From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Just as Grothendieck laid the foundation of modern algebraic geometry, allowing mathematics to be unified, Faltings also used algebraic geometry to solve the Model conjecture in the field of number theory, allowing him to directly obtain Fields prize.

And this is what Lin Xiao has to do now. Of course, all of this is inseparable from his sieve method.

Because his current goal is how to expand the circle sieve method so that it can be used not only to solve Goldbach's conjecture, but also to solve the twin prime number conjecture.

And just like that, time passed.

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Lin Xiao has not paid attention to the Internet since he left the Louvre, but on Facebook, the story about his "epiphany" in front of the "Mona Lisa" is still spread on the Internet, and even not only It was only limited to the French area, and it broke through to the European area, which aroused popularity in the European area, and finally directly entered the top search list on Facebook.

【Hua Guo Kung Fu Master Appears in the Louvre】, 【The Louvre Museum Surprises Bruce Lee's Successor】, 【What is the epiphany in Hua Guo Kung Fu? 】,【Shock! ...] and other titles, which have aroused various discussions abroad.

So a group of gringos started various discussions.

"Is it possible to have an epiphany without learning Kung Fu? 』

"May I ask what kind of state epiphany is? 』

"Is it possible to become a superman after an epiphany? 』

"I'm from Hua, and I'm here to tell you that it's generally impossible to become a superman. 'Enlightenment' is actually a term derived from Buddhism. It translates to suddenly comprehending the truth, which is the rules of the world's operation. If the epiphany After that, we can…”

"I'm from Hua, and what they said is true. After enlightenment, this person will be invincible. Have you seen One Punch Man?" ...'

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Tao Zhexuan, who loves surfing the Internet at UCLA, also happened to see this trending search.

"Bruce Lee?"

Although he was born in 1975, two years after Bruce Lee's death, he also watched Bruce Lee's movies when he was a child, and he was also very interested in such things as kung fu.

So he clicked into this hot search, wanting to see what it was about.

However, when he entered the video and saw the Chinese man inside, he was stunned.

"This person...why does he look so much like Lin Xiao?"

However, he can only see a side face, not the front face, so he is not completely sure.

Of course, he turned to think, how could it be impossible for Lin Xiao to become a kung fu master?

So he continued to read, wanting to see why others said that this person who looked like Lin Xiao was a kung fu master.

However, the person inside was motionless, staring at Mona Lisa all the time, which made him wonder, what kind of plane is this?

At this moment, the person in the video finally moved. He turned around and finally revealed his face.

"Wang Defa? Isn't this Lin Xiao!?"

Seeing this face, Tao Zhexuan was stunned.

He wasn't sure when he saw the side face, but now that Lin Xiao showed his face, he was basically sure.

Why did Lin Xiao suddenly become a kung fu master?

and many more……

He suddenly thought of one thing. He heard that before Lin Xiao proved Goldbach's conjecture, he fell into such a state of ecstasy in Bourbaki's seminar, and not long after he went back, he conjectured Goldbach's Get it out.

Could it be... the same this time?

So what is Lin Xiao thinking about now? !

Could it be the... twin prime number conjecture of that incident some time ago?

Tao Zhexuan didn't know what to say for a while.

If his guess is true, then it would be really amazing.

Of course he knew about the twin prime number conjecture some time ago, and he even sent Lin Xiao a comforting email, telling him not to be angry with that guy.

Then Lin Xiao replied that he would not be angry, but would fight back in his own way.

Later, Lin Xiao posted a post on Facebook, indicating that Professor Kayman's method could not really prove the twin prime conjecture.

At that time, Tao Zhexuan thought it was Lin Xiao's counterattack.

But now it seems that it was just a tentative counterattack, and now is the direct move?

He felt a little unbelievable, but it seemed that Lin Xiao could indeed do it.

After all, his talent in number theory is admired by mathematicians all over the world.

Tao Zhexuan thought for a while, and finally sent Lin Xiao a private message. Generally, if Lin Xiao has nothing to do, he will reply to the private message in a short time. If Lin Xiao does not reply after a day, it means that he has entered an important research field. middle.

Tao Zhexuan smiled slightly, looking forward to Lin Xiao not replying to his message today, and then not replying to his message until a few days later.

I believe that at that time, the mathematics world will once again set off an earthquake.

And he also wanted to know what kind of expression that Professor Kaymanian would have then.

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Chapter 172 Proving Success

Stanford University, in Professor Kaymanian's office.

Kayman is also working on how to perfect his method, and then completely reduce the limit originally limited to 36 to 2, and finally complete his proof.

After more than two weeks of research like Lin Xiao, his progress is still relatively slow. After all, this is not so easy to get done.

And here he is conducting his own research, and his graduate students are chatting quietly.

"Huh? Look, is this Lin Xiao?"

A boy was swiping his phone when he suddenly saw a video and waved to several other people.

"Lin Xiao?"

After several other people heard it, they all joined together.

Of course they both knew what happened to their professor and Lin Xiao some time ago, and it was difficult for them to comment on this matter. After all, it was their professor, but they still knew in their hearts that it was their professor who was wrong.

If you quoted someone else's method, you should just admit it openly, so why not admit it obliquely?

Especially since that's Lin Xiao!

Even Professor Deligne of Princeton University praised it.

However, in order for them to graduate smoothly, they still gave up expressing their views. Even if some reporters wanted to interview them, they just pretended to ask three questions and didn't answer anything.

But now, after hearing about Lin Xiao, they naturally paid attention.

Could it be that Lin Xiao has a new view on the twin prime number conjecture?

However, when they saw the video, they were all stunned, kung fu master Lin Xiao?

"what is this?"

"That he suddenly woke up?"

After epiphany is translated into English, there are many phrases that can be used to describe it, so in their concept, they are not aware of what kind of concept epiphany refers to.

Of course, if it is paired with the word "Enlightenment" typed in Chinese, they will feel confused.

Especially seeing Lin Xiao standing in front of so many people, facing the Mona Lisa, looking immersed in it, unaffected by foreign objects, in their eyes, it must be Huaguo Kung Fu .

A graduate student couldn't help but said: "Hua Guo Kung Fu is so mysterious."

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Not only mysterious, but also magical.

So in the future, it is better not to mess with the Huaguo students in their school. Maybe when they fight, they will become this kind of kung fu master with an epiphany?

However, there was a girl who didn't have so much oriental mysticism in her heart. She looked at the appearance inside and suddenly said, "Do you remember that photo?"

"What picture?"

others asked.

The girl took out her mobile phone and found a favorite post.

"Look, this is the picture."

Several people looked over and immediately remembered.

This photo is exactly the one called "He is Approaching the Truth". In this photo, Lin Xiao looks down in thought in the eyes of everyone, which makes everyone amazed.

This photo is quite well-known in the mathematics community, because everyone will definitely see this photo when they understand the process of Goldbach's conjecture being proved, and occasionally see some related popular science articles or videos on the Internet. Sometimes, this photo is indispensable. I heard that the photographer of this photo has participated in a certain photography competition, and sent this photo as his entry photo, and it seems that he has won an award.

However, does this photo have anything to do with the video about Lin Xiao?

"What happened to this photo?"

The girl looked seriously and said, "Don't you think that Lin Xiao in the photo, and Lin Xiao in the video now, are in this state of 'enlightenment'?"

Hearing the girl's explanation, the others immediately thought of this.

"You mean..."

"That's right! Now Lin Xiao is likely to make another big news, maybe it's solving the twin prime number conjecture!"

Solve the twin prime conjecture!

Several people were shocked.

It seems that it is very possible? !

But at this moment, a voice came from beside them, "What are you talking about? Lin Xiao? What happened to the twin prime number conjecture?"

The hearts of several graduate students suddenly jumped, and when they turned their heads to look, they saw their professor walking over.

"No...nothing!"

They shook their heads hastily, who would dare to mention Lin Xiao and the twin prime number conjecture in front of their professors!

However, Kayman still looked serious, and continued to ask: "You said that Lin Xiao solved the twin prime number conjecture? Tell me about it?"

Facing the professor's questioning, they had no choice but to conjecture.

Hearing what they said, Kayman immediately sneered and said, "Why do you believe such things?"

"Oh? Forget the people and the environment around you, and then enter this so-called immersive state, and then you can come up with a mathematical conjecture?"

Kayman shook his head, "You might as well think about your thesis carefully, and don't focus on this kind of thing."

Then, he turned around and walked back to his desk.

Seeing that the professor was not angry, several graduate students looked at each other in blank dismay, but finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then stopped discussing this matter.

However, what they didn't realize was that after Kayman returned to his seat, he frowned directly.

As he said just now, he is just maintaining his image in front of his students, but he is actually very clear in his heart that when some mathematicians are solving problems, they can indeed suddenly fall into this kind of state that can be called a burst of inspiration. The typical situation is the situation before Lin Xiao proved Goldbach's conjecture, that is, the picture in "He is approaching the truth".

And now Lin Xiao has entered such a state in front of a painting like "Mona Lisa", not in other places related to mathematics. Although this is somewhat incomprehensible, it does not mean that it is impossible to get along with Math doesn't matter anymore.

Maybe, or very likely, Lin Xiao can really prove the twin prime number conjecture?

Kayman began to worry in his heart.

What I said in the media before, if Lin Xiao is allowed to complete the proof in the end, then he will probably become a joke in the mathematics world.

He turned his attention to his own research again. Where can he start, and then complete the proof before Lin Xiao?

Even if you can't complete the proof first, you can do it at the same time!

Back then, Newton and Leibniz also came up with calculus at the same time, and later generations recognize that it is the joint achievement of the two of them.

So Kayman went through all his arguments from beginning to end, and suddenly, he found a node in a corner that he had ignored before.

After simple thinking and derivation in his mind, his eyes suddenly brightened: "This direction seems to be possible! Starting from here, I should be able to really improve my method!"

Moreover, according to his estimation, it seems that he will not need much effort?

The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

Sure enough, he said that his method can clearly prove the twin prime number conjecture thoroughly, and there can be no problem, and now, he finally found the problem!

So, he quickly brought his draft paper and pen, and began to write down his arguments.

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Time passes quickly.