From failed candidate to chief scientist

Chapter 83 Zhang Qihua is numb

Lin Mo and Birkar declined each other, while Qi Gang looked aside and rolled his eyes.

"enough!"

Qi Gang roared, interrupting the two of them.

"Let's not talk about whose contribution it is. Let's talk about it first. Did you really prove Kakeya's conjecture?"

From now on, Qi Gang's face is full of disbelief.

That's Kakeya's conjecture. It's a century-old problem. Many mathematicians have devoted themselves to it but haven't been able to prove it. You actually proved it?
Qi Gangdao didn't doubt the abilities of Lin Mo and Bill Carr. After all, one of them had just completed the proof of Kratz's conjecture, and the other was a Fields winner. They had already used their results to prove their excellence.

It's just that Kakeya's conjecture is so easy to prove?And how long has it been?

Qi Gang remembered that when he asked Zhang Qihua just now, Zhang Qihua said that the project on Kakeya's conjecture had just been approved, and the project approval report had only been submitted not long ago. Is this proven by the results?
Qi Gang couldn't help looking at Zhang Qihua.

"Teacher Zhang, I remember you said that the project has just been approved, right?"

Zhang Qihua opened his mouth and recovered from the shock.

His first reaction was also, this is impossible, this is not true?
But he immediately thought that with Lin Mo and Bill Carr, a Fields winner, it was not impossible.With the academic attitudes of Lin Mo and Bill Carr, they would definitely not joke about this matter.

So, is this true?They really proved Kakeya’s conjecture!

Zhang Qihua looked incredulous, but felt it was reasonable.

But isn’t this speed a little too fast?

If you do this, my speed in writing project reports can hardly keep up with your speed in writing papers, ah!

Feeling Qi Gang's gaze, Zhang Qihua coughed.

"Um, Lin Mo, Kaocher, let me confirm again. Are you sure you have proven Kakeya's conjecture?"

"Yes, Teacher Zhang, the process of proof is all here."

Lin Mo pointed to the notes on the whiteboard.

Zhang Qihua and Qi Gang came over and looked at the notes.

"Mr. Zhang, here..."

The handwriting on the whiteboard was slightly scribbled, and some of the processes were very brief. Some of the steps and formulas were very jumpy. Lin Mo was afraid that Zhang Qihua would not understand, so he began to explain to Zhang Qihua step by step.

With Lin Mo's explanation, it was much easier for Zhang Qihua and Qi Gang to understand, but even so, in some places, Qi Gang would ask questions.

Sometimes there is a sudden jump from one formula to the next. In the eyes of Lin Mo and Bill Carr, they can understand the correlation and origin at a glance, but for Qi Gang, they are a little confused. This is Lin Mo's Explanation is very important.

"To sum up, we can conclude that in a single connected domain, the area swept by a line segment can approach zero."

"Teacher Zhang, Gangzi, the above is the entire proof process of me and Kaucher. Do you think there are any problems in it? Are there any flaws or doubts?"

Four hours later, Lin Mo finally explained the proof process to Zhang Qihua and Qi Gang, and at the same time humbly asked them for advice and asked them questions.

After all, the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and sometimes it is difficult to find problems by looking at them yourself.

Zhang Qihua nodded thoughtfully. He basically understood it. Let him prove that he may not be able to do it, but he is a professor in the Department of Mathematics after all, so he can still understand it.

Zhang Qihua shook his head and said no. He felt that Lin Mo's proof process was perfect and there was no problem.

Therefore, Lin Mo and Bill Carr really proved Kakeya’s conjecture!
As for Qi Gang, there was still a bit of confusion in her eyes at this time. Although she once studied mathematics, she later joined the physics camp and did not continue her studies in mathematics. Some parts of the proof process were difficult for her to understand.Therefore, if she didn't even fully understand the proof process, it would be even more hopeless for her to ask questions.

But Qi Gang also understood one thing, that is, Lin Mo and Bill Carr really proved Kakeya's conjecture.

But this... Shan Gang looked at Lin Mo's young face and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

She thought she was excellent at first, and was once said to be a genius, but compared with Lin Mo at this time, Shan Gang didn't feel that she was excellent for a long time, but felt that she was dull.

People have proven all their conjectures, but they can't understand or understand. Isn't this stupid?
"Teacher Zhang, Gangzi, do you still have any questions?"

Seeing that neither Zhang Qihua nor Shan Gang spoke, Lin Mo asked further.

"No."

Zhang Qihua and Shan Gang responded in unison.

Just kidding, I can’t understand it myself, so how could there be a problem?
"Okay, since you have no questions, Teacher Zhang, I will compile the proof process into a paper and publish it later."

"Well, okay, you can send it."

Zhang Qihua was already numb.

How long has it been?

Even if Lin Mo had decided to study the Kakeya conjecture on the plane back from Yanbei, less than a month had passed until now.

To be precise, it was just over two weeks, seventeen days.

The century-old conjecture of Kakeya was proved in seventeen days?No, even shorter than that.

Zhang Qihua now finally understands why Lin Mo said this was a short-term project.

The proof was completed in less than a month. Isn't this a short-term project for Lin Mo?

but……

When other scholars do projects, the so-called short-term projects are all for more than one year, and long-term projects are based on a 5-10 year plan.

Fortunately for you, short-term projects don't take more than a month.

Zhang Qihua really wants to ask Lin Mo, how long will the long-term project you mentioned take?

Zhang Qihua was numb.

Lin Mo brought too many surprises to him.

"Okay, once your paper is published, I will apply for project completion."

When Zhang Qihua said this, he was still thinking, when he applied for the completion of the project, would the people in the school's scientific research department think that he was crazy, or that he was really a fraud?

Unexpectedly, Lin Mo shook his head.

"No, Teacher Zhang, this project is not completed yet."

"Not finished? Haven't you already proven it?"

"No, Mr. Zhang, our project is about the limitation of Fourier transform. Before I thought that we could solve this problem by proving the Kakeya conjecture, but now it seems that there are two problems. Although we have proved Kaketani conjecture, but for Fourier change, our research has not yet begun, and we need further research."

Lin Mo said seriously.

The reason why Lin Mo said this was because Challenge Task 2: Heart of Mathematics (1/100) did not receive feedback on completion.

Lin Mo thought for a long time and could only come to this conclusion.

(End of this chapter)