Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 501 This person is still a little anxious...
As Harold Heofgot uploaded the paper to the preprint website e-Print arXiv, it gradually spread.
It soon attracted coverage from a number of news media.
As the news spread, Harold Heofgot's two papers also attracted great attention from the entire mathematics community.
After all, the Goldbach conjecture is one of the three most difficult mathematical problems in modern times in the world.
One question, three hundred years, this is not just talk.
Just think about the sensation when Fermat's conjecture was proved.
In Princeton's Department of Mathematics, in a mathematics class taught by Faltings himself.
One student, unable to suppress his curiosity, took the initiative to ask about the two papers on the e-Print arXiv.
Unfortunately, Faltings, a rigorous and unsmiling German old man, did not answer the student's question.
Instead, he asked the student to answer several of his own math questions in succession.
This also meant that the other students in the audience who were equally curious did not dare to stand up and ask Faltings until the end of the class.
It’s just that the students don’t dare to ask, but some people dare to ask.
On his way back to the office, Faltings met Deligne who asked him questions again.
Neither Deligne nor Faltings pays attention to the preprint website e-Print arXiv.
The reason why they knew about these two papers was mainly because of the graduate students they supervised.
Of course, the two of them didn't feel anything at first, but after completely reading the two printed manuscripts handed over by the students, they tacitly showed the same surprised expression.
After calling Faltings, Deligne asked directly: "What do you think of those two papers?"
Faltings glanced at Deligne and said slowly, "The two papers, one before the other, have conducted in-depth research on the Goldbach conjecture from the basics to the advanced."
"From the two papers themselves, we can also see Harold Heofgot's familiarity with various mathematical tools in analytic number theory."
"Moreover, Harold Heofgot's mathematical literacy is evident from his equally adept use of emerging mathematical tools."
"Based on the research progress in the two papers so far, Harold Heofgot is still very likely to solve the Goldbach conjecture."
"At least from my perspective, he was just a little bit off."
After saying these words, Faltings turned around and prepared to leave.
But Deligne grabbed him and said, "Don't leave, eh?"
Faltings said, "I have said what I think. Why don't you leave?"
Deligne chuckled and said, "That's all you have to say. However, I still have a question."
Faltings was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is it about Chen Zhou?"
Deligne was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "How do you know?"
Ignoring Deligne's surprised expression, Faltings said to himself, "I can't say how this young man's research is progressing. After all, he always likes to put the final results in front of everyone."
Hearing this, Deligne asked softly, "Then do you think that if the opponent is only one step away, he can still present the final result in advance?"
Faltings glanced at Deligne again, but he did not favor anyone because of his old friend's extra concern.
He said objectively: "In my opinion, Chen Zhou and Harold Heofgot each have a 50-50 chance. Chen Zhou has a keen mathematical intuition, and he is the creator of the distributional deconstruction method. I believe his research progress will not be much slower than that of Professor Harold Heofgot."
Deligne nodded slightly. "My opinion is the same as yours. Chen Zhou has always been a young man who creates miracles. He has an active mathematical mind and incredible mathematical intuition. I even think that he can't lose to anyone in the field he is familiar with. Even though mathematics has infinite possibilities."
Faltings remained silent.
And Deligne took it as the other party's tacit agreement with his words.
However, no matter how they discuss, everything is just speculation until the final result comes out.
In fact, from a personal perspective, Deligne and Faltings hope that Chen Zhou will be the one who finally solves the Goldbach conjecture.
Because there are so many different things about this young man, Chen Zhou.
The mathematics community, and even the scientific community, now needs something like this.
But, as Deligne said, the possibilities of mathematics are endless.
This applies to anyone.
What's more, Harold Heofgot is not an ordinary person.
Except here in Princeton, similar conversations can be found in almost all universities, big and small, around the world.
Because of media reports and also because of media guidance.
After all, news that Chen Zhou was studying the Goldbach conjecture had already emerged last year.
After the Cole Prize in Number Theory, this news was widely hyped by the media.
Therefore, when the news about Harold Heofgot's two papers became popular, the media would naturally not miss such a catalyst to increase attention.
Therefore, while paying attention to the research progress of the Goldbach conjecture, people are also paying attention to the movements of Chen Zhou, who has made the Goldbach conjecture a high-profile research topic.
Among these people are people like Deligne and Faltings, who hope that Chen Zhou will eventually solve the Goldbach conjecture.
Naturally, there are also people who hope that Chen Zhou will be slapped in the face and be overtaken by Harold Heofgot.
This polarized population is particularly evident in China.
Because the "Thousand Talents Plan" project that Chen Zhou applied for was the Goldbach conjecture.
When Chen Zhou applied for a project for the first time, he solved it very quickly.
It has already caused trouble to many people.
At this time, Chen Zhou was facing such a situation. Naturally, these people hoped that Chen Zhou would slow down a step, and even slower.
In addition, there is the dazzling halo that Chen Zhou has previously achieved and the "banner of young talents".
They all aroused the envy of many people.
Some people will change themselves because of Chen Zhou's influence and learn the excellent qualities of Chen Zhou.
Naturally, some people will not like the glory that Chen Zhou has achieved, and thus slander and defame him, hoping that Chen Zhou will fall from the clouds.
But no matter what, everyone believed that Chen Zhou must have seen the two papers by Harold Heofgot.
Chen Zhou must be under tremendous pressure at this moment.
As for whether Chen Zhou can withstand the pressure and what the final result will be, no one can say for sure.
An interesting thing is that regarding this "competition" between Chen Zhou and Harold Heofgett, Terence Tao actually took the initiative to post an analytical article on his blog, analyzing the current research status of the two.
A vote was also held to see the support rates of Chen Zhou and Harold Heofgot.
However, in Terence Tao’s analysis article.
In addition to the main analysis of the research progress of Chen Zhou and Harold Heofgot.
Another minor thing is the regret for the defeat he and Zhang Yitang had suffered.
Moreover, when he and Zhang Yitang were "competing" with Chen Zhou, wasn't the situation similar to the current one?
But in the end, Chen Zhou would have been fine if he hadn't taken action, but once he did, he ended the relationship between him and Zhang Yitang...
The only difference is that when he, Zhang Yitang and Chen Zhou were "competing", they were on different topics.
Even if you lose, you can still continue your research.
And the match between Chen Zhou and Harold Heofgot.
But whoever loses, really loses.
The history of Goldbach's conjecture will never leave the name of a loser.
Almost without any surprise, Terence Tao's blog took advantage of the popularity and became a hit.
The comments and replies under the blog are very lively.
Because of Tao's self-deprecation, some people who had lost confidence in Chen Zhou regained their confidence.
Yes, no matter how many papers Harold Heofgot published, the Goldbach conjecture has not been proved yet, right?
As long as it’s not proven, Chen Zhou still has a chance?
No one can tell whether Chen Zhou, who has been silent all the time, will be the same as last time.
One move is the end.
As for Terence Tao himself, at the end of the analysis article, he also stated who he supports.
He wrote: "From this, we can see that Dr. Chen Zhou, who has been silent all this time, still has a good chance. Maybe his chance is even higher than that of Professor Harold Heofgot. Therefore, I suggest that you support Dr. Chen Zhou more. Of course, I have already canvassed votes for Dr. Chen Zhou, so I will support Professor Harold Heofgot myself ."
Many netizens were speechless about this.
Under this blog post, some people also started asking Terence Tao if he was happy about this joke.
But this is also in line with Tao's style.
Terence Tao's blog is just a microcosm of the heated discussions on the Internet.
In fact, there are already countless discussion posts, blog posts, and so on on the Internet.
Especially in China, although there are polarized opinions, it cannot conceal the popularity of this matter at all.
Chen Zhou's name, along with the Goldbach conjecture, quickly jumped to the top of the hot search list.
And the heat is maintained quite well.
Chen Zhou's Weibo account, which has millions of followers, is even more popular than Terence Tao's blog.
Almost every day there are people posting messages below, asking about the progress of Chen Zhou’s research.
However, these inquiries have never received a response.
The reason why it has such a great impact is, after all, because the most brilliant moments in the Chinese mathematics community are all related to number theory.
What Chinese people remember most is the Goldbach conjecture.
What a sensation it caused when Mr. Chen proved “1+1”?
So much so that in the years that followed, even children knew that "1+1" was proven by the Chinese.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Chen Zhou finally arrived later than Harold Heofgot, he would have lost this highly anticipated "competition".
Then the consequences it has caused in China are far more than just the fall of the "banner of young talents".
Of course, for the world mathematics community and even for people in the world who are paying attention to this matter.
Whether it was Chen Zhou who proved the Goldbach conjecture or Harold Heofgot who proved it, it makes little difference.
At most, you will learn one more theorem when studying mathematics.
Just as the outside world was in a state of excitement, another draft of a paper appeared on the preprint website e-Print arXiv.
It's about the Goldbach conjecture.
The author is the Peruvian mathematician Harold Heofgot.
For a time, the preprint website e-Print arXiv was on the verge of collapse several times.
If the website operators hadn't prepared in advance, they would definitely not have lasted 10 minutes.
There is no possibility of any emergency maintenance or struggling to maintain the system.
Because, not long after the paper was uploaded, the e-Print arXiv website was instantly flooded with a large number of visitors.
And the IPs of these visitors come from all over the world!
They have only one goal.
That's the third paper Harold Heofgott just uploaded!
Everyone just wants to confirm one thing.
In the third paper, Harold Helfgott completed the proof of the Goldbach conjecture.
For a time, Princeton was the world's mathematics center.
MIT is a world-renowned university where Chen Zhou is studying.
The mathematics departments of major European universities were once the world's mathematics center.
Professors and students from the mathematics departments of major universities in China.
Reporters from major media outlets around the world.
Reporters from major Chinese media outlets.
Netizens who are paying attention to this matter on the Internet.
Everyone started talking about this third paper.
People who couldn't understand the paper began to ask around to find out what the results of the paper were.
Those who could understand the paper also began to discuss its contents.
At the same time, start to verify the correctness of the content in the paper.
Of course, before the mathematics community spoke out, people in China who were paying attention to this matter generally thought it was over.
It doesn't make sense that Harold Heofgot would suddenly publish another paper.
The only possibility is that he proved the Goldbach conjecture.
This view spread instantly.
Because everyone thinks so.
For a moment, the mood of people in China suddenly fell to the bottom.
Supporters who left messages on Chen Zhou's Weibo also began to change from words of encouragement to hoping that Chen Zhou would come out and talk about the current situation.
However, these messages still have not received any response.
At this time, some mathematicians in China also began to speak out, saying that Harold Heofgot's third paper had proved the Goldbach conjecture.
Suddenly, one word caused a thousand waves.
The discussion in China began to change, and Chen Zhou's "banner of young talents" had become shaky.
The only thing that might be puzzling is that the mathematical community has not spoken out.
Whether it is the Chinese mathematics community or the world mathematics community.
Or maybe the truly famous mathematicians, those with sufficient knowledge and status, did not speak out.
Of course, those who hold the title of mathematics professor but do not necessarily have real talent and knowledge are exceptions.
It was these people who took the initiative to confirm that Harold Heofgot had proved the Goldbach conjecture.
Leading the flammable and explosive crowd, leading the public opinion that is ready to explode.
At this time, Chen Zhou was staying in the dormitory with two big panda eyes.
Immerse yourself wholeheartedly in the research of Ge Chai.
His cell phone and chat apps were all disconnected.
Except for Yang Yiyi who kept the video on and studied with him until midnight that night.
Probably no one could guess Chen Zhou's current state.
But even Yang Yiyi was a little worried at this moment.
Because there are more and more news that Harold Heofgot has proved the Goldbach conjecture.
She also asked professors in the Department of Mathematics at Yanda University, such as Wu Xiping and Zhang Zhongyuan, about the details of the paper.
But the answer was not optimistic.
Although they couldn't say whether this was completely proven, from their point of view, it should be almost certain.
Yang Yiyi was worried that once Chen Zhou finished his retreat and got such a result, he might not be able to accept it...
In the dormitory, Chen Zhou yawned and stretched.
Then he looked at the contents on the computer screen and then at the draft paper in his hand.
He murmured, "This person is still a little anxious..."
