The discussion about Ding Zhiqiang is just an episode.

When Wang Hao gave an in-depth explanation of the function, everyone focused on the complex function on the blackboard.

"Correlation with prime number distribution?"

"...... derived from Riemannian functions and quadratic equations"

"Surely there is something special about it?"

Everyone in the room had studied mathematics in depth, and from the eyes of mathematicians, the functions on the blackboard were indeed very ugly.

Mathematicians like to appreciate the beauty of mathematics, and at the same time, they believe that everything in the universe contains mathematical laws is beautiful.

The beauty of mathematics is actually very simple to understand.

Just give an example.

For example, X (cube) + Y (cube) = 1, this equation contains the beauty of mathematics, whether it is the plane geometry corresponding to the equation, or the algebraic geometry corresponding to the imaginary number boundary, it has symmetry all around.

The beauty of this correspondence also reflects the value of the equation itself.

Mathematicians can make constant changes to equations to get other graphs, or something else.

Let's analyze another equation: 5X (squared) + 9y (cubic) + 4.39 = 9.47.

The equation is still a binary cubic equation, but obviously. It's hard to say that it has the characteristics of 'beauty'.

The same binary cubic equation, the corresponding geometry is much worse than the former, and it also brings another problem, the equation is difficult to do other transformations.

In other words, not only is the beauty of mathematics missing, but the difficulty of research has also increased exponentially.

Herein lies the problem.

When Wang Hao got the conclusion, he felt that the function did not have the beauty of mathematics, and later after seeing Ding Zhiqiang, he thought of the distribution of prime numbers.

Prime numbers, is there a law of 'beauty'?

Hardly.

At least to the extent known, even if the law of prime numbers can be found, the law itself is far from the beauty of mathematics.

He has been able to determine what the mystery of the function must be, and it must also be related to the distribution of prime numbers, at least to the level of the Riemann conjecture.

Even if you don't have the beauty of mathematics, what about it?

Connotation is also very important!

……

If other people say that such a function that does not conform to mathematical beauty contains very important significance, and is even related to the distribution of prime numbers, it will definitely be refuted by a large number of people.

All of you here.

The more you study mathematics, the more obsessed you will be with the beauty of mathematics.

However, Wang Hao is very authoritative.

In today's international mathematical community, Wang Hao is the first person in the two fields of analytic number theory and partial differential equations, and he has also made significant contributions in the field of theoretical physics, creating the physics of annihilation alone, becoming the first theory of physicists.

Such a person, who is destined to go down in the annals of scientific history, will naturally be believed by others if he says that a function he has researched contains extraordinary significance.

Some people are interested in the function itself, which is equivalent to finding a good topic for themselves.

Some people are interested in research results, because Wang Hao made it clear that a single achievement of function research can be a big achievement.

Who wouldn't want to accomplish big results?

Scholars will also pursue fame and fortune, and will pursue academic achievements.

They all can't wait to start researching.

But they still had doubts about the matter itself, so Zhang He from the calculation team asked directly, "Academician Wang, can this function be transmitted?" ”

Everyone else also looked at Wang Hao.

Wang Hao didn't care and said, "There's nothing to keep secret, I hope more people will study it together, so I let you come together." ”

Of course he didn't care.

Wang Hao's research is the construction of mass points, and the derived functions are only an intermediate achievement.

In addition, the functions have been studied, and the derivation process is still on scratch paper, so even if the function is transmitted, it is impossible for others to make a reverse deduction, so naturally there is no need to worry about making it public.

Now what Wang Hao wants to know is the mystery of the function itself.

It is also very helpful for his own research to have someone else who can study the meaning of the function, and the meaning of the function is the greater the value of his results.

For example, Yang and Mills worked out the Yang-Mills equation together.

That's a huge result in itself.

It is impossible for them to hold back the results and not let others know about them, and then delve into the Yang-Mills equation together.

There is no point in doing that.

The more in-depth the study of the Yang-Mills equation, the more relevant results there are, which will naturally boost the value of the results of the creators of the Young-Mills equation.

The two are mutually reinforcing.

Other people don't see it that way, but they think that Wang Hao is very remarkable, knowing that a certain function contains great significance, but directly and openly let others study it together.

What an open-minded state this is!

……

After Wang Hao introduced the function, a group of people walked out of the conference room.

They can't wait to start researching.

Several people in the Mason Mathematics Science Laboratory were the same, and Luo Dayong took the transcribed functions back to his office, grabbed a pen and began to think hard.

When Zhang Zhiqiang passed by the door, he glanced inside, then walked over and asked, "What did you say when you went to the conference room just now?" ”

Luo Dayong raised his head and said, "Wang Hao has given a new function, let's study it separately." ”

"Functions?"

Zhang Zhiqiang's tone suddenly became sour, and he said, "My math level is not bad, I should let me follow along!" ”

Luo Dayong raised his head slightly, glanced at Zhang Zhiqiang expressionlessly, and then continued to lower his head, his chin shaking slightly.

This action is simply extremely ridiculous, which made Zhang Zhiqiang angry all of a sudden, "Don't look down on people!" I'll take a look! It's not a secret, right? ”

Luo Dayong took his hand away without care.

Zhang Zhiqiang lowered his head in annoyance, stared carefully at the line of things above, and grabbed a pen to calculate it.

Then his movements stopped.

frowned, furrowed.

Continue to wrinkle......

Wrinkle again......

Time seemed to stand still on that face, and his expression didn't change for a long time.

Two minutes later.

Zhang Zhiqiang seemed to be holding his breath for a long time, and all his mouths exhaled out, he nodded slightly and said, "Since Wang Hao didn't call me in, he definitely didn't want me to participate in this research." ”

"Then forget it!"

"No way, he's the leader, I'm just a little director, alas......"

He let out another long sigh, turned around and walked out quickly.

Luo Dayong pursed his mouth vigorously.

Shake your head gently.

……

What happened in Luo Dayong's office was similar to what happened elsewhere.

Since Wang Hao does not prohibit the spread of functions, the people who attend the meeting will also share it with other colleagues and friends, and many people know that the news has been copied.

They all thought, since Wang Hao said that the function is very meaningful, what can be studied?

This includes teachers and students from the Mathematics Center, including those in the Computing Group, and the entire Faculty of Science......

Soon, it was known outside the university.

Many people's reactions are also very similar to Zhang Zhiqiang, they were very interested at the beginning, and after looking at the function for a long time, they immediately lost interest.

This complex function is very complicated, not to mention doing research, and it is very complicated to make a small transformation.

Some scholars use computers to do their research, but soon find that it is almost impossible to write a program to solve the problem by substitution, because the equations obtained are still very complex after substituting the values.

The solution of an equation of this difficulty can be said to be a good study in itself.

Some things will only circulate within the industry, but some things will soon be out of the circle, and this is the case with Wang Hao's research.

Wang Hao is a big celebrity!

Even on the Internet, his fame is no worse than that of a first-line star.

Soon someone posted the function on the Internet, and marked it as Wang Hao's latest research, which immediately caused a series of discussions, "This function is very meaningful, Wang Hao said it himself!" ”

"This is his latest research result, and it has to do with the distribution of prime numbers!"

"It has something to do with the Riemann conjecture!"

"Could it be that if you crack this function, you can crack the Riemann conjecture?"

"Cracked? No kidding? In my 985 Ph.D. in mathematics, this is more complex than the Riemann function, and it is not easy to substitute for evaluation......"

A lot of people were involved in the discussion.

Although it is not up to the level of being on the hot search on the Internet, there are still many people who leave messages to Wang Hao and want to know more about the function.

Wang Hao is also grasping his scalp and doing research, he knows more than others, but he still can't find the key point, he just looks at the news after having a headache, and then he notices the news on the Internet.

When he found that many people knew about functions, he was a little happy, and suddenly sent a message in a flash of inspiration, "This is indeed my latest research, functions are related to prime number distributions."

If anyone can find out its peculiarities, I personally offer prizes ranging from 100,000 to 100,000 depending on the results. ”

After this news was issued, it immediately caused a huge heated discussion on the Internet.

A function that rewards up to a million coins.

It's so tempting!

Good multimedia also joined in the fun, forwarding the message and commenting, "This will be a feast of mathematics!" ”

"It's not a precedent for a million flowers to reward mathematical research, but it's very appealing for a newly completed study......"

"From the analysis of Wang Hao's own attitude, this function must contain great significance."

The impact of this incident is really significant.

Mainly because it was Wang Hao who initiated the research, it means that it was Wang Hao who gave the reward, and with his personal influence, it was enough to drive public opinion and the enthusiasm of scholars.

At the same time, there are also institutions joining in the fun, such as the Department of Mathematical Physics of the Science Foundation, which is even considering starting research projects related to functions.

The news quickly spread abroad.

Many foreign scholars also discussed, "Have you seen the public opinion of the flower grower?" Wang Hao recently completed a function, and he personally funded and rewarded scholars who could decipher the meaning of the function. ”

"This function is too complex to fit the beauty of mathematics at all."

"We call it the Wang's function, but what's in it?"

"It is said to be related to the distribution of prime numbers......

"That's understandable!"

Many foreign scholars have also become interested, and they have started research, and even foreign institutions have participated.

For example, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton decided to form a temporary group to study the 'Wang's function', hoping to discover the key as soon as possible.

Of course, there are also some negative public opinions.

Some scholars believe that the public opinion of the function is a hoax, because the function is completely inconsistent with the beauty of mathematics, "this research has no meaning at all." ”

"Maybe it's just a little joke made by Wang Hao, and you don't have to take it seriously at all."

"Even if he does the research, he doesn't know what it contains, maybe the research is wrong?"

"I'm equally inclined to this judgment!"

……

Soon, a week passed.

The public opinion about functions on the Internet has disappeared without a trace, after all, the public is not interested in mathematics, especially a function that is completely incomprehensible, and no one will care.

However, in the field of mathematics, many scholars are still studying Wang's function.

This is out of trust in Wang Hao.

At the same time, more scholars are skeptical, because there is no progress in the long-term study.

It's not just a single scholar doing research, it's dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of mathematicians doing research together, and nothing progresses at all.

In this case, it is natural to make people suspicious.

Not to mention the international mathematical community, even some scholars in China have begun to doubt, "Maybe this function has no meaning." ”

"It's unlikely that Academician Wang would make such a joke, but maybe his research is wrong?"

"No one can guarantee that they are 100% correct, in my opinion there is no 'beauty' in this function, to say that it is related to the Riemann conjecture, I believe, and there is indeed a shadow of the Riemann conjecture, but to say, it is related to the distribution of prime numbers......"

"Impossible!"

"I did a complicated verification, brought in a few numbers, and the solution I found was an irrational number......"

“……”

While there are many people who are skeptical, there are also many who insist on continuing to study.

One is because of Wang Hao's authority, or out of trust in Wang Hao.

The second is money.

Wang Hao was more desperate than others to find out the key, so he simply used money tactics - raising the minimum level of the prize money to 500,000.

"As long as there is a valuable discovery, a bonus of 500,000 will be given."

This is what Wang Hao said very clearly.

Everyone was convinced of what he said, because Wang Hao was not just an ordinary scientist, but also a well-known rich man.

The shares of Superconducting Materials Industries alone make his personal assets measured in the figure of 'tens of billions'.

500,000, what is it?

It turns out that the charm of money is very great, and the more scholars participate in research, it naturally brings more possibilities.

Wang Hao didn't even want to think about it anymore, he opened the mailbox that was open to the public, and glanced at it and found that there were dozens of emails inside.

Chen Mengmeng helps organize the emails and will delete some meaningless ones.

Even so, there are a lot of messages left.

Wang Hao patiently checked them one by one, most of the content was meaningless, but there was a brief email, which directly fixed his gaze.

"Hello, Academician Wang.

I'm Zhu Kuiyang from Donggang University of Technology, and I'm a Ph.D. candidate majoring in mathematics.

When studying Wang's function, I substituted three numbers, 5, 7, and 17, and derived, transformed, and evaluated the resulting equation to get the number 991, which happens to be a prime number.

I don't know if this discovery is meaningful, but I decided to send it to you anyway, hoping it will help you.

The transformation of the equation is as follows-

……

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(End of chapter)