From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Wiles waved his hands, then hugged his head with both hands, leaned back on the chair, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

"I'm already 77 years old. You are one year younger than me. You might as well listen to me. Sometimes, it's better to relax yourself."

Faltins shook his head, "You are not me, and I am not you. I have spent half my life studying issues such as the Riemann Hypothesis. I will only keep thinking about the proof of this issue forever."

"Well, it seems that I gave up my pursuit early on."

Andrew Wiles shook his head and said no more.

Faltings also did not say more.

For mathematicians like them, it is not surprising that they have their own ideas in their later years.

After all, the most important achievements in a scientist's life are often made when they are young, and then middle age and old age are basically patchwork for the achievements of their youth.

Of course, some scientists still want to make some important achievements in their later years to achieve their own self-breakthrough.

But obviously, this is often more difficult, because the physical condition declines in old age, and it is already difficult to achieve any breakthroughs.

Of course, there are plenty of people like Faltins who refuse to accept the old.

After all, as he said, he spent half his life studying issues like Riemann's conjecture.

It’s like there was a young man of Chinese descent who was studying with him at Princeton University, and he was also working at Princeton University at that time.

Then one day the young man came to him to ask for a project, and he replied: I have done all the easy topics, and the rest are very difficult, such as the Riemann conjecture.

Therefore, for a mathematician like him, it is obvious that he will always pay attention to issues such as the Riemann conjecture.

As for the solution to the Riemann conjecture, he naturally paid the same attention.

Of course, there are not a few mathematicians present who think the same as him.

Come to think of it, for such mathematicians, if the pursuit of truth is not blocked by their own brains in the end, but by their own age, they will probably feel unconvinced.

In this way, as time passed, the hour hand finally pointed to the number "9".

The host came on stage and was in charge of controlling the stage, and the host was personally held by the chairman of the International Mathematical Union, De Doren.

"Well, everyone must have been waiting for a long time."

"Whether the mystery hidden in Riemann's conjecture will end in this report, or will the legacy left by Mr. Riemann still be passed on, waiting for someone to inherit it in a few days in the future?" Answer in an hour."

"Then, let's invite our genius mathematician, Lin Xiao!"

"Let him answer this, the question of the century in mathematics!"

The applause instantly thundered, and everyone present welcomed the protagonist's appearance with their own applause.

And amidst the sound of steady steps, Lin Xiao's figure finally appeared from the backstage to the foreground.

This is a very huge conference hall, which can accommodate thousands of people. Although it is not as grand as the auditorium of ten thousand people in the Great Hall of the People, it still has a sense of solemnity.

And this belongs to a discipline that has been passed down from ancient times to today, and has a unique sense of historical solemnity.

Lin Xiao's eyes drifted to an unknown distance, and it was not until the applause gradually ended that his eyes focused on the present moment again, and then he bowed slightly.

If the earth is about to perish, let this truth shine as the last greatness of humanity.

Of course, if the earth does not perish, then he will let the light of truth cover the earth until he passes away.

"Today, I will officially start my explanation of the paper that proved the Riemann Hypothesis three months ago."

"I also hope that everyone can gain something."

Lin Xiao said to the people present with a smile.

Then he turned around and opened the first page of the multimedia PPT.

What is shown above is exactly a formula.

【ζ(1/2+it)/(t^e)=O(√plnp)】

"Then, first of all, we still need to start with Lindelof's conjecture and the problem of the gap between large prime numbers, and gradually expand our problems..."

As Lin Xiao's explanation began, all the people present, who could keep up, tried their best to understand, not daring to be distracted at all.

Because once you get distracted at such a top-level academic report meeting, then when you come back to your senses, you will probably see that Lin Xiao has already written the paper more than ten pages later.

It's like taking math class.

Of course, even though quite a few of the people present were teachers and professors in math classes, it was just that in such a cutting-edge academic report, they became the students in the class.

However, sometimes even when there is no distraction, when encountering some jumpy steps, some "students" will still lose synchronization with Lin Xiao because of thinking about how this step was obtained.

All in all, in the face of such a century-old question, even if you just read the answer, you may not understand it.

Only those few people who really stand at the top can solve this problem.

In this way, time passed quickly.

Ten minutes, two 10 minutes, half an hour, and finally one hour.

Generally speaking, a one-hour report can be finished.

However, the Riemann Hypothesis has a different treatment.

Anyone hoped that Lin Xiao's explanation would be detailed enough.

And Lin Xiao also received a request from the International Mathematical Union before, hoping that he could give a more detailed account when giving a report.

In this way, although there is still no guarantee that everyone can keep up with Lin Xiao, at least one more is one.

I hope that this report can be understood by more people in the industry, so that it can record more in the history of mathematics.

That's why Lin Xiao was left with a whole day.

Of course, the whole paper is only 88 pages, although it is quite a lot, but it is far from needing a whole day to tell.

So, nearly two hours passed, and Lin Xiao's narration finally came to the end.

"So, in summary, we can see that all non-trivial zeros fall on one-half of this straight line."

"So far, our Riemann Hypothesis has been finally proved."

Speaking of this, PPT also came to the last page of thanks.

And Lin Xiao also walked to the front of the stage.

12 years ago, it was not the same conference hall, but the same conference, where he gave the exact announcement about the distribution of Mersenne prime numbers.

But now, he stands here and gives the answer to Riemann's conjecture, and this answer is about the specific laws of the distribution of prime numbers.

Although the two sound the same, they are a little different.

Obviously, the Riemann Hypothesis includes the former.

However, from a certain point of view, perhaps this also represents a breakthrough for him.

The applause once again surged like a tide. Although the final answer has not yet come out, people have to be moved by the two-hour wonderful report.

After all, how many people are able to talk about such a complicated issue for two hours in a row, and they also talk about it in such detail, without a word of mouth in the process?

In any case, if Lin Xiao is going to be a politician and then give a speech, it must be the best.

Of course, even if Lin Xiao can continue, obviously some people in the audience don't think so, so the next step is to take a break for 10 minutes and let people go to the toilet or something.

Soon, 10 minutes passed, and the seats in the conference hall were filled again.

Even people who don't understand, don't want to miss this last link.

Everyone knows that the next questioning session is the most critical.

There was no voice in the auditorium, only the voice of flipping papers in hand.

And some viewers have already drawn circles on some places on the paper, put a question mark, and then cast their eyes on the rostrum, waiting for the last moment.

After a short rest, Lin Xiao finally returned to the rostrum.

Picking up the teacup that was just filled with water, he took a sip to moisten his throat, and then he said humorously: "It seems that there will be another hard battle next."

Everyone present laughed, didn't they?

Next, it was indeed a tough battle for Lin Xiao.

As long as he wins, the title of proving Riemann's conjecture will bring his honor to a higher level.

Then, Lin Xiao stopped talking nonsense and said, "Then, let's start fighting. If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

With a swish, countless hands were raised below.

But Lin Xiao squinted his eyes, then smiled happily, and thus ushered in the final test.

Start the roll call.

Chapter 538 Mathematics thanks Lin Xiao

No matter how detailed Lin Xiao's report is, it is obvious that there are still some incomprehensible things for the people present.

At the same time, the incomprehensible problems are just ordinary problems, and the more fatal problems belong to those problems that arise after each step in the thesis has been understood to a deep level.

These questions are the things that can break the logical line of this paper.

The academic world has always been cruel, and it is difficult for even some geniuses to develop steadily in it.

Unless a genius like Lin Xiao has reached the extreme, in his academic career at the beginning, he did not encounter any cruel things for young scholars, such as being squeezed by tutors, robbed of papers, etc. .

And the same is true even in top academic circles.

It can be said that 90.00% of the people present were looking forward to Lin Xiao's final failure in their hearts.

After all, there is only one Riemann conjecture. If it is proved by Lin Xiao again, wouldn't there be only one BSD conjecture left for their seven major mathematical problems in the millennium?

Moreover, the popularity of the Riemann Hypothesis is so high that as long as the proof is completed, it will immediately become one of the most famous mathematicians in the world, and leave a name in history, becoming a person on par with those mathematicians in history.

Of course, although these people are not sure that they will be able to become the ones who win the laurels in the future, but what if?

And even if Lin Xiao's proof fails, it is undeniable that the method used in the paper that Lin Xiao has published is indeed very subtle, maybe they will be able to find out the correctness from the mistakes in it. What about the road?

There are not a few people who have this idea.

After all, academia is also a vanity fair.

Of course, only those scholars who have already won all the honors they can get can feel relieved about Lin Xiao's proof.

"Hi Dr. Lin, I'm Cornel Bitz, a professor of Mathematics at Imperial College London, what I want to inquire about is No. What is the logical connection between the N points on the real line of this joint probability density function that needs attention, and the original formula of the random Hermitian matrix with a given symmetry?"

Hearing this question, the people present turned over the papers in their hands one after another, saw the second page of No. 30, and found the problem of the first questioner.

Then people nodded involuntarily, yes, this question is very good, and it hits one of the main points.

When Lin Xiao heard this question, he just smiled slightly, and instead of picking up the paper to find the second page of No.30, he went directly to the small blackboard he used for the report just now, picked up the blackboard pen, Started to write.

[Γ(1+β/2)^N/(2π)^N/2∏...]

The people present were all taken aback when they saw Lin Xiao's actions, and they couldn't help being surprised and admired in their hearts after seeing what Lin Xiao wrote.

They all saw very clearly that Lin Xiao started writing directly after listening to the questions, unlike them at all, and needed to review the questions.

How strong is the memory and how familiar is the paper to be able to achieve this level?

And to such an extent, will there really be fatal problems in Lin Xiao's thesis?

The people who were expecting Lin Xiao to finally prove the failure in their hearts before suddenly came to their senses at this time.

What they are facing is the smartest person in the world, and who has ever heard that Lin Xiao's proof has been wrong?

Maybe it's because Lin Xiao hasn't appeared in the world of mathematics for a long time, which has caused some up-and-coming stars to drift mentally.

After all, so many years have passed, perhaps since Lin Xiao returned to China in 2023, Lin Xiao has rarely appeared in the mathematics world, and almost eight years have passed, enough for a ten-year-old elementary school student to enter university, enough for a year It is enough for some graduate students to officially enter the work, and it is enough for some talented scholars to be promoted from ordinary lecturers to professors.

【…|λj－λk|^β】

On the rostrum, Lin Xiao finished writing the final formula on the blackboard, then turned to look at the professor of mathematics at the Imperial College of Technology, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Bitz, I still need to explain further. ?"

"Ah..." After hearing Lin Xiao's words, that professor Cornel Beez quickly reacted, and then said in amazement: "I have no problem anymore, so it was solved in this way."

He was actually obsessed with Lin Xiao's answer just now, because the formulas Lin Xiao wrote down on the blackboard undoubtedly answered his question perfectly.

And among the people present, as long as they have done some research in this direction, they can easily understand Lin Xiao's answer, so everyone else basically turned the page and looked at other parts of the paper.

Afterwards, Cornel Beez didn't say any more, and bowed slightly to Lin Xiao, "Thank you Dr. Lin for your answer, I have no questions."

Lin Xiao nodded, then looked elsewhere.

"Next person."