From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Chapter 538 A Hard Battle

"Hi everyone, this is the Paris Convention Center, France."

"What will be held here today is the last day of the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians, and it can also be regarded as the most important meeting before the closing meeting."

"That is, an academic report on the proof of the Riemann conjecture."

"The Riemann Hypothesis is one of the most famous problems in mathematics, and it is also one of the most important and urgent problems in mathematics."

"It was proposed by the famous mathematician Bernhard Riemann in 1859. Its purpose is to analyze the most fundamental problem in mathematics, that is, the distribution law of prime numbers. If we provide more directions for scientists, it will play an extremely important role in the development of mathematics."

"Until today, there are thousands of propositions that can be established based on the correct assumption of the Riemann Hypothesis, and once the Riemann Hypothesis can be confirmed in an absolutely rigorous proof, then these thousands of propositions will become mathematics. theorem."

"Therefore, whether the Riemann Hypothesis can be proven will attract the attention of all mathematicians, practitioners and enthusiasts in the world."

"Three months ago, my country's chief scientist and famous mathematician, Mr. Lin Xiao, publicly published a paper on the proof of Riemann's conjecture. After several months of research and analysis by the mathematical community, today, Lin Xiao Mister will explain it in today's report and accept the test of the mathematics community."

"This will also be a historic report."

"..."

At the back of the conference hall, reporters from Huaguo were explaining to the camera in front of them.

And the reporter's face was also full of pride. After all, the protagonist of this report meeting was a compatriot with him.

When other media around saw this scene, they couldn't help showing envious expressions on their faces.

Why can people have such powerful scientists?
Of course, what happened after that didn't get everyone's attention. Most of the people present were mathematicians.

As for mathematicians, of course they all pay more attention to the report itself.

In the end, can Lin Xiao make this report perfect?

A corner of the auditorium.

An old mathematician came through the door and made his way to his seat.

Seeing the old mathematician, the people present quickly recognized him.

"Oh! It's Gould Faltings!"

The ordinary mathematicians or ordinary mathematics enthusiasts who came here couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

It turned out to be this big guy.

Of course, being surprised means being surprised that I was able to see this boss in person at the scene, but it was completely expected that this boss would appear here.

After all, Faltins is not the only big boss at the scene.

After Faltins came to his seat, an acquaintance next to him smiled and said to him: "You are finally here, why didn't you see you coming a few days ago?"

Faltings glanced at the person beside him, it was Andrew Wiles.

After a glance, he withdrew his gaze, then sat down, re-read Lin Xiao's paper and read it, and said at the same time: "I don't have so much energy to read those papers that are not interesting and breakthrough enough." It is better to focus all your energy on this most important one."

"Okay." Andrew Wiles shook his head, "You are still you, but according to what you said, could it be that you have already approved Lin's paper? Come to think of it, you have read it all over the past few months Bar?"

"I agree with his method, but I haven't approved his conclusion yet." Faltings said: "I can say that I have studied the Riemann conjecture for half my life, and Lin passed the large prime number gap problem and Lindelof The combination of conjectures, and then build the most critical bridge in the middle, I agree."

"This idea is obviously more subtle than those previously used by the mathematics community, and it doesn't even look like it was thought up by the human brain."

"Although the method is subtle enough, the middle part is a bit rough, like a precision instrument, the teeth of two gears cannot be perfectly meshed, which eventually leads to the instrument not working properly. .”

Hearing Faltings' words, Wiles just smiled, "Perhaps when you ask Lin Xiao this question later, he will become the most powerful mechanical master, and then tell you that you are the one who used this machine. The mechanical method went wrong."

Faltings shook his head expressionlessly, "Maybe, but sometimes, I believe that I am right."

Wiles smiled, then leaned back on the back of the seat, and then told Faltings, "Then you just wait, I still support Lin Xiao."

"I have no problem with his proof."

Faltins smiled, "Maybe if I tell you the problems I found, you will know what I mean in your heart."

"Forget it. I don't want to go through this report meeting with a doubting attitude. Now I just want to enjoy this report, and then I will take a look at how Lin Xiao made the final report. You guys are all convinced."

Wiles waved his hands, then hugged his head with both hands, leaned back on the chair, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

"I'm already 77 years old. You are one year younger than me. You might as well listen to me. Sometimes, it's better to relax yourself."

Faltins shook his head, "You are not me, and I am not you. I have spent half my life studying issues such as the Riemann Hypothesis. I will only keep thinking about the proof of this issue forever."

"Well, it seems that I gave up my pursuit early on."

Andrew Wiles shook his head and said no more.

Faltings also did not say more.

For mathematicians like them, it is not surprising that they have their own ideas in their later years.

After all, the most important achievements in a scientist's life are often made when they are young, and then middle age and old age are basically patchwork for the achievements of their youth.

Of course, some scientists still want to make some important achievements in their later years to achieve their own self-breakthrough.

But obviously, this is often more difficult, because the physical condition declines in old age, and it is already difficult to achieve any breakthroughs.

Of course, there are plenty of people like Faltins who refuse to accept the old.

After all, as he said, he spent half his life studying issues like Riemann's conjecture.

It’s like there was a young man of Chinese descent who was studying with him at Princeton University, and he was also working at Princeton University at that time.

Then one day the young man came to him to ask for a project, and he replied: I have done all the easy topics, and the rest are very difficult, such as the Riemann conjecture.

Therefore, for a mathematician like him, it is obvious that he will always pay attention to issues such as the Riemann conjecture.

As for the solution to the Riemann conjecture, he naturally paid the same attention.

Of course, there are not a few mathematicians present who think the same as him.

Come to think of it, for such mathematicians, if the pursuit of truth is not blocked by their own brains in the end, but by their own age, they will probably feel unconvinced.

In this way, as time passed, the hour hand finally pointed to the number "9".

The host came on stage and was in charge of controlling the stage, and the host was personally held by the chairman of the International Mathematical Union, De Doren.

"Well, everyone must have been waiting for a long time."

"Whether the mystery hidden in Riemann's conjecture will end in this report, or will the legacy left by Mr. Riemann still be passed on, waiting for someone to inherit it in a few days in the future?" Answer in an hour."

"Then, let's invite our genius mathematician, Lin Xiao!"

"Let him answer this, the question of the century in mathematics!"

The applause instantly thundered, and everyone present welcomed the protagonist's appearance with their own applause.

And amidst the sound of steady steps, Lin Xiao's figure finally appeared from the backstage to the foreground.

This is a very huge conference hall, which can accommodate thousands of people. Although it is not as grand as the auditorium of ten thousand people in the Great Hall of the People, it still has a sense of solemnity.

And this belongs to a discipline that has been passed down from ancient times to today, and has a unique sense of historical solemnity.

Lin Xiao's eyes drifted to an unknown distance, and it was not until the applause gradually ended that his eyes focused on the present moment again, and then he bowed slightly.

If the earth is about to perish, let this truth shine as the last greatness of humanity.

Of course, if the earth does not perish, then he will let the light of truth cover the earth until he passes away.

"Today, I will officially start my explanation of the paper that proved the Riemann Hypothesis three months ago."

"I also hope that everyone can gain something."

Lin Xiao said to the people present with a smile.

Then he turned around and opened the first page of the multimedia PPT.

What is shown above is exactly a formula.

【ζ(1/2+it)/(t^e)=O（√plnp）】

"Then, first of all, we still need to start with Lindelof's conjecture and the problem of the gap between large prime numbers, and gradually expand our problems..."

As Lin Xiao's explanation began, all the people present, who could keep up, tried their best to understand, not daring to be distracted at all.

Because once you get distracted at such a top-level academic report meeting, then when you come back to your senses, you will probably see that Lin Xiao has already written the paper more than ten pages later.

It's like taking math class.

Of course, even though quite a few of the people present were teachers and professors in math classes, it was just that in such a cutting-edge academic report, they became the students in the class.

However, sometimes even when there is no distraction, when encountering some jumpy steps, some "students" will still lose synchronization with Lin Xiao because of thinking about how this step was obtained.

All in all, in the face of such a century-old question, even if you just read the answer, you may not understand it.

Only those few people who really stand at the top can solve this problem.

In this way, time passed quickly.

Ten minutes, two 10 minutes, half an hour, and finally one hour.

Generally speaking, a one-hour report can be finished.

However, the Riemann Hypothesis has a different treatment.

Anyone hoped that Lin Xiao's explanation would be detailed enough.

And Lin Xiao also received a request from the International Mathematical Union before, hoping that he could give a more detailed account when giving a report.

In this way, although there is still no guarantee that everyone can keep up with Lin Xiao, at least one more is one.

I hope that this report can be understood by more people in the industry, so that it can record more in the history of mathematics.

That's why Lin Xiao was left with a whole day.

Of course, the whole paper is only 88 pages, although it is quite a lot, but it is far from needing a whole day to tell.

So, nearly two hours passed, and Lin Xiao's narration finally came to the end.

"So, in summary, we can see that all non-trivial zeros fall on one-half of this straight line."

"So far, our Riemann Hypothesis has been finally proved."

Speaking of this, PPT also came to the last page of thanks.

And Lin Xiao also walked to the front of the stage.

12 years ago, it was not the same conference hall, but the same conference, where he gave the exact announcement about the distribution of Mersenne prime numbers.

But now, he stands here and gives the answer to Riemann's conjecture, and this answer is about the specific laws of the distribution of prime numbers.

Although the two sound the same, they are a little different.

Obviously, the Riemann Hypothesis includes the former.

However, from a certain point of view, perhaps this also represents a breakthrough for him.

The applause once again surged like a tide. Although the final answer has not yet come out, people have to be moved by the two-hour wonderful report.

After all, how many people are able to talk about such a complicated issue for two hours in a row, and they also talk about it in such detail, without a word of mouth in the process?

In any case, if Lin Xiao is going to be a politician and then give a speech, it must be the best.

Of course, even if Lin Xiao can continue, obviously some people in the audience don't think so, so the next step is to take a break for 10 minutes and let people go to the toilet or something.

Soon, 10 minutes passed, and the seats in the conference hall were filled again.

Even people who don't understand, don't want to miss this last link.

Everyone knows that the next questioning session is the most critical.

There was no voice in the auditorium, only the voice of flipping papers in hand.

And some viewers have already drawn circles on some places on the paper, put a question mark, and then cast their eyes on the rostrum, waiting for the last moment.

After a short rest, Lin Xiao finally returned to the rostrum.

Picking up the teacup that was just filled with water, he took a sip to moisten his throat, and then he said humorously: "It seems that there will be another hard battle next."

Everyone present laughed, didn't they?

Next, it was indeed a tough battle for Lin Xiao.

As long as he wins, the title of proving Riemann's conjecture will bring his honor to a higher level.

Then, Lin Xiao stopped talking nonsense and said, "Then, let's start fighting. If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

With a swish, countless hands were raised below.

But Lin Xiao squinted his eyes, then smiled happily, and thus ushered in the final test.

Start the roll call.

(End of this chapter)