Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1128: Chapter 555: Report on the Proof of the Riemann Conjecture_1

After Zhao Yi posted on Weibo, he stopped paying attention to public opinion and, using the remaining time, worked with Edward Witten to review the report.

They had conducted the research together and were also presenting the report together, but they had still divided the content of the presentation.

The report on the Riemann Conjecture was divided into three parts, to be delivered over three days; Edward Witten was in charge of the morning session, while Zhao Yi took the afternoon.

While one person presented, the other acted as ’support,’ such as handling the Q&A after the report ended or supplementing the content during the presentation process.

On the first day of the report, the two had some disagreements because Edward Witten wanted to discuss the mass distribution problem in string theory.

Zhao Yi felt that the shaping of mass points in string theory had no direct relation to the proof of the Riemann Conjecture and could be entirely separated out, without the need to add an explanation of string theory.

Edward Witten insisted on his viewpoint, believing it was necessary first to demonstrate the part about mass point shaping.

In the end, Zhao Yi compromised.

After all, there was plenty of time over the three days of reporting, and if Edward Witten wanted to promote string theory, it was no big deal to let him do so.

Quickly.

The time for the report arrived.

The main content of the first day was demonstrating the relationship between even numbers and the distribution of primes, introducing the Riemann Function to regulate it—simply put, it involved analyzing the Riemann Function.

Edward Witten, who was responsible for the morning session, stood on the stage and began discussing the issue of mass point shaping. His explanation indeed attracted many people, probably because everyone felt that the shaping of mass points was directly related to the proof of the Riemann Conjecture; why else would Edward Witten explain it?

Everyone listened very attentively.

Edward Witten’s explanation was also very earnest. He was one of the world’s top mathematicians, but presenting research related to string theory in front of so many other top mathematicians was also an extremely rare opportunity.

The morning quickly passed.

Edward Witten exhaustively discussed the issue of mass point shaping and listed a vast array of content for analysis, which a part of the audience fully understood.

Then, they became confused.

When it was time for questions, Thomson stood up and asked perplexedly, "Putting all the content together, doesn’t it just amount to shaping three sets of expressions under the Riemann Function standard? Why explain so much irrelevant content?"

He directed his question at Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi and Edward Witten had agreed that one of them would handle the presentation, and the other would take care of the Q&A.

After Edward Witten finished presenting, he sat down on the stage, and Zhao Yi regretted this arrangement because all the questions were aimed at him.

After hearing Thomson’s words, Zhao Yi could only spread his hands helplessly and say, "I think this question should be answered by Edward."

Edward Witten, unconcerned, raised his voice and said, "Professor Thomson, don’t you find the process of mass point shaping fascinating?"

Thomson replied, "But it’s irrelevant to the proof of the Riemann Conjecture. The final outcome is a definitive expression; you could’ve just written out that expression directly."

"Our research process is just like this," Edward Witten found an excuse. "I was simply stating our process, hoping to provide you with ideas for your work..."

This reason...

Upon hearing it, many thought it seemed somewhat reasonable, but upon closer examination, they realized it made absolutely no sense.

Edward Witten was doing it on purpose. freewebnoveℓ.com

"Step down!"

"Step down, let Zhao Yi come up!"

"Edward, stop embarrassing yourself, come down now! No one is interested in your string theory right now..."

The mathematicians didn’t care about decorum; many of them shouted without restrain, giving no face in exchange.

Edward Witten immediately felt very awkward.

Zhao Yi then said, "Everyone, please be quiet. The afternoon is my time."

...

During lunchtime, many people discussed Edward Witten and expressed great dissatisfaction with his load of nonsense.

If it were a mathematician who was obsessed with string theory, they would surely understand Edward Witten’s feelings and appreciate the beauty of the mass point shaping process.

Unfortunately, most mathematicians did not engage in research related to string theory.

In the afternoon, Zhao Yi took the stage.

He directly wrote out the three sets of expressions derived and used these to begin a series of discussions.

Zhao Yi’s explanation was much more to the point. He linked the Riemann Function and used topology for a series of explanations and derivations.

Now things were much more normal.

After the explanation finished, the audience asked questions normally.

Zhao Yi’s explanation covered a lot, and fully understanding it was not easy, but those sitting below were all top mathematicians. While some points required careful deliberation, getting a general grasp posed no significant problem.

During the Q&A at the end of all the presentations, some stood up to ask about the details of the derivations.

The first day’s reporting concluded amidst many raised hands and questions.

The second day arrived.

The Mathematical Center’s large conference room was already bursting at the seams early on, with many people gathered together, discussing plans to boycott Edward Witten.

"That guy Edward, if he talks about string theory again, we can protest by leaving."

"Let’s see how he’ll go on about string theory when everyone leaves the venue!"

"What he said yesterday had nothing to do with the Riemann Conjecture; who knows about today? I still feel Zhao Yi is more reliable."