Drink for inspiration, and many mathematicians do this.

Shen Qi has also done this, the first few times he drank was quite inspired, and he became numb after drinking a few more times.

Burning papers for inspiration, leaving him to die, he was instantly promoted to the head of the Princeton Department of Mathematics.

This kind of behavior similar to a mysterious sacrifice ritual was the first time Shen Qi had heard of it.

It is impossible for an authority bull like Professor Wiles to open his mouth and tell nonsense.

Ten years of doing nothing, putting all his energy into proving a Fermat theorem, Professor Wiles, with such a character, will never be a big fool.

Why did Wiles deceive Shen Qi? Being knighted by the Queen of England, what did Wiles, who has a reputation and status, want to be?

Therefore, Shen Qi believed in the mysterious ritual of Wiles, and a person with a genius brain could not be guessed by common sense.

The old rivers and lakes must have a unique skill.

Before returning to Princeton, Shen Qi received an exciting piece of news, an official message from the IMU.

IMU: "Dr. Shen Qi, the report on the 'latest research progress of RT third expressions', due to time constraints, we have not fully studied it thoroughly. ”

"But we believe that your framework report is of great academic value. ”

"Therefore, we will adjust the presentation time of your presentation at the International Congress of Mathematicians from 45 minutes to a maximum of 1 hour. ”

"For the extra 15 minutes, I hope you can report in detail on the progress of the research on the update of the third expression of RT. ”

Please be aware of the above notice. ”

"The official invitation for the 1-hour highest-profile report will be delivered to Princeton in 1 week. ”

There's a play!

45 minutes changed to 1 hour.

15 minutes of daily life, nothing can be done.

But at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians, the extra 15 minutes represent a certain indication.

These 15 minutes were won by Shen Qi himself.

Shen Qi is getting closer and closer to the Philippine Award!

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!

The day after Shen Qi returned to Princeton, it was coffee time on Wednesday.

Professor Faltings announced the latest prediction ranking of the winning rate of this year's Philippine Awards:

1 Simon Brende, 66.18% (65.76%);

2 Joseph Ayyub, 57.98% (57.35%);

3 Shen Qi, 50.87% (34.24%)

4 Pete Schultz, 49.67% (37.25%)

5 Jordy Williamson, 48.99% (48.03%)

6 Sofia Morel, 43.02% (44.18%)

7 Alessio Figali, 25.44% (28.31%)

The data in parentheses is the winning rate of the previous draw.

Compared with the previous period, the top two Simon Brende and Joseph Ayub are still in a solid position.

The biggest increase was Shen Qi, who quickly jumped from sixth to third.

Pete Schultz moved up one spot to the top four, narrowly behind Shen Qi and also narrowly ahead of Jordy Williamson.

According to the latest ranking predictions, among the top four candidates, two study algebraic geometry (Ayyub, Schultz), one studies differential geometry + partial differential equations (Brende), and one studies number theory (Shen Qi) in the near future.

The layout of this branch of discipline is balanced and reasonable.

There is a precedent for two winners of algebraic geometry in one of the Filipino Awards.

After all, algebraic geometry is a popular branch, and one-third of the previous Filipino Prizes have been awarded to mathematicians in the field of algebraic geometry.

"Qi, it seems that you are very promising. Professor Muller commented, then looked at Greid-Faltins: "Hey, Greid, are your odds accurate?"

Faltins: "Well, this time it should be accurate, there have been new changes in the mathematical community recently, Qi and Schultz have made effective fluctuations, combined with my calculation formula, it is reasonable to increase the winning rate of the two of them, in line with the principle of probability and statistics." ”

Shen Qi stared at the odds information on the blackboard, thoughtful: "More than 66.66% of the distribution area may be the safe area, that is, more than two-thirds of the judges voted in favor." ”

Faltins said, "Strange, you're right, so no one is absolutely safe. ”

"Okay. Shen Qi spread his hands and smiled, he didn't dare to fully believe Faltins's prediction, and he couldn't completely deny it.

After all, folk predictions don't count, if the IMU gives similar information on the winning rate, Shen Qi will dare to believe it.

According to common sense, according to convention, there is no reason why the mathematician who proved the Riemann hypothesis should not win the Fields Medal.

In Hilbert's prediction, the Riemann conjecture is on the same level as Fermat's theorem.

Wiles, who proved Fermat's theorem, was awarded the Filipino Prize at the age of 45, illustrating the enormous impact of this achievement.

Shen Qi, who proved Riemann's conjecture, is generally considered by the international mathematical community to have a 100% probability of winning the next Philippine Prize.

Even if it is the next Philippine Award in four years, Shen Qi is only 26 years old.

So far, the record for the youngest winner of the Philippine Award is 27 years old.

In this year's Philippine Awards, 22-year-old Shen Qi does not have a 100% probability of winning the award in the eyes of the outside world.

This is also the case within the Department of Mathematics at the University.

None of the seven candidates for this year's Philippine Awards is absolutely safe.

Back at the apartment, Shen Qi checked and integrated the team members' papers.

"Jonas is responsible for the path of the function logζ(s), and the progress is quite passable. ”

"Mary is responsible for the path of the fundamental theorem of prime numbers, and the progress is qualified. ”

"The path of the zero point equation that Xiao Yezi is responsible for is also qualified. ”

"I seem to be the only one who is delaying progress. ”

Shen Qi drank a bottle of whiskey and burned two pages of paper scratch paper.

And it didn't work.

The mystical ritual varies from person to person, and burning the paper has the effect of bringing the dead back to life for Wiles, but it is temporarily ineffective for Shen Qi.

Could it be that the wine was not drunk in place, and the amount of paper used for the mystical ritual was not in place?

Shen Qi closed the curtains, drank another bottle of whiskey, took a metal basin, and lit the 20-page paper scratch paper.

Then the alcohol went up, and Shen Qi fell asleep, not getting the inspiration for the fourth way of the third expression of RT.

For the next period of time, Shen Qi studied the subject of the third expression of RT during the day and performed mysterious rituals at night.

Shen Qi is about to become a lecturer in the mathematics department at Princeton, responsible for teaching mathematics classes to undergraduates.

In fact, Shen Qi's mentality is still good, he knows that he can definitely win the Fields Medal in his life, it's just a matter of time.

Of course, this year's award is the best, Shen Qi is passionate now, and the effect of striking while the iron is hot is good.

At the end of August, there was another bombshell news from Europe.

Williamson, an Australian mathematician at the University of Freiburg, claims that he and his team have obtained a 498-dimensional mathematical structure based on Lie's theory.

The mathematical community was a sensation, and Williamson's popularity surpassed Shen Qi and Schultz overnight.

Faltins raised Williamson's Philippine prize winning rate overnight.

With the major research result of "498-dimensional mathematical structure", Williamson returned to the third position in the "Philippine Award Prediction List", beating Shen Qi by 1.8 percentage points in the winning rate.

Lie is the Norwegian mathematician Lie, whose main achievements are Lie groups and Lie algebra, also known as Lie theory.

Maybe you're not sensitive to the idea of getting a 498-dimensional mathematical structure based on Lie's theory.

But if you can imagine that the universe we live in is only three-dimensional, then you should be able to guess how much work it takes to complete a 498-dimensional mathematical structure.

At this time, there are still two full months before the Philippine Prize is drawn.

Williamson released the results of his three-year research during this special period, which can be described as well-intentioned.

On the Philippine Award prediction list, Brende and Ayub are firmly in the top two.

The preliminary discovery of the Hodge conjecture, the latest research progress of the RT third expression, and the 498-dimensional mathematical structure based on the Lie theory.

Schultz, Shen Qi, and Williamson took turns to release their big moves within a month, and you sang and I appeared.

The competition for this year's Philippine Awards has entered a white-hot stage, and the situation is complicated.

Which four are the flowers?

Mathematics practitioners and enthusiasts around the world are waiting to see what happens.

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(Tomorrow's college entrance examination, I wish the candidates a smooth college entrance examination.)

After staying in the college entrance examination, you can take the college entrance examination with peace of mind, not these days.

Gold list title, must win!)