Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 368: Chapter 242: Application for Goldbach Conjecture Project_3

And so on.

In the past, all progress on Goldbach’s Conjecture was basically made through discussions around falling methods, such as Chen Jingrun’s proof of ’1+2’.

That’s as far as it goes.

Just as Zhao Yi doesn’t recommend Terence Tao to continue reducing the number 246, he believes that it is more difficult to do so than to prove the twin prime conjecture.

Goldbach’s Conjecture is the same.

Reducing 1+2 to 1+1 is more difficult than proving the conjecture, otherwise, there would have been no progress in forty years.

So, to prove Goldbach’s Conjecture, one must find a shortcut.

Zhao Yi considered two methods: one is the semi-computer-aided method, which involves thinking about prime number verification problems—why can even numbers that are directly excluded from prime number verification be decomposed into the sum of two prime numbers?

What mysterious relationship does the number two have with Goldbach’s Conjecture?

The second method is to prove it from a generalized perspective.

Previous attempts to prove Goldbach’s Conjecture were mostly in the direction of "weakening", and generalization can also be understood as "strengthening"—as long as it can be proven that all odd numbers can be combined (including themselves) to form even numbers, then Goldbach’s Conjecture would naturally be proven.

Zhao Yi still prefers the first idea.

Thinking about the second generalized idea, it seems to encompass the entire universe, and it is not easy to find an entry point.

The previous ideas are all connected with computer algorithms, and the combination of prime number verification and Goldbach’s Conjecture makes the thinking process smoother, but most of the reflections lead back to the starting point.

"It’s too difficult to figure out this problem."

"But exercising my brain will help improve my intelligence?"

Zhao Yi rubbed his head vigorously. While improving intelligence is definitely good news, he wondered if long-term thinking would lead to baldness...

He’s not Saitama!

A system notification suddenly rang, and Zhao Yi saw a message with a gloomy face.

[Activate Achievement Task: Goldbach’s Conjecture (Mathematics Category).]

[Achievement Task, Mathematics Category, Goldbach’s Conjecture: You need to complete the proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture.

Task Reward: 1000 Study Coins, 10 Research Coins.]

"Phew..."

Zhao Yi looked at the message and realized that he hadn’t refreshed his Mathematics Achievement Task for a while, and as he constantly pondered over Goldbach’s Conjecture, there was definitely a chance to refresh the task.

This...

When he activated the Achievement Task before, he had brushed past the proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture but later simply refreshed the task.

And now he has received it again?

"So, if I want to refresh other Mathematics tasks, I have to waste Research Coins and Study Coins...?"

"Lucky!"

Zhao Yi suddenly felt relieved, "At least it’s not a life goal task!" freewebnσvel.cøm

He completed the third stage of his life goal task, and the fourth stage is also in the process of being unlocked.

If he had refreshed Goldbach’s Conjecture as a life goal, then it would become a task that he must complete, which would be too much of a pitfall.

Zhao Yi almost wanted to cry.

Brush it off!

For now, there are no Mathematics research goals, so simply let Goldbach’s Conjecture hang there, perhaps inspiration will strike occasionally.

Thinking about it this way also makes sense.

Zhao Yi suddenly remembered that he still held the title of professor at the School of Sciences. As a professor, he didn’t have to teach students or conduct research, but he still had the right to conduct research.

After the advanced mathematics class was over, he simply applied for research content and funding.

Zhao Yi, Level Four Professor at the School of Sciences.

Research Project: "Proving Goldbach’s Conjecture".

Requested Funding: 50,000 yuan.

The downside of doing professional academic research is that it’s almost impossible to apply for research grants, so some scholars who study mathematics or physics can be described as ’poor as a church mouse’. They even have to collect invoices for purchasing professional academic journals and attending academic conferences, otherwise, it seems there’s nowhere to get reimbursed.

As a professor in the School of Sciences, applying for mathematics research is no different. What is needed to study Goldbach’s Conjecture?

Although the project sounds very lofty at first, there’s really no need for funding upon closer examination.

So the project funding is only a symbolic 50,000 yuan.

Zhao Yi still put the highest number, because he thought that 10,000 yuan was not worthy of Goldbach’s Conjecture.

50,000...

Okay!

It can only be regarded as a lot.