Chapter 614: The World's Highest Academic Award
"What impact?" Luo Wenkun asked.
"Those inferences that were previously valid only if the Riemann hypothesis was true will now become theorems. And those inferences that were valid only if the Riemann hypothesis was not true will unfortunately become wrong inferences."
When Lou Song talked about this incident, he had a joking expression on his face, as if it was a very funny joke.
"Speaking of which, the impact is indeed huge. There are almost thousands of inferences related to the Riemann hypothesis. I believe it will soon cause a stir in the mathematical community."
Although the Riemann hypothesis is not as well-known as the Fermal conjecture and the Goldbach conjecture, its importance in the mathematical world is the greatest, without a doubt.
Even in the quantum physics that Xu You studies, there are many theories that are related to the Riemann hypothesis.
While eating, Xu You asked:
"Lou Song, what do you think will be the most influential application direction after the Riemann hypothesis is solved?"
Lou Song shook his head and said, "I don't know. When I solved this problem, I didn't even think about the application direction. This should not be a problem that mathematical researchers need to consider."
Except for applied mathematics, mathematics does not have a strong connection with applications like physics, chemistry, biology, and informatics.
Like Lou Song, the purpose of studying mathematics is purely to solve problems and enjoy the joy of solving problems.
Lou Song threw the question back to Xu You, but he couldn't give a complete answer.
"Lou Song, I understand this feeling. Just like when Einstein proposed the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity, he could not necessarily give all the application directions of relativity. Mathematical theory is more abstract than physical theory. I believe that soon more people will participate in the research on the application direction of the Riemann hypothesis, so that we can find the correct way to solve the Riemann hypothesis."
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When the next issue of Jijing University's core journal was officially released, the news that Lou Song had successfully proved the Riemann hypothesis gradually spread.
This news naturally caused a strong shock to the world.
"We...someone actually solved the Riemann hypothesis? This is a difficult problem that no one has proved for more than a hundred years! Unfortunately, even the proofs excerpted above are not understandable to me at all."
"If this proof is correct, then winning the Fields Medal should be a no-brainer, right? Oh, and we also have our own world's highest academic award, which is no less influential or rewarding than the Nobel Prize or the Fields Medal."
"Lou Song? Why haven't I heard of this name? Is he an unknown researcher? I don't know if this proof process is correct, but since it can be published in the core journal of Jijing University, it should have been strictly reviewed."
After learning the news, the vast majority of netizens did not look in detail at the proof process captured on the Internet, let alone try to find the complete proof process.
After all, most people just want to watch the fun of these things. Apart from knowing the name of the Riemann hypothesis, they can't say a thing or two about the content of the Riemann hypothesis, and of course they won't look at the proof process.
Because of the silence over the years, many people are not familiar with Lou Song's name, and most people only know that Lou Song participated in the Mathematical Olympiad.
At that time, Lou Song won full marks in both national and world mathematics competitions, which really attracted the attention of people across the country.
However, after that, Lou Song quietly conducted research on mathematical problems and rarely even showed up in the academic community, which led to Lou Song being gradually forgotten by everyone.
Even when people occasionally thought of Lou Song, they still thought that Lou Song had gradually become a nobody, and that winning the Mathematical Olympiad was the peak of his life.
As the news gradually spread, more and more professionals paid attention to the matter and carefully read Lou Song's entire proof of the Riemann hypothesis.
In order to allow mathematics experts around the world to read the entire proof without obstacles, the entire proof has been translated into multiple languages.
Of course, in this era when Chinese is gradually being promoted, many foreign friends can directly read the original Chinese proof process without having to read the translated version.
After several days of research, a number of foreign mathematics experts have expressed their approval of Lou Song's proof.
These mathematical experts include several mathematicians who have won the Fields Medal and are very convincing in the industry.
With their affirmation, Lou Song's proof of the Riemann hypothesis was gradually recognized by the public.
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On this day, Xu You and Lou Song came to the National Academy of Sciences together to attend the award ceremony of the world's highest academic award.
With their achievements in their respective fields, Xu You and Lou Song deservedly won the first world's highest academic award, the Physics Award and the Mathematics Award respectively.
On the way, Xu You and Lou Song were still discussing issues related to the Riemann hypothesis.
"Lou Song, after you successfully proved the Riemann hypothesis, I believe that those mathematicians who proposed theories based on the premise of the Riemann hypothesis will definitely be very grateful to you, right?" Xu You asked.
Because of the proof of the Riemann hypothesis, these theories have also become completely correct theories.
"Well, that should be the case. However, you have to know that there are still many theories that are based on the premise that the Riemann hypothesis is not true. I believe that these mathematicians will hate me very much. I am a little worried about my safety."
Lou Song said these words in a joking tone, of course. After all, these mathematicians couldn't really be so petty as to send razor blades or something to Lou Song.
Since the Riemann hypothesis is true, it only means that their previous proof ideas were wrong.
"Well, compared to me who has researched a lot of applied technologies, you are still much safer. I don't have as comfortable research environment as you, and I almost couldn't see you now." Xu You said with a smile.
Thinking of the several times when he almost lost his life, Xu You still feels a little scared.
After arriving at the venue of the National Academy of Sciences, Xu You and Lou Song sat in the first row of the venue under the arrangement of the staff.
This time, the world's highest academic award will be awarded strictly according to the contribution of various disciplines in the world, and the nationality and identity of the winners will not be taken into consideration.
Including Xu You and Lou Song, their achievements are undoubtedly the best in this discipline.
