I kidnapped an alien civilization

There is a strange phenomenon in mathematics, that is, the simpler the problem, the more difficult it is to solve. In the final analysis, it is because mathematics is not a natural science, and its research object is not real objects, but abstract concepts.

Mathematics is science, a formal science in science, and its underlying logic is constructed according to the arithmetic axiom system of Peano axioms.

This leads to a problem where mathematics is particularly feeble when it comes to the most basic proofs of number theory.

For example, some people think that 1+1=2 that three-year-old children know is very simple, but the mathematician Russell’s masterpiece Principia Mathematica took more than 300 pages to prove that 1+1=2!

Looking at the famous mathematicians in the history of mathematics, they can be divided into two categories,

One category is mathematicians who are good at asking questions and proposing new mathematical theories in the process of solving them.

The other type is only responsible for creating problems, the kind that kills but does not bury.

The German mathematician Christian Goldbach is obviously in the latter category. In 1742, he proposed two Goldbach conjectures.

That's right, Goldbach's conjecture was originally composed of two conjectures, called odd Goldbach's conjecture and even Goldbach's conjecture.

Odd Goldbach's conjecture is expressed as any odd number not less than 7 can be expressed as the sum of three prime numbers; even number Goldbach's conjecture is expressed as any even number not less than 4 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers (this is actually 1 +1 for the source of the claim).

Fortunately, the mathematician Vinogradov partially proved the odd Goldbach conjecture, which actually proved that for a sufficiently large odd number, it can be expressed as the sum of three prime numbers.

That is to say, after that, once the even-number Goldbach conjecture is proved, then the odd-number Goldbach conjecture can be deduced perfectly.

Therefore, under the habit of mathematicians to "save paper", Goldbach's conjecture is simplified as any even number greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers.

Seeing the information collected by the artificial intelligence Xiaohua on the screen, Li Mo showed a bitter smile.

He had already tried the Hardy and Littlewood rounds to try to solve Goldbach's conjecture, and it turned out that he had completely wasted 3 days. Because there are two variables in Goldbach's conjecture, after one is proposed, the remaining one is difficult to perform ordinary estimation.

After these few days of "hard study and constant setbacks", Li Mo developed a deep respect for Chen Sheng, a mathematics senior in Huaguo. Under difficult circumstances, Chen Shengneng proposed a screening method that almost replaces even numbers with prime numbers, and proved "1+2". This is hard to come by, although in Li Mo's view, this result is still far from solving the even-number Goldbach's conjecture.

As for the latter, there are also many mathematicians who claim to the outside world that they have achieved breakthrough results in proving Goldbach's conjecture, but they have not submitted proof papers for a long time, and some of them have not even given their ideas, which has no reference value at all.

Li Mo has gradually realized that Goldbach's conjecture is different from the world problems he proved before. This is a high mountain. When an experienced climber faces a high mountain, the best way is to make preparations at the foot of the mountain. .

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to "retreat", but "exploded" various number theory documents, absorbing the essence of the wisdom of the predecessors.

"Tuk-tuk." There was a knock on the door.

Li Mo knew it was Zhang Xiaoli without looking up, because she was the only one who was so weak when she knocked on the door, as if she was afraid of breaking the door.

"Boss, this is the project application of the experimenters." Zhang Xiaoli handed over a document, "Also, Bi Mingyu's assessment results have come out, Dr. Zhou gave an A+ evaluation."

"A+? So tall?" Li Mo raised his head. He didn't expect that the seemingly dull plaid shirt was full of talent.

Character: 9, Major: A+

Such grades are enough to qualify to enter the laboratory.

"Then let's recruit him, temporarily place him under Dr. Zhou, and enjoy the benefits of a full-time employee." Li Mo confessed.

"Then Xiushan's welfare housing, should he also be given a set?" Zhang Xiaoli continued to ask.

Li Mo frowned.

Considering the high housing price in Yanjing, in order to solve the worries of the employees. In the construction of the new experiment, he deliberately planned more than a dozen family buildings on the periphery of the laboratory, near Xiushan Park. Every official employee of the laboratory will be able to obtain the right to use a house for a long time. If the employee has worked for more than ten years or has made significant contributions, the ownership of the house will be fully owned by the employee.

"Give him a two-room apartment. He doesn't seem to be married yet." After thinking for a while, Li Mo made a decision.

"Okay, I'll arrange it now."

Li Mo flipped through the project application in his hand. Since the project is currently in a window period, he authorized the experimenters to freely choose new projects according to their own preferences.

Stones from other mountains can be used to drill jade, and sometimes an accidental discovery in the laboratory may lead to a great invention.

Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist, noticed that a fast-growing mold prevented the growth of bacteria in a discarded petri dish, so he isolated the mold and cultured it alone, using the penicillin that saved countless lives.

Electrical engineer John Hopp, in the middle of the last century, he tried to use radio frequency heating to increase body temperature, and found that electrical pulses did not have much effect on body heat, but could stimulate the heart and re-switch it to rhythm, so he invented the pacemaker

Take a look at what good project proposals the outstanding scientists in the laboratory have. Li Mo is full of expectations for the "wisdom of the people".

"Use "helium to change the voice" to study the role of resonance in the vocalization of elephants. Applicants: Zhou Mingrui, Liu Xuanchen, Liu Hao."

"Study how and why koalas excrete square feces, applicants: Wang Xiaochuan and Liu Lei."

"Detection of red wine contaminated by flies - the pheromones that convey information between flies can be smelled by human noses, and the guests can't smell the pheromones until they are a little drunk. Applicant: Quiet."

"In the case of 1+1=3, what will happen to mathematics, applicant: Zhou Dafang."

Fuck, what kind of weird topics are these? Li Mo felt his eyes were burning. Could it be that these seemingly honest and dull experimenters are so boring in their hearts?

Who is the elephant and the koala?

There is also the quiet "fly experiment", is this the rhythm of preparing to open a small wine workshop?

As for Zhou Dafang's 1+1=3, Li Mo was speechless. This guy has had enough of orthodox mathematics, is he ready to develop into the field of civil science? Doesn't he understand that for mathematics, numbers are not important, but the logical relationship among them is important.