Chapter 349

Hey?

What is the topic of this dissertation?

Peter's brow furrowed slightly, and his left hand that picked up the coffee hung directly in midair.

The BSD conjecture is not part of Peterl's field of study.

But as a mathematician, he is naturally familiar with the proof process in the field of BSD conjectures.

Since nine years ago, two mathematicians, Yingguo and Deguguo, proved that the weak BSD conjecture was true when the analytic rank was 0, and no breakthrough results have been published in the entire field of BSD conjecture.

And this is not because there are too few mathematicians working on the BSD conjecture.

As one of the seven mathematical conjectures of the millennium, coupled with the incentive of $1 million, how can there be fewer mathematicians who devote themselves to this field.

As far as Peter himself knows, there are no less than ten mathematicians who stand at the top of the world's mathematics and study BSD conjectures.

His longtime friend, Professor Michelle, who is currently associate dean of the School of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the top mathematicians who has been immersed in the BSD conjecture for more than a decade.

Nowadays, Biddle will inevitably be a little surprised to see a paper entitled "Proof of the weak BSD conjecture when the analytic rank is 1".

Even he, who is not a veteran of BSD conjectures, knows very well that once the proof process in the paper is verified to be correct, it will definitely play a huge role in promoting the proof of BSD conjecture.

With his mind settled, Professor Peter put the cup of coffee in his hand back on the table, and his eyes behind the aging lenses showed a rare look of great seriousness.

After skipping the title, he looked at the authors of the paper.

Fang Ruoyu, Cheng Nuo.

Chinese?

Peter is not surprised by this.

Huaguo's status in the world mathematics community is increasing year by year, and with the rise of several Chinese mathematicians, this momentum is becoming more and more obvious.

Nowadays, several major mathematical countries led by the United States and Yingguo are working hard to improve their own level, cultivate excellent mathematicians, and avoid being caught up by China if they are not careful.

Peterl has always treated the Chinese mathematical community without any contempt, and treats the contributions of Chinese mathematicians and other countries equally.

Moreover, among the two, there is another name that he sounds more familiar with: Fang Ruoyu.

A few years ago, he was invited to give lectures in Huaguo for a period of time, and he had several conversations with Professor Fang, and he deeply felt that this place in Huaguo was indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

But with the name Fang Ruoyu there, Peter didn't have any contemptuous thoughts.

Perhaps, this Chinese mathematician can really bring surprises to the entire mathematical community, maybe?

Peterl was slightly distracted for a few seconds, then no longer hesitated, and went through the paper line by line.

Tick ~ tick ~ On the side, the hour hand keeps turning.

Peter sat on a bamboo chair on the balcony, studying the contents of the paper with such seriousness that he seemed to have forgotten the passage of time.

The mobile phone on the coffee table in the living room was buzzing all the time, but Peter didn't notice it.

Time passed slowly, and the clock on the wall came to 3:30 p.m.

Before he knew it, Professor Peter had been reading the paper for more than four hours.

Arguably, this has never been done since Peter became a journal review editor.

On the balcony, as if feeling the pain in his neck, Peter was finally dragged back to reality from the paper full of formulas.

Peterl moved his somewhat sore neck, raised his wrist, and glanced at the time.

"Is it already past three o'clock in the afternoon? It's really addictive!" After saying this, Peter seemed to think of something, hurriedly stood up, hurried to the living room, and picked up the mobile phone on the coffee table.

More than a dozen missed calls, displayed on the phone screen.

"Oh, my god!" Peter patted his head in annoyance.

The better he and his friends are going to have dinner at noon this year, but I didn't expect him to be so addicted to that paper that he completely forgot about it.

He called back, apologized for more than ten minutes, and paid the price of several large meals before he was forgiven by his friend.

Hanging up the phone, Peter took the phone back to the balcony, looked at the "culprit" who caused the incident on the computer screen, and smiled wryly, "The charm of mathematics is really addictive!"

Four hours is obviously not enough to read the entire 100-plus-page paper. But Peter also saw almost two-thirds of the progress, and had a judgment of his own.

It can be said that this is the most amazing paper he has seen in the last six months.

In particular, the calculation of the "Eisenstein series theory" was simply a stroke of genius, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but applaud his legs!

What kind of smart brain would think of this breakthrough!

amazing！

Peter suppressed his rapid breathing, picked up his phone, and dialed a phone number.

Professor Michelle at the University of California, Berkeley.

He is also the top mathematician who has studied the BSD conjecture for more than ten years.

"Oh, Peter, how did you remember to call me? I'm working on a subject with a couple of little ones right now, and I don't have time to talk to you. Michelle asked with a smile after answering.

"My old friend, I'm not calling to talk to you, and my time is just as valuable. ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"I recently received a paper submission from two mathematicians from China. ”

"What does this have to do with me, I'm not interested in the affairs of your magazine. ”

"No, you'll be interested!"

"Huh?"

"The name of the paper they submitted was called Proof of the Weak BSD Conjecture When the analytic rank is 1. Peter spoke leisurely, as if he had said something inconsequential.

"What?!" Professor Michelle on the other end of the phone exclaimed in surprise. "Did that paper really prove the weak BSD conjecture?"

"I haven't read it all yet, but from what I've seen so far, it's not a big problem. Peter suppressed the feeling of wanting to show off in front of his old friend, and said softly, "Do you need me to send you a copy of the paper? ”

Pietel did not violate the rules by doing so. Sometimes, it is true that there are some submitted papers that cannot be judged whether the professional content in some places is correct, and in this case, it is necessary to seek help from mathematicians who specialize in this field.

What's more, it is the process of proving a weak conjecture involving one of the seven conjectures.

There was silence on the other end of the line for a long time.

It took a long time for Peter to hear a soft sigh from the other side, "Send it to my mailbox." ”

"OK!" Peter replied cheerfully.

After hanging up the phone, Peter remembered that he hadn't eaten lunch yet, picked up his phone and ordered a takeout, Peter sat back on the computer, first sent a copy of the paper to Michelle, and then continued to browse the unfinished content.

While watching, I sighed.