi did not win the award, and they attribute it to two points. One is that his time to become famous was too short, and all his achievements were completed within one year, and he perfectly missed the domestic mathematics award.

From abroad.

Zhao Yi is not eligible for some influential mathematics awards and must become a member of a certain association.

The ones he has the best chance of winning are the Wolf Medal and the Fields Medal.

Wolfe’s selection process this year has just begun, and no relevant news has been released. It will take more than three years to wait for the Fields Medal.

So what Zhao Yi lacked in winning the award was luck and time.

In response to the public opinion on the Internet about Zhao Yi winning the award, a reporter also went to Yanhua University for a special interview, "Some people said that you won the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences. If you are sure that you have won the award, will you go to Hong Kong City to receive the award?"

"Are you going to Hong Kong City?"

Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment, "Isn't it a bit too far?"

"In other words, you don't want to accept the award? You know, the winner of the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences can get one million US dollars. You don't want to consider..."

"What?"

Zhao Yi immediately said seriously, "Hong Kong City is also China, and their awards are also domestic awards. The influence of the awards is not important. What is important is that our own domestic awards must be supported by our own people..."

"If I do win the award, I will definitely go to the scene to support it. The purpose is to support our awards and develop our own awards so that they can be influential in the world!"

"I sincerely hope that in the future, the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences will truly become the Nobel Prize in mathematics!"