From small town academic to chief scientist

In the afternoon group meeting, Zhou Yi was not able to start on time.

Because Qiu Chengtong called Zhou Yi to his office and asked:

"Zhou Yi, have you read Wanyi's paper?"

Zhouyi said:

"I've watched it, but I haven't finished it yet. I'm going to continue watching it while eating dinner. What's wrong?"

Qiu Chengtong said:

"You are an expert in the field of number theory. If you think there is no problem, then there probably won't be any problem. I want to hold a report meeting for Wanyi, so I need to know the correctness of the paper in advance."

Zhouyi said:

"Then I'll continue reading in the afternoon. So far, there's nothing wrong with the part I've read. She has a very deep understanding of Zhou's analytical method. I can even guess what method she used to prove it later."

Qiu Chengtong said:

"That's good. I can't favor one thing over another. Give me accurate information as soon as possible and help her polish the paper.

I will ask her to publish it in the Annual Journal of Mathematics. If she can really prove it, she will definitely be able to book the Cole Prize for Number Theory next year. "

Zhouyi said:

"Okay. Teacher, but what is Senior Sister going to do next? Will she teach directly or continue to study for a Ph.D.?"

Qiu Chengtong said:

"I haven't had time to ask this question yet. I think she can be a professor at her current level, but I think if we communicate more, we may be able to accumulate more knowledge, which will be better for future development."

Zhou Yi nodded and said:

"Okay, so be it."

Not long after, Zhou Yi returned to the office and said to several apprentices:

"Today's group meeting is cancelled. It will be held tomorrow morning. I want to read your uncle's paper."

When the six people heard this, they instantly breathed a sigh of relief. During the group meeting, Zhou Yi put too much pressure on them.

Outside, they are good top students, but at the group meeting, they feel that they may not graduate from kindergarten.

Zhou Yi flipped through Xiao Wanyi's paper and looked at it carefully.

Regarding Mr. Zhou Haizhong’s Zhou Conjecture, it can be expressed in mathematical language as:

When 2^(2^n)\u0026amp;lt;p\u0026amp;lt;2^(2^(n+1)), mp has 2^(n+1)-1 prime numbers.

Mr. Zhou Haizhong also made an inference based on this: when p\u0026amp;lt;2^(2^(n+1)), Mp has 2^(n+2)-n-2 prime numbers.

Here p is a prime number; n is a natural number; Mp is a Mersenne number.

At first glance, this formula gives the impression that this can also be regarded as a number theory conjecture?

That is number theory, the most difficult direction in the entire field of mathematics. Such a simple question,

It gives me the feeling that I can have sex with me.

In fact, such a simple number theory conjecture has not been proven so far, or a counterexample has been given.

This proof has become an internationally famous number theory problem and has puzzled the mathematical community for almost 30 years.

Regarding the research on the distribution of Mersenne prime numbers, British mathematician Shanks, French mathematician Tolota, German mathematician Burley Hart, Indian mathematician Ramanuel Young and American mathematician Gillis have made speculations respectively.

But their guesses have one thing in common, that is, they are all presented in approximate expressions; and their closeness to the actual situation is far from satisfactory.

Only Zhou's conjecture was put forward in precise expressions and was quite mathematically beautiful.

Atler Selberg, a Norwegian number theory master and winner of the Fields Medal and Wolf Medal, believes that Zhou's conjecture is innovative and has created an inspiring new method; its innovation is also reflected in revealing the On the new rules.

Therefore, this number theory question is still very valuable.

When Zhou Yi finished solving Goldbach's conjecture, he was ready to continue solving Polignac's conjecture, and then solve this conjecture smoothly.

As a result, Xiao Wanyi later told Zhou Yi that she was doing this, so Zhou Yi couldn't compete with Xiao Wanyi.

It is just a number theory conjecture. The twin prime number conjecture and its generalized form, the Polignac conjecture, have even more milestone mathematical significance.

Zhou Yi originally thought that Xiao Wanyi would take half a year to a year, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated her talent.

Having competed in Qiu Sai and the National College Student Mathematics Competition, his talent is already quite high.

The page-by-page paper seems very easy to understand at Zhou Yi's current mathematical level, almost at a glance.

She can even calculate her next steps directly in her mind based on her purpose.

Then compare the steps you calculated with Xiao Wanyi's paper to see if they are the same, or if there is a second proof method.

It turned out that Xiao Wanyi's skills were deeper than Zhou Yi thought. There were no mistakes at all, and the steps were very different from those deduced by Zhou Yi. It could be said that they were almost the same.

Except for a few places that Zhouyi thinks can be streamlined,

His mathematical skills are no weaker than those of some veteran mathematicians.

Zhou Yi sighed, still underestimated his senior sister.

She hasn't been a gangster this year either.

After reading it all afternoon, Zhou Yi didn't finish reading it until the last page of the paper.

Throughout the article, Zhou Yi gave a very high evaluation. If Xiao Wanyi spends more years in the field of mathematics in the future, she may not become a great mathematician.

As for the Fields Medal, it will be a matter of time.

After making his judgment, Zhou Yi went directly to Qiu Chengtong's office and found that Xiao Wanyi was also there, and said directly:

"Teacher Qiu, senior sister, you are all here."

Qiu Chengtong said:

"After reading it, do you have any judgment? Wanyi happens to be here, please tell me your opinion."

Xiao Wanyi's delicate face smiled slightly, winked playfully, looked at Zhou Yi, and said:

"Junior brother, it doesn't matter if you just tell me."

Zhouyi said:

"There are no problems throughout the whole article, and the proof process is very exciting."

Having said this, Xiao Wanyi already had a smile on her lips, and a deep love flashed in her eyes, but she did not speak, but waited for Zhou Yi's follow-up.

Zhou Yi continued:

"But there are a few places that I think can be streamlined."

Xiao Wanyi said with a smile on her lips:

"Junior brother, where are they?"

Zhouyi said:

"About the promotion part of Zhou's analytical method."

Zhou Yiqian said something.

Qiu Chengtong on the side listened and said:

"Let's write it according to Wanyi's paper. Not everyone is like you. Someone will analyze your paper carefully and have it read by top mathematicians.

Wanyi's paper was read by academic editors. It was also her first time to prove a big conjecture in number theory, so that she would not be embarrassed by others when she asked questions. "

Zhouyi said:

"Yeah, well, that's it, we can announce it to the public."

After hearing this, Qiu Chengtong said:

"Okay, I will contact the dean of the Shuimu Academy of Mathematics now. This is really exciting news. Old man, I actually got two proud disciples in my later years, which is wonderful!"

The excitement on Qiu Chengtong's face was palpable. His apprentice's good achievements were more exciting than his own proof of these conjectures.

"Then it's okay, I'll leave."

Zhou Yi said while walking.

Not long after, Zhou Yi returned to his office and said to his six apprentices:

"We have a group meeting tonight!"

"Guide~, isn't it tomorrow morning?"

Everyone wailed.

Zhouyi said:

"I want to open it tonight, can't you? After dinner, at 8 o'clock on time."

"Oh~."

Six people wailed.

At this moment, Shuimu University has also released a message online.

[Congratulations to Xiao Wanyi, a master's student of our school, for proving Mr. Zhou Haizhong's Zhou Conjecture. On June 20, we sincerely invite mathematics experts from all over the world to Shuimu University for a lecture. 】

As soon as the news came out, many people on the Internet were excited.

[No, Xiao Wanyi is so powerful. Isn’t she an internet celebrity blogger? 】

Everyone's first impression of Xiao Wanyi is that of an internet celebrity, a top student and a beautiful blogger.

[Upstairs, I am a Qiu Sai Silver Medal winner, one of the top ten in the National College Mathematics Competition, a strong person who has published papers in SCI as an undergraduate, and is now a disciple of Mr. Qiu Chengtong and the senior sister of Professor Zhou Yi.

Good looks and intelligence coexist, and talent and academic qualifications go hand in hand. A true beauty with good looks and top academic skills. 】

[Professor Zhou, Senior Sister? Are you sure you didn't get it by becoming an academic Daji and having a romantic night with Professor Zhou? 】

[What was said above is not impossible. Professor Zhou is only 19 years old, young and vigorous, and his girlfriend is not around. If he is in the same room with a beautiful senior sister for a long time, something will definitely happen.

There's nothing fishy about it, I won't believe it. 】

【Xia Xue is green? Such a good girl was cheated like this? 】

For a moment, what was originally a celebratory speech suddenly changed its flavor.

Some people scolded Xiao Wanyi for taking a shortcut by becoming an academic at such a young age, others scolded Zhou Yi for being in two different places, and there were still those who felt grievances for Xia Xueyi.

In short, all kinds of gossip news instantly topped the trending searches on various platforms.

When several parties involved learned about this incident, they had to lament the ability of some gossips to spread rumors.

Zhou Yi held Xia Xue's hand and explained with a confused look:

"I am completely innocent with her. We didn't even shake hands in the math competition."

When Xia Xue heard Zhou Yi's explanation, she smiled and said very gently:

"Okay, I know, everyone on the Internet is just saying what they said."

At this time, Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

"But senior sister Wanyi, won't she make a statement? This kind of impact on the school will be quite big."

Xia Xue said thoughtfully.

Zhouyi said:

"Maybe I will issue a statement later. After all, it is related to the innocence of a girl."

However, to the surprise of Zhou Yi, Xia Xue and countless other people, Xiao Wanyi did not issue any statement.

Shuimu University did not give any explanation, which surprised countless people.

However, due to the upcoming academic seminar, many people are less skeptical.

Many people commented on the official blog of Shuimu University,

[One thing to say, I don’t believe that Xiao Wanyi would do such a thing, but we have to wait until the report meeting is over to know whether Professor Zhou Yi did it or not. 】

[Upstairs, this is not certain, but I think the love story between Professor Zhou and Xia Xue is unlikely. 】

[Professor Zhou and her senior sister are most closely related to each other. Please refer to the scene where Professor Zhou and Xiao Wanyi met for the first time in detail. That scene is still fresh in my memory. 】

[The dead memories are attacking me. Professor Zhou’s straight-faced character is really amazing. How did Xia Xue catch up with Professor Zhou? 】

Regarding the comments below the official blog of Shuimu University.

Zhou Yi and others did not know this. They only knew that Daxia had produced many mathematicians in the past two years. Although Mr. Zhang Yitang was Chinese, his paper on Landau-Siegel's conjecture shocked countless people.

Fortunately, the Great Xia Kingdom gave birth to a Professor Zhou and a genius math girl Xiao Wanyi.

As the time approaches, many mathematicians in the field of number theory are heading to Shuimu University.

Among them, experts in number theory such as Anna Cariani have already arrived.

Mochizuki Shinichi and Philippine Award winner Wu Baozhu also arrived.

Peter Sarnak, a Wolf Prize winner at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, also came in person.

The gold content is also very sufficient.

However, compared with Zhou Yi's previous proof of Goldbach's conjecture, its gold content is still a little inferior.

After all, Zhouyi's fame, strength, the three mathematical masters behind it, and friends like Schultz and Wiles, are about to take over half of the world of mathematics.

However, in order not to favor one thing over another, Qiu Chengtong still spent a lot of money and invited many number theory experts to come.

On June 20, the report meeting was held as scheduled.

There was still a huge crowd of people present.

In addition to mathematicians, there are also various media and reporters.

A 20-year-old mathematical genius has proved a world-class number theory conjecture, which shows how powerful she is.

Although Xiao Wanyi's mathematical achievements are not as good as those of Professor Zhou Yi, she is still the mathematical hope of Daxia, not to mention Mr. Qiu cheering for her.

Not long after, Xiao Wanyi, dressed in formal attire, had already begun to introduce her results under the podium.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and guests from home and abroad. I am Xiao Wanyi, the speaker of today's Zhou Conjecture seminar."

Then there was a round of applause.

“Now I will mainly introduce my work from two directions. The first aspect is to introduce a new mathematical tool developed based on the Zhou analytic method of my junior brother Professor Zhou Yi;

The second aspect is to use this tool to prove Zhou's conjecture. "

Not long after, Xiao Wanyi's PPT was projected on the big screen.

Everyone listened to this beautiful girl's speech very quietly.

Wu Baozhu said to Zhou Yi and Qiu Chengtong next to him:

"Mr. Qiu is so lucky. It is really enviable to have such two apprentices."

Qiu Chengtong smiled from ear to ear,

"I also asked Zhou Yi to read her paper. Zhou Yi also felt that there were no big mistakes. There were only a few details that were too complicated.

But it doesn't matter. This is because her math skills are not up to par. At her age, she has surpassed many math geniuses.

We can look forward to the Philippine Prize in the future. "

Not long after, Xiao Wanyi had finished explaining.

Entered the question and answer session.

Many people actively asked questions. After all, the mathematicians present were not the same group of people who held the report meeting with Zhou Yi.

Mainly domestic ones are still the main ones, and foreign ones are always in the minority.

These questions are very specific, but fortunately Qiu Chengtong and Zhou Yi have raised them before, so they won't be in a hurry.

They all answered questions fluently and easily handled the questions raised by mathematicians from all walks of life.

The few mathematics academicians from Beijing University were also amazed. They thought that the batch of golden ones they had trained would be the pinnacle of Daxia mathematics.

I didn't expect that this old man Qiu would cultivate two such talents at once. It was really a good idea.

Academician Tian Zhen was also in a corner, looking very lonely.

The most famous disciples of Mr. Qiu are no longer himself, but Zhou Yi and Xiao Wanyi.

After the question and answer session ended, Qiu Chengtong walked up and said:

"Congratulations to Xiao Wanyi for successfully turning the difficult number theory problem Zhou's conjecture into Zhou Xiao's theorem. Congratulations on making great progress in the field of mathematics. With your age and talent, you will have great potential even if you win the Philippine Prize in the future.

Pop the champagne and celebrate! "

Xiao Wanyi opened the champagne and took a sip, then said:

"Thank you teacher."

"Well, okay. Let's go and be interviewed by the media."

After a while, the people present gradually dispersed, and Xiao Wanyi also accepted interviews from media outlets across the country.

After the official media interviews were completed, some media asked:

"There are rumors that this Zhou's conjecture is the proof process that Professor Zhou gave you after you made an indescribable transaction with Professor Zhou."

Asked this question, Xiao Wanyi's eyes showed a hint of silence and she said:

"I actually don't want to answer this kind of question, but it is related to the reputation of Junior Zhou Yi, myself, and Shuimu University.

So I have to explain that although I also admire my junior, my junior and I will not do such a thing.

For those of us who truly love mathematics, mathematics is sacred and cannot be profaned. This kind of thing questions our character, our integrity, and our love for mathematics. "

Xiao Wanyi said a lot, but in the ears of some media, only one sentence was the key point, that is, Xiao Wanyi admired Zhou Yi.

The previous words are all bullshit.

This sentence is the selling point.

Mathematicians from all walks of life agree that this is what Xiao Wanyi proved, and they also raised many difficult questions, and they all answered them fluently, which has already explained the problem.

Now just dig into the gossip.

"When did you start admiring Professor Zhou Yi?"

Many media began to get to the bottom of the matter.

Xiao Wanyi recalled the first time they met and smiled sweetly.

Many male reporters were stunned. She is indeed an Internet celebrity with millions of fans. Even in formal attire, she is amazingly beautiful.

Xiao Wanyi couldn't control the smile on her lips and said:

"No comment. If there are no other questions, I think we can end it here."

Another reporter asked:

"After proving Zhou's conjecture, what are your future plans? Should you go abroad or stay at Shuimu University?"

Xiao Wanyi said with a smile and regret in her eyes:

"Go to the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris to study for a Ph.D. and leave this sad place."

Another big news, take note of it!

Sad place!

What does this mean? It means there is definitely gossip and scandal in it!

Not long after, as the interview ended, Xiao Wanyi also returned to her dormitory.

All the news about the interview was also spread.

"Breaking Bad!" The genius math girl admires Professor Zhou Yi! 》

"Shock! The reason why the genius math girl traveled across the ocean was because of Professor Zhou Yi! 》

"Outrageous!" Professor Zhou Yi actually chose Xia Xue over Xiao Wanyi! 》

"clarify! There is no insider trading between Professor Zhou Yi and Xiao Wanyi, but the gossip inside is worth knowing! 》

When Zhou Yi saw the news, his first reaction was that France seemed to be quite close to the Netherlands.

Maybe Xiao Wanyi can ask if the LHC is a mathematician.

However, Zhou Yi chose to subconsciously ignore Xiao Wanyi's unusual confession.

Xia Xue said with amusement:

"Brother Zhou Yi is really popular with girls. Brother Zhou Yi, are you attracted? It doesn't matter to me. You can go and persuade Senior Sister Wanyi to stay."

Zhou Yi sweated, are girls born with yin and yang strangeness?

"I can't stop her from traveling across the ocean. We are all adults and we are all responsible for our own choices. Besides, I also have a girlfriend, so I can't be careless."

Zhou Yi's emotional intelligence is online in an instant.

"snort."

Xia Xuejiao snorted, obviously very jealous.

But the comments from netizens online are amazing.

The classic person thinks it’s okay, but netizens think it’s okay!