Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 500 He is half a step ahead of me!
Second paper, same keywords.
But, different abstract.
What do the different summaries mean?
This means that Harold Heofgot has achieved different research results!
It was this different research result that instantly changed Chen Zhou's expression.
After quickly reading the paper, Chen Zhou picked up the draft paper and started to verify it.
After verifying a problem, Chen Zhou read the paper again.
The second time, Chen Zhou read the paper much slower.
The pen in his hand moved much faster.
From beginning to end, Chen Zhou fully verified the contents of the paper.
Although Harold Heofgot uploaded only the first draft of the paper, surprisingly, he did not delete the core content mentioned in it.
This also gave Chen Zhou the opportunity to verify it.
When Chen Zhou finished reading the paper for the second time, it was already past 3 a.m.
However, at this moment, Chen Zhou completely forgot about time.
I also forgot that I hadn't left the house since I came back in the morning.
Chen Zhou habitually touched the draft paper with a pen, thought for a moment, and slid the mouse again to the beginning of the paper.
He plans to watch it again.
This time, Chen Zhou read even slower.
The pen in his hand also lost its momentum the second time.
I just occasionally draw circles on the draft paper.
Time ticked by and Chen Zhou was completely unaware.
Because the curtains were drawn, Chen Zhou didn't even know that it was already bright outside.
At this moment, Chen Zhou's eyes were filled with papers on the computer screen, and his mind was filled with mathematical symbols and formulas.
Finally, when the sun sets below the horizon again, another night comes.
Chen Zhou finished reading the paper for the third time.
"It seems that the time interval between the two papers is not as long as he published..."
"In the first paper, the application of the distributional deconstruction method is not even an introduction..."
"But in the second paper, Professor Harold Heofgot's application of the distributed deconstruction method is probably the most profound and best understood by anyone in the world, except me..."
"But fortunately, the final research results are not that pessimistic..."
"He's only half a step ahead of me!"
Chen Zhou slowly put down the pen in his hand and picked up the draft paper on the desk.
He really didn't expect that the two papers would give people such a different impression.
Chen Zhou felt that it was not an exaggeration to describe them as one heaven and one earth.
In the first paper, all that can be seen is Harold Heofgot's familiarity with weighted sieves and the circle method.
However, he was not very familiar with the new mathematical tool of distribution deconstruction.
However, in the second paper, whether it is the weighted sieving method, the circle method, or the distribution deconstruction method.
Harold Heofgot used his own experience.
In the paper, Harold Heofgot's use of the distributed deconstruction method is still not as good as Chen Zhou's.
However, the research direction he used is more accurate than Chen Zhou's.
The research results he has achieved are also more in-depth than Chen Zhou's.
Simply put, the situation that Chen Zhou was worried about was reflected in the second paper.
While perfecting the distributional deconstruction method, Harold Heofgot also conducted more in-depth research on the Goldbach conjecture.
It is true that others use the tools they invented to seize the territory they have devoted themselves to studying.
Fortunately, judging from the content of the second paper, Harold Heofgot has not yet completely proved the Goldbach conjecture.
Although they were ahead of Chen Zhou in research, Chen Zhou was just lacking the finishing touch, while Harold Heofgot was just lacking half the finishing touch.
Harold Heofgot is half a step ahead of Chen Zhou!
But this half step is so close yet so far away!
From the perspective of Chen Zhou who has read the paper three times, Harold Heofgot is very close to proving the Goldbach conjecture.
In contrast, he himself was infinitely close to the starting point.
Therefore, Chen Zhou now wants to catch up and prove the difficulty of Goldbach's conjecture before Harold Heofgot.
It's simply the difference between 0 and infinity.
However, Chen Zhou will definitely not give up easily.
Otherwise, how can he graduate?
Otherwise, how embarrassing it would be the next time I meet Dean Yang, Wu Xiping, and Zhang Zhongyuan?
At least, before the final result comes out, Chen Zhou still has to give it a try.
Maybe Harold Hofgart was stuck?
Chen Zhou was actually quite puzzled. He had a collection of wrong questions and was also the founder of the part-by-part deconstruction method, but he was actually overtaken by someone else.
This is really, somewhat embarrassing...
All I can say is that mathematicians’ thinking is the most unpredictable.
Some people's lives may really be like a cheat.
Putting down the draft paper in his hand, Chen Zhou encouraged himself: "Maybe I am just too pessimistic and my deduction is too extreme? Maybe Harold Heofgot has just done more in-depth research and is actually far from being infinitely close to the proof?"
"Anyway, happy classmate, you still have a chance. Being half a step ahead is nothing!"
After muttering, Chen Zhou took the draft paper aside and didn't even look at it.
In their research on the Goldbach conjecture, both Chen Zhou and Harold Heofgot used mathematical tools such as the sieve method, the circle method, and the distribution deconstruction method.
However, the two people's research ideas and directions are different.
At this moment, even though Chen Zhou had read Harold Heofgot's paper, he had no intention of changing his research direction.
In that case, even if it is proven, it will only be helping others.
I feel even more sorry for the time and energy he has spent.
Chen Zhou slid the mouse and closed the browser while checking the time.
"Eh, it's only 7 o'clock? I didn't expect my efficiency to improve again. I've read it three times and it's only been a short while..."
Chen Zhou shook his head silently. He thought they would talk until at least two or three in the morning.
After stretching, Chen Zhou got up and prepared to have dinner.
Although I didn't watch it for long, I still felt a little hungry.
However , before Chen Zhou reached the dormitory door, the cell phone in his pocket rang.
It was a video call request from Yang Yiyi.
Chen Zhou unlocked his phone, opened the chat app, and pressed the answer button.
As soon as the call was connected, Yang Yiyi asked, "Are you in seclusion again?"
Chen Zhou was slightly stunned and asked curiously: "No, I just read a paper today and was about to have dinner. What's wrong?"
Yang Yiyi looked at Chen Zhou's dark circles and sighed helplessly.
This person doesn't even know what time it is.
Fortunately, I made this video call to him, if...
Yang Yiyi suddenly felt a little distressed.
She pursed her lips and said softly, "Then go eat quickly. After dinner, remember to take a shower and go to bed, okay ?"
Chen Zhou still looked at Yang Yiyi on the other side of the video strangely. What’s going on with this girl?
It’s only what time now and you want me to go to bed?
How can I sleep like this?
But Chen Zhou still responded: "Yeah, okay, I know, I'll tell you after I finish my meal."
Yang Yiyi nodded gently: "Okay."
After hanging up the video call, Chen Zhou prepared to go out to find food.
But then he saw the message interface, and there was a bright red number "9" above the head of the contact "Yiyi".
"Nine unread messages? No way?"
Chen Zhou reached out with a look of surprise and opened the chat interface with Yang Yiyi.
What caught my eye were the 9 unread messages sent by Yang Yiyi.
"No, how come all these unread messages are from yesterday? Yiyi didn't send me a message yesterday? That's not right..."
After seeing the time when all the messages were received, the expression on Chen Zhou's face suddenly became extremely wonderful.
It was not until he saw the news clearly that Chen Zhou realized that he had been up all the way from last night to tonight.
He finally understood why Yang Yiyi asked him whether he had been in seclusion the first thing after the video call was connected.
Who would have thought that I could accidentally spend a whole day and night reading a paper?
The key is that not only did I not feel anything, but I was in surprisingly good spirits.
There is no fatigue from staying up all night...
"Is this not a sudden death? Probably not! Ahem…"
A thought suddenly popped up in Chen Zhou's mind, making him shudder.
However, for Chen Zhou, if there is such an immersive experience in the future, he will still do so.
At worst, you can just pay more attention to nourishing your body and exercise more in the future.
As long as I can cook and nourish myself, it should be ok, right?
Shaking his head, Chen Zhou didn't think any more about it and quickly went out to have dinner.
When he returned to , his cell phone rang again.
This time it was not a message from Yang Yiyi, but an email notification.
He received a new email.
With doubts, Chen Zhou sat down at the desk.
Open your browser and go to the email address.
There is a new email in the inbox.
When he saw the sender's name, Chen Zhou was slightly stunned: "Now you are not coming to block me, are you sending an email instead?"
Yes , this email was sent by Nott.
Originally, Chen Zhou thought that after he gave Noether the mathematical blueprint and some thoughts on research directions, Noether would be able to calm down.
But I didn't expect that now people no longer directly bring questions to block the door, but instead send emails.
Although Chen Zhou had not read the content of the email, he felt that the email sent by Noether was most likely about mathematical problems.
After thinking about it, Chen Zhou reached out and opened the email.
He planned to take a shower and go to bed after solving the problem in Nott's email.
Then, get up early tomorrow morning and launch the final attack on Ko Chai.
However, when Chen Zhou saw the content of the email, he was stunned.
The email that Noether sent him was not asking for advice on any mathematical problems at all.
Instead, it is a photo of the manuscript of the Queen of Algebra, the great-grandmother of senior Noether, who once conducted research on the Goldbach conjecture!
"Thank you, Chen Zhou, for pointing me in the right direction. I hope this information can help you."
This was the last sentence Knott wrote in the email.
This was something Chen Zhou had never expected.
To be honest, he did help Nott intentionally.
But in Chen Zhou's opinion, this kind of help is of no substantial help.
Even if there is an effect, it will only happen after Nott himself changes.
Moreover, for Nott, Chen Zhou did not accomplish what she expected.
Therefore, Chen Zhou did not expect to receive any rewards.
He just hoped that this stubborn and persistent senior sister could get a better result.
However, the facts before him told him.
He seemed to have received a generous reward from Nott.
Let’s not talk about whether these materials are useful to Chen Zhou’s research on the Goldbach conjecture and how useful they are.
These materials alone have extremely important value and extraordinary significance, okay?
This is the manuscript of Emil Noether, the queen of algebra and the mother of abstract algebra!
Chen Zhou's eyes kept wandering over the attachment in the email.
Faced with such a manuscript, he seemed a little impatient.
Just like when Professor Ating sent Professor Ating’s manuscript to Chen Zhou.
I quickly replied to Nott’s email and thanked the senior.
Then Chen Zhou began to download the attached information.
After the data is downloaded and unzipped.
Just as Chen Zhou was about to open it, his cell phone rang.
It was Yang Yiyi's video call request again.
Chen Zhou suppressed his impatience and clicked the connect button.
On the other side of the video, Yang Yiyi looked carefully for a few seconds before asking, "Happy, are you back in the dormitory?"
Chen Zhou nodded slightly, but his eyes were a little evasive.
Yang Yiyi didn't notice it at first, until after a few words, she realized that Chen Zhou was sitting at the desk again.
Being so smart, she naturally understood Chen Zhou's thoughts.
She pursed her lips lightly, showing a hint of smile, and said to Chen Zhou: "Happy, are you sleepy now?"
Chen Zhou was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm not that sleepy now..."
Hearing this, Yang Yiyi said, "Then let's do the research together."
Chen Zhou was surprised and asked, "Doing research?"
Yang Yiyi: "Yes, it's been a long time since we've had a video chat, read books together, and done research together, just like before, supervising each other and learning from each other."
Hearing this, Chen Zhou instantly understood what Yang Yiyi meant.
He immediately smiled and said, "Yiyi, thank you. With you working on the project with me, I will definitely be able to solve Ge's guess earlier than Heofgot..."
Afterwards, Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi chatted briefly for a few more sentences.
Yang Yiyi finally figured out why Chen Zhou had stayed up the whole night and hadn't slept until now.
While feeling distressed, Yang Yiyi no longer disturbed Chen Zhou.
The two of them seemed to have returned to the summer vacation after the college entrance examination, supervising each other and learning from each other.
In Yang Yiyi's heart, she always believed that Chen Zhou would definitely solve the Goldbach conjecture earlier than Harold Heofgot.
Although Harold Helfgott was the one who proved the weak Goldbach conjecture.
He is also a person who, as Chen Zhou said, is extremely familiar with various mathematical tools of analytic number theory.
In terms of research progress, he is even half a step ahead of Chen Zhou.
But, that was just half a step!
Yang Yiyi believed that Chen Zhou would definitely be able to catch up and even surpass him!
At this time, Chen Zhou had already devoted himself to the study of those manuscripts.
Whether it is Chen Zhou or Yang Yiyi.
Neither of them expected that at this moment, there were already quite a few mathematicians in the mathematics community who were paying attention to the Goldbach conjecture.
