A new issue of New Advances in Mathematics has been published, the last of which is "Proof of the '3X+1' Kratz Problem".

The Kratz problem '3X+1' is actually the hail conjecture and the Kakutani conjecture.

Different people will be accustomed to different names, and the reason why the '3X+1' problem is emphasized is because there are also '3X+2' problems and '3X+3' problems, which are all of the same type, and are several generalizations of the hail conjecture, as long as one of them is proved, the other problems will naturally be solved.

The new issue of "New Advances in Mathematics" was released, and the website was updated simultaneously, and someone immediately noticed that there was a proof of the hail conjecture in the new issue, and the author of the paper was Wang Hao of Xihai University.

Many people noticed that the speed of the news was naturally fast.

The time when Qu Shigang and the three of them came to the comprehensive building were only two hours before the release of the new issue of "New Advances in Mathematics", and even many reporters received the news.

Normally, an academic achievement is unlikely to attract too many people's attention, because academia and public opinion are fundamentally two circles, but if this academic issue is known to many people, the situation will naturally be different.

After learning the news, the media reporters quickly came to Xihai University. There are also many reporters from other provinces who have already boarded planes or cars and are speeding towards Xihai University.

They know very well that the Kakutani conjecture has been proven to be more than just a mathematical problem, and it will definitely be followed by many people across borders.

Of course.

The vast majority of people focus on the conjecture itself, and they also pay attention to the prover of the conjecture, but not on the process of proof.

The logic of mathematical theories is still too complicated for the general public, and it is impossible for ordinary people to understand it.

Seohai University also reacted immediately.

The president of the school, the vice president of the school, the dean of the Faculty of Science, and several professors immediately came to the office of the complex building, and when they found that there were many reporters coming, they directly asked the security guards to block the door and prevent them from entering.

If reporters or other people are allowed to enter and exit at will, it will affect the order of the complex, and Wang Hao will definitely be continuously disturbed.

Now the number of reporters is still relatively small, in order to be able to cope with the upcoming public opinion, to cope with the attention of the outside world, without affecting the teaching order, Wang Hao did not continue to stay in the comprehensive building, but followed the advice of others, and went to the government affairs building to find a very good office to rest.

Luan Haiping, Zhou Qingyuan, and Li Ming and others all surrounded Wang Hao and asked, "Why did you suddenly complete the proof of the Kakutani conjecture?" ”

"It was a real surprise, even a fright, and when I knew the news, I thought it was someone joking. Prove the Kadotani conjecture? It couldn't be ......."

"Wang Hao, you're too low-key, that's the proof of Kakutani's conjecture, and no one else knows......"

"Isn't that right?"

The front was better, and Wang Hao disagreed with the last sentence, "Dean Luan, I remember telling several people, Professor Zhou should also know, I went to the capital some time ago, and I also told Academician Qiu, and there were many people next to me at that time, and I also told my mentor Professor Pan......"

"Also, Zhang Zhiqiang from our office also knows."

Wang Hao said a series of names in one breath, and he still felt it was worth mentioning, as for Cao Dongming and others, people who did not belong to the mathematical circle were used together.

"Have you talked to so many people? Why don't I know at all? Luan Haiping was surprised when he heard it, and he immediately looked at Zhou Qingyuan.

Zhou Qingyuan half-opened his mouth, and even blushed for a long time before he held back a sentence, "Wang Hao did tell me, but who would have thought that it would be done so quickly?" ”

This sentence represents the voice of many people.

Wang Hao said a series of names, but only Zhang Zhiqiang knew that Wang Hao had completed the proof and submitted.

Zhang Zhiqiang was also 'tortured' by Zhu Ping in continuous language, "Since you know that Wang Hao has achieved such a great achievement, why don't you hold back and say it?" ”

"Wang Hao won't let you say it? Probably not, right? Wang Hao is not this kind of person. And he knows that I am the strictest mouthful, and even if he does, he will not say it. ”

"As far as you know, it's really ...... to hold on to the news and not say it."

"The one surnamed Deng in the office next to me, she even knew before me, and I wonder why I didn't know." Zhu Ping gritted her teeth and felt very unwilling, "She actually knew before me, look at her smug energy...... It's our office......"

Yan Jing next to her wanted to laugh when she listened, but she just lowered her head and shrugged her shoulders constantly, trying not to let people see her reaction.

It was Luo Dayong who opened his mouth, and he pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "Sister Zhu...... You? Tight-mouthed? ”

I didn't go on next, but the demeanor said it all.

Yan Jing couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

Zhang Zhiqiang gave Luo Dayong a thumbs up, very grateful for his support for him, and his eyes revealed a look of 'good brother and righteousness'.

Zhu Ping was suddenly angry, she picked up a book and rushed to Luo Dayong, roaring angrily, "What did you call me just now?" ”

"Zhu ......"

"Huh?" Zhu Ping's eyes widened.

Luo Dayong shrank his neck, glanced at Zhang Zhiqiang, who turned his head, pretending not to see anything and had nothing to do with him, and immediately changed his words, "...... Sister Ping? ”

"Doesn't it see?"

"Yes."

"It's not."

"Yes......"

"Count you as acquaintances!"

“……”

At the same time, Qiu Chengwen finally saw the full picture of Kakutani's conjecture.

He stared at the name of the 'author column', his eyes didn't move for a long time, and then he sighed and said to the person next to him, "I also participated in the review of this article, and the thirteenth and fourteenth pages are the ...... I reviewed."

"However, I didn't expect that the witness was Wang Hao."

"But if you think about it carefully, you should have been able to think of it, Wang Hao said before that he was studying the Kakutani conjecture......

Qiu Chengwen stopped as he spoke, because he didn't even believe what he said.

Wang Hao did say that he had studied a mathematical method that could be used to prove Kakutani's conjecture, but how long had he been away from the capital?

Until now, if you count the time, it is only three weeks.

Three weeks is too short a time for a major mathematical achievement, and even if the research is completed at that time, it will generally not be published until now.

However, Qiu Chengwen knows better than others why papers can be published so quickly.

Bruce Pulitzer found a lot of mathematicians to review the manuscript together, which directly accelerated the review speed, and it is estimated that the publication was also completed quickly by 'temporary queue'.

This level of mathematical proof, of course, can enjoy the treatment of 'temporary queue cutting'.

Qiu Chengwen was even more impressed by the speed of Wang Hao's research.

I looked at a few of his small papers before, and it didn't take long for big results to appear, when Wang Hao came to the Mathematical Sciences Center, he joked that a Wang Hao could top a Mathematical Sciences Center.

Now it seems that it may not be a top mathematical science center, but a complete overshadowing of a mathematical science center......

Kakutani guesses!

Since its establishment, the Center for Mathematical Sciences has not completed such significant mathematical achievements for more than ten years.

The Artin constant, the Mersenne prime and the current Kakutani conjecture completed by Wang Hao are each of the world's top and the center of mathematical sciences that has never been seen before.

"One person, more than one mathematical research center!" Qiu Chengwen shook his head with a wry smile, "Although mathematics is like this, but ......"

"It would be nice if Wang Hao could come to the Mathematics Center......"

He shook his head in thought.

……

waited until eight o'clock in the evening for the media reporters to finally interview Wang Hao.

This is a press conference held by the school.

Considering that there were still many reporters who did not arrive, and that the reporters who came during the day could not be waited in vain, the school simply waited until the evening to hold a press conference.

The press conference was held in a large conference room in the Government Affairs Building.

The number of reporters who came was more than 40, and compared to the interview of an academic achievement, the number of reporters of this scale is already unimaginable, and even worse than the treatment of some celebrities.

The first to stand up and speak was the vice principal of the school, and the content of his speech was naturally to congratulate Wang Hao on completing the study of the Kakutani conjecture, but after only speaking for less than half a minute, it was obvious that the impatience of the reporter below was obvious.

He casually stopped talking.

The other leaders who wanted to say a few words next to them also simply shut up, they didn't want to offend a lot of reporters because they said a few words, after all, it was a press conference to interview Wang Hao, and no matter how much they said, they couldn't become the protagonist.

After Wang Hao turned on the microphone, he suddenly didn't know what to say, the proof has been placed on "New Advances in Mathematics", do you want to talk about the proof process?

Never mind.

He finally shook his head and asked Yang Haiyan, who was presiding over the press conference, "Director Yang, let's start asking questions directly." ”

Yang Haiyan was a little surprised, but still announced that the reporter would raise his hand to ask questions.

The first person to ask a question was a reporter from the Beijiang Provincial Television Station, and Xihai University will definitely take care of the reporter from this province.

The reporters asked a lot of people about their concern, "I haven't heard you work on the Kakutani conjecture before, and many people feel that the proof was completed very suddenly, do you have anything to say about it?" ”

Wang Hao thought for a moment and said with doubts, "This is my research all along, and many people have said that the research started last year, and it has been more than three months now, right?" I didn't feel sudden. ”

Several math professors next to him, including many reporters present, couldn't help but pull the corners of their mouths.

Trimester?

Proof of Kakutani's conjecture?

If it's not sudden, what is sudden?

If you take into account this period of time, Wang Hao has also completed several small researches, and each of them is very golden, it feels even more amazing, it can be said that he completed the research without spending any time.

Many people also began to count the time, and the next reporter to ask a question took the opportunity to ask, "Professor Wang Hao, as you said, the research took three months, but as far as I know, it takes so long from submission to publication of general mathematical results, do you have anything to say about this?" ”

"It's normal."

Wang Hao said indifferently, "And the speed of publication has nothing to do with me, I just submit the manuscript normally." I made my submission last week, and I thank Mr. Bruce Pulitzer, the editor-in-chief of New Advances in Mathematics, who said that as soon as I submitted, it would be reviewed and published quickly, and he did it. ”

After he finished speaking with a serious face, many people at the scene felt weird.

Is this a public acknowledgment of privilege?

Because he has a good relationship with the editor-in-chief of New Advances in Mathematics, the speed of review and publication has become faster, and the thing itself feels like a 'back-door' no matter how you listen to it.

But no one can say anything!

Even other scholars who submitted "New Advances in Mathematics" are difficult to say anything about this 'back-door' incident, because Wang Hao has completed the proof of the Kakutani conjecture.

If they can complete the same level of mathematical results, even some top academic journals, it is not necessary to print an additional issue specifically for the results.

Wang Hao continued, "Actually, you think about one thing wrong, many people may think that I completed the proof very quickly, including the previous small proofs, such as the negative palindrome number conjecture, and a 6174 proof. ”

The reporters listened attentively.

He continued, "Actually, it's all the same thing. ”

This statement immediately stunned many people, and they couldn't imagine that several proofs would be a result.

Wang Hao explained, "What I have been working on is a new mathematical method. The Kakutani conjecture, the palindromic number conjecture, and the 6174 problem are all mathematical problems that use numbers to increase or subtract through columnar calculations. ”

"They're not separate math problems, they're a class of math problems."

"I wanted to find a mathematical way to solve this kind of mathematical problem, and my research made some progress, so I initially disproved the palindrome conjecture."

"Kakutani's conjecture isn't a big deal, it's just one of the more complicated ones in this kind of problem."

"So next, I'm going to summarize it and publish it, and this mathematical method is the most important result."

Wang Hao finished speaking very seriously.

What he said was well-founded and convincing, and the Kakutani conjecture was only an application of the mathematical method he studied, and there is no doubt that this mathematical method was more important than the proof of the Kakutani conjecture.

No matter how influential the Kakutani conjecture is, it is just a conjecture, and it can even be said to be a mathematical game, and solving the Kakutani conjecture itself has no effect on mathematics.

The mathematical methods used to solve the Kakutani conjecture can even be applied to other similar problems, which can be said to be of great significance to the development of mathematics.

However, many people still feel weird when they listen carefully.

"Kakutani's conjecture is nothing?"

How do you think about this sentence, why does it feel a little weird?

The feelings of the reporters in the audience were not obvious, they just recorded the content and prepared to release the news.

Many of the mathematics professors and other scholars in the room were silent.

Kakutani conjecture is nothing?

So what are we......