From university academician to chief academician

In the teahouse!

Ye Fei and Mochizuki Shinichi sat opposite each other, with a tea set filled with smoke on the table in the middle.

Next to the two of them, a tea girl wearing a white peony cheongsam was making tea for the two of them slowly and gracefully.

After some operations, each placed a cup of tea in front of the two people.

Ye Fei stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Mochizuki Shinichi, please!"

Ye Fei rarely drinks tea. He can't say he likes it, nor can he say he hates it. It's just that he can't judge the quality of tea.

In his mouth, it seemed like any tea tasted the same.

Ye Fei knew that a lot of Japanese culture was based on the Tang Dynasty culture of Xia Kingdom.

During the Tang Dynasty, the tea ceremony became popular, and Japanese people also loved drinking tea.

The tea ceremony culture in Japan continues to this day and is enduring.

Ye Fei didn't know if Mochizuki Shinichi liked tea, but at least he shouldn't hate it.

Therefore, when the two met, they chose to meet in a teahouse.

"Ye Feijun, please!"

After saying that, both parties took a cup of tea and took a sip.

After putting down the tea cup, Ye Fei asked: "Mr. Mochizuki Shinichi, as a world-renowned mathematician, can you tell me about the current situation in the international mathematics community?"

Ye Fei has not really entered the international mathematics circle, and has not communicated with the top figures in the mathematics world.

Therefore, I have never been very familiar with the information about the international mathematics community.

This time, I happened to meet Mochizuki Shinichi, and the two of them were able to communicate.

Mochizuki Shinichi: "What do you want to hear?"

“What is the most cutting-edge research in mathematics now?”

Mochizuki Shinichi thought for a while and then said: "The most cutting-edge research in the international mathematics community currently has ten main directions."

"A study of optimal subset selection, respectively."

"Tau-Tilting finite algebra."

“Numerical algorithm for high-latitude partial differential equations based on deep learning.”

"Nonlinear time fractional reaction-diffusion equations."

“Derivative-free optimization methods.”

"A high-accuracy energy-stable numerical format for phase field models."

"Optimal Approximation for Deep Neural Networks."

"The closest packing problem of equal-volume spheres in 8-dimensional and 24-dimensional spaces."

"A canonical theory of stable operators."

"Proof of the main conjecture in Vinogradov's mean value theorem."

Ye Fei frowned and asked: "Most of them are algebra, nonlinear analysis, partial differential equations and geometry. Why is there no number theory?"

Number theory, as one of the mainstream studies in mathematics, should not be without number theory.

"Yes." Mochizuki Shinichi said: "Number theory has always been cutting-edge research, but it is very difficult. Only few people will study it in depth, so it is not cutting-edge research."

"Like the seven major conjectures of mathematics, Riemann's hypothesis and BSD conjecture, they are all related to number theory."

"And in terms of importance, the Riemann Hypothesis is the most important conjecture in mathematics."

Ye Fei nodded in his mind. He knew that Riemann's conjecture was not as famous as Fermat's conjecture and Goldbach's conjecture.

But it is the most important conjecture in mathematics today.

If the Riemann Hypothesis is proven, more than a thousand mathematical problems will become theorems, and an earthquake will erupt in the entire mathematical world.

No less than an industrial revolution!

In science and technology, it contributes to the development of computers and networks, physics, biological neural networks and artificial intelligence.

The world of Internet finance must either suffer destruction or upgrade and find more secure keys.

It can be said that if the Riemann Hypothesis is proven successful, an industrial revolution will break out in academic circles, science and technology will change the lives of all mankind, and the earth's civilization will enter a new level.

Ye Fei asked: "What is the current research status of number theory in the world?"

"The current situation is diverse, but the most important thing to study is Zhang Yitang."

"He is the person who has studied number theory the most in the world."

"You should know this man, he is also from Xia country."

"Yeah!" Ye Fei nodded.

"In October last year, he announced that he had proved the Landau-Siegel zero-point conjecture. In November, he posted the latest zero-point conjecture paper on Arxiv, but later found that the zero-point conjecture had not been proven successful."

"But the paper he posted is an improvement on the zero-point conjecture paper he posted on Arxiv in 2007, and it also allowed many people to see new ideas about the zero-point conjecture."

When talking about the Landau-Siegel zero-point conjecture, we have to talk about the Riemann hypothesis.

The Landau-Siegel zero-point conjecture and the Riemann hypothesis are two opposing entities.

If there is a zero-point conjecture, then the Riemann Hypothesis is wrong.

If the zero-point conjecture does not exist, then the Riemann Hypothesis is correct and research can continue.

But these two, no matter which one they are, will shock the mathematics world.

After all, the zero-point conjecture is also an internationally renowned conjecture in mathematics.

If one day suddenly it is proven that the zero-point conjecture does not exist, all the efforts of countless people who have proved the zero-point conjecture will be in vain.

And if the zero-point conjecture exists, then the Riemann Hypothesis is wrong and there is no need to prove it.

It also made all the efforts of countless people who proved the Riemann Hypothesis fall short.

After that, Ye Fei and Mochizuki Shinichi talked about many things in the international mathematics community, which gave Ye Fei a lot of knowledge.

He also discussed some number theory issues with Mochizuki Shinichi, which gave Ye Fei many more ideas about number theory.

After Ye Fei's academic report ended, the video of Ye Fei's academic report and the news that the ABC conjecture was proved successful by Ye Fei spread around the world.

On this day, Ye Fei became famous in the global mathematics community and officially entered the international stage.

Countless mathematicians in the mathematics community know Ye Fei's name.

He comes from Xia Guozhonghu University.

And he is only 24 years old.

Mathematics is the field with the most geniuses, but many people are still shocked by Ye Fei's talent.

He proved the ABC conjecture at the age of 24. Many people predicted that Ye Fei had the potential to become a first-class mathematician.

Some people even predicted that Ye Fei has the potential to become a top mathematician.

The so-called top mathematicians are mathematicians who have won the Fields Medal.

Of course, very few people say this.

There are countless mathematicians around the world who want to win the Fields Medal.

However, since 1936, only 65 people have won the Fields Medal.

In nearly a century, only so many people in the world have won the Fields Medal. It can be imagined that it is extremely difficult to win the Fields Medal.

In the eyes of many people, there were people who were more talented than Ye Fei in mathematics in the past, and there were also people who achieved more than Ye Fei in their twenties.

But only a handful of these people have won the Fields Medal.

Therefore, it is still unknown whether Ye Fei will win the Fields Medal.

It's just that his probability of winning the Fields Medal is higher than that of ordinary mathematicians.

After Ye Fei finished his meeting with Mochizuki Shinichi, he returned to the hotel, packed his luggage and prepared to go home.

Today is February 2, 2024, and February 10 is the Spring Festival. Today is only 8 days away from the Spring Festival.

After packing his luggage, he rushed to the airport and flew directly to Jinling.

At six o'clock that night, Ye Fei took his luggage and saw the familiar noodle shop from a distance.

Warm lights were on in the noodle shop. It was dinner time, and the noodle shop was bustling with people.

Busy shouts and laughter came from the noodle shop.

A smile appeared on Ye Fei's face. No matter how he was outside, this place would always be his home, with the familiar smell and environment.

He grabbed his luggage and walked slowly towards the noodle shop.

When I walked to the door of the noodle shop, a middle-aged man with a bald head and a thick build walked out of it.

Standing there like an iron tower, it casts a large shadow.

He was holding a vegetable basket in his hand. When he saw Ye Fei, he smiled and said, "Xiao Fei, I'm back."

Ye Fei smiled and said, "Hey, Uncle Zhang is back."

Uncle Zhang is a neighbor nearby. Although he looks like a social man, he is actually very timid and afraid of his wife.

His wife had a violent temper.

"Lao Ye, your Xiao Fei is back." Uncle Zhang turned around and shouted into the noodle shop.

Uncle Zhang is not in a hurry to go home. He loves to join in the fun and often comes to the noodle shop just because it is so lively.

"Xiao Fei, I haven't seen you for a year. Why are you getting more and more handsome? Are you in love?"

Ye Fei rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and said with a shy smile, "No!"

"Then hurry up, my Xiao Min knows!"

"I know!" Ye Feidao.

Zhang Min is Uncle Zhang's daughter, one year younger than Ye Fei, and everyone in the neighborhood knows about it.

Because she perfectly inherited her parents' genes, her father's appearance, and her mother's personality.

"What do you think of our Xiao Min? Let me tell you, my daughter is very beautiful now. You may not think she was very good when she was a child, but she has become a girl..."

Everyone nearby knows that Ye Fei is now a great person. He is a university teacher with a stable job and high salary.

It was also in the news. I heard that you could make tens of millions by selling patents.

He's not bad looking, and they know his parents' personalities well.

Therefore, the nearby neighbors had daughters of the same age as Ye Fei, and they all stared at Ye Fei.

Mother Ye came out of the shop wearing an apron and said: "Your daughter has changed a lot, and the more she changes, the more she will follow you."

Mother Ye looked at Ye Fei and said with a smile, "Don't listen to his nonsense. Come on, go inside. It's cold outside."

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Uncle Zhang asked anxiously: "What's wrong with you? If you don't follow me, something big will happen."

"Xiao Fei, let me tell you, one day you come to my house, you and Xiao Min meet, or I let Xiao Min come to your house."

"Go back quickly!" Mother Ye said, "When you turn around, your wife will chase you with a rolling pin again."

"Oh, yes!" Uncle Zhang turned around hurriedly and said, "I want to go back and cook."

Saying that, he left quickly.

"Xiao Fei is back."

Entering the store, almost all of them were familiar faces, many of whom had watched Ye Fei grow up.

"Aunt Xu!"

"Uncle Wang!"

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