Chapter 130: The Beauty of Mathematics
"Eh, why did you say that Mr. Qiao suddenly asked us to stop the work of finding faults? I've been doing a good job lately!" Just when Lu Qiujian was planning to live back in the house arranged by Beijing Normal University, Academician Qiao also started the work on the verification of his speech.
"That's just that Minister Zhang came to the door, and by the way, help us to get out of the breath of Beijing Normal University, and take that Professor Feng to stand up, so as not to find fault with someone during the report meeting!"
"But the direction given now is not the same as Academician Qiao's previous research direction? It seems that I am afraid that I will have to use a supercomputer for verification, and the time is so tight, it is not easy to do!" Wang Haoyu, who spoke just now, was still pondering the reason.
The use of computers in mathematical research has a long history, and the famous four-color theorem was finally solved by relying on computers.
The layman's term for this theorem is that each flat map can be colored with only four colors, and no two adjacent areas are the same color.
When this conjecture was proposed, everyone thought so, and the arrogant mathematicians did not bother to spend energy on such a simple problem, until Minkowski, an important figure in the Göttingen School, Einstein's teacher, and a prominent contributor to the general theory of relativity, noticed the problem.
In a topology class, Minkowski proudly declared to the students, "The most important reason why this theorem has not been proved is that only a few third-rate mathematicians have spent time on it." I'm going to prove it. ”
And then...... At the end of this lesson, he did not finish the certificate, and by the next lesson, Minkowski continued to prove that he still did not finish it.
It's been a few weeks...... One gloomy morning, when Minkowski stepped into the classroom, a lightning bolt swept through the sky, and the thunder was deafening, and he said solemnly, "Heaven is enraged by my pride, and my proof is incomplete......
In 1942, Lefschetz went to Harvard University to give a lecture, and Berkhoff was a good friend of his, and after the lecture, he asked him if he had anything interesting at Princeton University recently. Lefshetz said that there was a man who had just proved the four-color conjecture. Berkhoff was seriously unconvinced, and said that if this was true, he would climb directly to the mathematics department building in Princeton with his hands and knees.
It was not until 1976 that American mathematicians Appel and Haken spent 1,200 hours and made 10 billion judgments on two different electronic computers at the University of Illinois, USA, and finally proved the four-color theorem, causing a sensation in the world.
With this successful case, later mathematicians gradually began to use computers to solve various problems, and Academician Qiao happened to use computers to solve their problems today.
"What do you think of this problem? Can it be proven by us?" Wang Jiayu saw that the other party didn't speak for a long time, and couldn't help but ask again.
"I don't know if we can prove it, but I'm sure this question is correct!" Senior brother Dong Jianye replied firmly, looking full of confidence.
"You don't know if it can be proven or not, how can you be sure that he is right?" Wang Jiayu didn't understand!
"Because he's beautiful!" Dong Jianye showed an obsessive look, pointed to the formula on the topic and said, "Look at this formula, it is so natural and smooth, every link reveals the unique charm of mathematics, how can he be wrong with such a beautiful formula?!"
"If it's the wrong formula, then it will definitely make people feel awkward, just like watching a movie with a bug!" Dong Jianye is still indulged in the beauty of this formula, "And when I first saw this formula, I didn't find anything that made me feel inconsistent, so he must be right! Even if we can't prove it, it's because we don't have enough level, not because of the formula!"
This reason is very good and very powerful! Wang Jiayu was speechless for a moment, and there were many cases of scientists looking at their faces, and I don't know how many academic achievements were disliked because they lacked aesthetic sense; some of them underwent cosmetic surgery and were modified and supplemented by later generations and finally accepted by the people, while some of them were found to have loopholes and finally proved that the results were wrong.
Tung Jianye has this talent in mathematics, and he is able to discover the unique beauty of mathematical formulas through his own intuition, and all formulas that he finds beautiful are often confirmed, while most of the formulas that he dislikes and looks ugly have irreparable logical errors.
This kind of talent made Wang Jiayu extremely jealous, and with such an intuition as a guide, how much time he could save that was destined to be wasted! He himself privately made countless classic formulas and theorems in the history of mathematics and read them over and over again, but he did not gain the slightest.
"Hey, then I'll go fill out the application form, I don't know when I have to queue up!" Supercomputers are scarce resources wherever they are, so naturally they can't be used as much as they want, so they must fill out the application form, and then the relevant departments that manage the computer will allocate time according to the time of delivery of the application form, the background of the applicant, and the urgency of the problem.
"Are you ready to get on the machine?" As he was talking, Academician Qiao hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in, the time for the report meeting was getting closer and closer, and several old friends were discussing coming over to get together with him early, if the speaker hadn't decided yet, it would be a little too late.
"It's ready, I'm filling out the application form!" Wang Jiayu said quickly.
"Hmm!" Academician Qiao nodded, his gaze turned to Dong Jianye, "What do you think of this problem?" He was very clear about the talent of his beloved apprentice, he used to only do it as an interesting thing, but now at a critical moment, he hopes that he can bring good news.
"If the Pythagorean theorem is a beauty like Helen, then this formula can be said to be at the level of Audrey Hepburn!" Tung Jianye praised in an aria-like voice.
The Pythagorean theorem is also the Pythagorean theorem, and the great significance of the formula a2+b2=c2 can be ranked in the top 10 in the history of mathematics no matter how it is ranked; Academician Qiao was also quite surprised to hear that Dong Jianye used Helen and Heben to compare these two formulas!
Out of the urgency to solve the problem and the superstition of his beloved apprentice's talent, Academician Qiao slowly tapped his fingers on the application form a few times, and finally made up his mind, "I'll personally send this over to see if they can arrange it for us earlier!"
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