Chapter 360: Finally Able to Leave the West Sea? Lecture of the Century!
No matter how many mathematicians participate in the mathematical proof of a major and complex problem, it is always a few top mathematicians in the field who can make the judgment.
The research team formed by them can review the paper faster and more accurately. But judging still takes a lot of time.
The public waited for the judgment of the major international bodies, but there was no news for several days.
Many people couldn't help but wonder, "Is Wang Hao's proof of the Riemann conjecture correct?" Will those authoritative institutions recognize it?"
Institutional recognition is key.
Even the research done by the top mathematicians must be recognized by large institutions in order to be sure of its authenticity and accuracy, and the academic field is like this, and only a few top mathematicians can figure out the extremely complex mathematical proofs, and whether there is a problem with the specific proof process can only wait for their judgment.
There have also been several media reports in the past that the Riemann conjecture has been proven, but there has been no follow-up information. This kind of problem often arises when it comes to the proof of complex problems.
Many people think that waiting for a few days is a long time, but in fact, a few days is not even considered time for the proof of a major international mathematical problem.
Take, for example, Andrew Wiles' Fermat conjecture proof.
As early as 1993, Andrew Wiles announced that he had completed the proof of Fermat's conjecture at a major conference of the Newton Institute, and the institute held a special lecture for him, which was attended by more than 200 mathematicians.
It is said that only a quarter of the people at that time could fully understand the meaning of the Greek letters and algebraic expressions on the blackboard, and the rest came here just to witness the truly meaningful moment they were looking forward to.
In the end, Andrew Wiles completed the proof of Fermat's conjecture, and the audience applauded.
But then, he wanted to submit the paper in the journal "Mathematical Inventions", which was reviewed for more than two months, and the reviewer found a small flaw in the proof in the third chapter of the paper.
When it comes to mathematical problems, "small flaws" can be big problems, and the absolutists of mathematics demand that Wiles prove beyond any doubt that every step of his method must work.
Then, another two years passed.
Over the course of two years, Wiles made numerous revisions and invited his mentor Taylor to work with him, and he finally finished revising the minor problem and published the paper in the Annals of Mathematics.
It was only at this point that Wiles's proof was internationally recognized. The Poincaré conjecture is even more difficult.
The difference is that the difficulty of verifying the Poincaré conjecture is mainly due to the specific lattice of the mathematician Grigory-Perelman, who directly posted the proof of the Poincaré conjecture on the Internet, which also caused a certain attribution dispute, and later the proof was internationally recognized, and he also refused to publish it in any academic journal.
Wang Hao is not Andrew Wiles, he does not need to make a report in advance, and he can still publish his paper in top academic journals.
He's not Grigory Perelman either, and he's not going to stick up the proof process and ignore it. But the similarity is that the proof process is very complex.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, after Wang Hao, Ding Zhiqiang and Qiu Huian completed all the proofs, it took more than three days to sort out the information, and it took three days to sort it out alone, not to mention the slow understanding from beginning to end.
Several top mathematicians in related fields sit together and study it, and if they want to completely sort out all the proof processes, it is already very fast to complete it in a month.
After all, a dissertation is just a dissertation.
What is published in the paper is the "abbreviation process" of proof, and some complex proof processes have been simplified, which leads to some points that need to be carefully studied to understand.
It's going to take more time.
Therefore, within a few days of the publication of the paper, the international mathematical community was quiet, and there were a few skeptical voices in public opinion, while Wang Hao received a large number of emails.
Some of the emails were sent by mathematicians who had studied the proof, asking him to explain a certain part of the paper so that they could understand it.
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At the beginning, Wang Hao patiently replied, posted some detailed content into it, and also made text annotations. Later, he simply didn't reply.
He thought about it carefully and knew that the proof process was indeed very complicated, and it would not only take a long time to understand it slowly by just looking at the paper, but also consume a lot of energy.
"Forget it."
Wang Hao shook his head helplessly, but still decided, "Let's have a report meeting!"
He thought about it for a while, and then sent an email to the Department of Mathematical Physics of the Academy of Sciences, asking the department to help arrange the report meeting.
The reason why the lecture was held at Seohai University was not the same as last time was because there were many foreign mathematicians. First, the traffic in Xihai City is very inconvenient.
Second, there is a research center for anti-gravity properties in the university, and there are some research related to superconducting materials, which is not a good place to hold a large-scale mathematical seminar.
Therefore, Wang Hao still prefers to ask the Department of Mathematics and Physics to help organize the report meeting, and explained that the time should be as fast as possible, "It is best to be before next week, and after a while, it will be very busy."
He's really busy.
The application for the "extreme pressure experiment" of the strong annihilation force field of the Anti-Gravity Properties Research Center has been completed, and I will definitely devote myself to the preparation of the extreme pressure test when I come back after making a report.
When the time comes, it will be busy for a long time.
If there were new discoveries in the "extreme pressure experiment", he probably wouldn't have had much of the time to prepare for a presentation.
The Department of Mathematics and Physics quickly gave the news that the report will be held at the Capital Convention Center venue next Thursday, and the specific venue will be adjusted according to the number of scholars who come.
After the news was confirmed, Wang Hao found Ding Zhiqiang and Qiu Hui'an, and assigned them a part of the 'explanation' work, so that they could sort out the content and prepare for the report meeting.
Ding Zhiqiang and Qiu Hui'an are respectively responsible for the explanation of part of the content.
After Wang Hao assigned the work, he also explained, "You can sort out the parts you are responsible for in this research process and treat it as a doctoral dissertation."
Ding Zhiqiang almost cheered when he heard it, and the excited look on his face was overflowing. Qiu Hui'an also laughed.
The two walked out of the office together, Ding Zhiqiang was overjoyed and thought that he could finally graduate, only to find that Qiu Hui'an's smile was a little reluctant, and he asked suspiciously, "Why do you seem to be unhappy?"
Qiu Hui'an pursed his lips and sighed, "I'm going to graduate!" "How nice..."
"Trouble!"
"Trouble? Why?" Ding Zhiqiang looked at the past full of doubts, completely incomprehensible.
"After graduation, everything will be different. If I had been doing my PhD, I wouldn't have to think about all those troublesome things." "What's the trouble?"
"Work!" Qiu Huian explained, "Now that you are about to graduate, you don't want to want to work? Where to work? What do you do.....
"You're not staying in school?"
Qiu Huian shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, my family is a mountain and stays in Xihai to work, what should my parents do?" They're not that old, but my parents certainly don't want to..."
"That's right."
Ding Zhiqiang nodded seriously, he pondered it carefully, and suddenly became more happy, "After graduation, if I want to find a job, I also have to think carefully." My family, Hetang, feels good to go to the capital, and Jincheng is also good, both of which are close to home."
"Do you think I can directly find a job in the compilation when I go to Mizuki, Shouda, Jinkai, Nanda, etc.?"
Qiu Hui'an glanced at Ding Zhiqiang strangely and said, "How many people in the world can leave their names on the Riemann conjecture proof? Not to mention, you're still the author of the third paper."
"It's also right~~"
Ding Zhiqiang suddenly became more confident.
He began to imagine a good life of leaving Xihai and going to universities such as Shouda and Jinkai to become an associate professor and professor.
Qiu Hui'an asked suspiciously, "You won't stay?"
"Of course.... I'll think about it." Ding Zhiqiang glanced behind him, holding back the joy in his heart, and his face became sad again, "Actually, I
I especially want to stay and follow Mr. Wang Hao for the rest of my life. I can't help but leave!"
"You also know, my family is in Hetang, my parents are old, and Xihai is too far away from home!" "Ah~~"
He said and put on a depressed look of "loyalty and filial piety cannot be both". Qiu Hui'an nodded understandingly.
Several people who followed Wang Hao to study for a doctorate, Helen is not a flower planter, whether it is the West Sea or the capital, it is the same for Helen, and the reason why she came to plant flowers is also because of her recognition of Wang Hao.
It's just that Helen's 'recognition' is a little strange, as if she hasn't given up all along.... Ahem.
Chen Mengmeng is a native of Xihai, her home is only two intersections from Xihai University, leaving Xihai University as Wang Hao's assistant is the best job for her.
The two of them are not the same.
Qiu Huian thought about what would happen after graduation, and couldn't help but look at Ding Zhiqiang. He knew that Wang Hao admired Ding Zhiqiang very much.
"If Ding Zhiqiang leaves, Teacher Wang Hao will definitely be very reluctant, right?" Qiu Hui'an thought, "But, Ding Zhiqiang decided to go back... That's right, after all, my home is in Hetang."
"If you have time, let's talk to Mr. Wang Hao, so that he can be mentally prepared in advance....."....
Wang Hao did not prepare much for the report, for him, all the proof process is already clear, and he only needs to explain it on stage at that time.
He has been discussing the shaping of quality points with Paul Phil-Jones, Helen and Chen Mengmeng. That's the main direction.
Wang Hao has no clear direction for the next step in the problem of mass point shaping, he just said his opinion, "The second problem of the higher order particle function."
"But it's not a proof, and there's no need to prove that there are an infinite number of prime docks."
"I think that the existence of prime docking points can be used as a mathematical basis for the shaping of mass points, and we need to study the substitution of prime docking points, the functions associated with nodes of different prime numbers, and connect them to a physical problem."
"For example, start with the photonic structure and shape it."
Based on mathematics and related to the determined physical content, it is the general direction of research. This is true for theoretical physics.
In fact, the prime docking point itself, including the photonic structure, is only a form of expression of microscopic physical existence, not that photons are composed of real digital arrangements.
Mathematics is the analytical means of physics.
"If you start with the photonic structure, the research will become extremely complex and full of uncertainties."
Helen expressed her opinion, "because the Standard Model of particles is inherently imperfect."
"We certainly can't start with a single photon, and we have to connect with other particles, including neutrinos, gluons, etc., but the existing research is not necessarily true."
"Yes."
Wang Hao gave Helen a thumbs up and affirmed her thoughts, "So there is still uncertainty about the specific direction, and I am still thinking about it."
"What if you start from the perspective of force?" Paul Phil-Jones pondered. "Electromagnetism?"
"It can also be strong." "Powerful ....."
A few people thought about it together.
Strength is indeed a good starting point, because strength is more obvious than weak force, and the expression of electromagnetic force is much more direct.
In addition, the presence of strong force is very special.
For example, strong forces can group quarks together, and there are no separate quarks in the universe. Why?
Perhaps the quark structure constructed by the mass point can be analyzed in relation to the effect of annihilation. --
Wang Hao and others did not have a definite result in their thinking and discussion, they just did preliminary research, talked about each other's thoughts, and then studied and thought personally.
In the eyes of others, it may be that they have found a direction, but the inspiration value has not improved, which means that the direction is uncertain. Approaching the report meeting, Wang Hao also began to prepare.
Tuesday.
Wang Hao and Ding Zhiqiang, Qiu Hui'an
, including Chen Mengmeng, Luan Haiping and others, who accompanied them, flew to the capital by special plane together.
The group soon arrived at the convention center.
The lecture was organized and arranged by the Department of Mathematical Physics, and it was initially set in the No. 5 small hall, and later changed to the No. 2 side hall, mainly because there were too many scholars who were sure to come.
The Department of Mathematical Physics opened applications for participation and sent invitations to some top mathematicians, as well as internationally renowned universities and institutions, but it did not expect that the number of scholars would exceed 600.
This is the result of a rigorous review of individual applications.
Every scholar who came came also had the title of professor of mathematics at least, and more than 600 professors of mathematics gathered together, and the scene was even comparable to the International Congress of Mathematicians.
And that's just for the academics in the field of mathematics, but also for officials and representatives of institutions, who came with invitations purely to 'witness the historical moment'.
Wang Hao didn't expect so many people to come.
The day before, there were many people coming to the second side hall of the conference center, they were here to receive their personal identity cards, and they naturally wanted to greet Wang Hao on the way.
As a result, Wang Hao walked all the way and said that it took a long time to meet Shen Chunming, the head of the organization.
Shen Chunming is the director of the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences, responsible for many daily things, and he let Wang Hao to the side room, where there are several old academicians of the department.
After some pleasantries, Shen Chunming sat down and said with a wry smile, "This is really a lecture of the century!" The others followed, "yes, over 1,000 attendees! There are more than six hundred scholars." "I really didn't expect a math report.... "
"That's the Riemann conjecture!"
"Academician Wang Hao, you are a star in the world of mathematics!" Wang Hao smiled politely.
In fact, it is also very normal, the report of the Riemann conjecture proves that the influence is too great, and most people believe that the report will be very likely to confirm the proof.
Because, it was Wang Hao who made the report.
It is also because, in the past period of time, no institution has come forward to confirm the proof, but no agency has come forward to point out the problem.
Although the certification process is indeed complicated, the fact that no agency has come forward to point out the problem means that they have not found the problem for the time being, and they are not sure because they do not fully understand it.
Therefore, it is likely that the report will confirm the proof, and the Riemann conjecture will become Riemann's theorem.
In any case, such a large-scale symposium can definitely be called a lecture of the century.