Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 449: Chapter 274: He Really Proved Brother’s Guess!_3

Old Dengen and Thomson, the master and apprentice, were not only famous professors at the University of Florida but also very influential worldwide.

The scene of their joint interview was quickly reported by television stations, sparking a lot of discussions--

"The most intriguing mathematical conjecture? What conjecture could it be? Could it be the Riemann Conjecture?"

"The Riemann Conjecture, unlikely. I think it could be Fermat’s Last Theorem, Wiles’ proof was proved wrong, but his paper is still valuable. It wouldn’t be surprising if someone cited his paper and proved it."

"It should be the Goldbach Conjecture, in my opinion. It’s the most common, most known, and most followed."

"Aren’t you guys curious about the young mathematician Thomson mentioned?"

"There are only a handful of young top mathematicians in the world. It must be Terence Tao!"

"I think it’s Zhao Yi, the number theory master from China!" freewёbnoνel.com

"Ben Brouss is also young, only thirty-five years old."

"All are possible!"

"Anyway, they are all young compared to Old Dengen. Thomson is also over forty years old..."

Generally speaking, it seemed like the story has ended here, and everyone was waiting for the magazine to be published.

What happened next was unexpected. John Nash, a Princeton University professor and Nobel laureate in economics, suddenly came forward. He rarely appeared in public, but once he did, it was big news, "The next issue of ’Mathematical Progress’ will feature the proof of a famous mathematical conjecture, and it would be big news that would rock the mathematical world!"

"I believe everyone will be interested in this. This conjecture, which has troubled the world of mathematics for nearly three hundred years, has finally been proven."

Another famous mathematical conjecture?

Troubling the world of mathematics for nearly three centuries, isn’t it the Goldbach Conjecture?

"Are two famous mathematical conjectures being proved at once?"

"This is simply amazing!"

"Impossible!"

"It’s Old Nash who came out and said it. It must be true, and he must have seen the manuscripts already."

As Old Nash spoke, the spotlight of "Mathematical Progress" had suddenly surpassed "Mathematics Society Magazine."

And it made sense.

Firstly, Old Nash was more famous. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research in game theory more than fifty years ago.

Secondly, Old Nash has great personal charisma. He had suffered from mental illness for two to three decades and slowly recovered under his wife’s care. Later, he received the Nobel Prize, and his life story had some legendary meaning when reported.

Moreover, Old Nash had almost explicitly pointed out that the Goldbach Conjecture was proven.

Old Dengen and Thomson were somewhat annoyed by this. Helping to promote "Mathematics Society Magazine," they were unexpectedly overshadowed, and the other party also claimed to have proven the Goldbach Conjecture?

How could that be possible?

Thomson immediately stepped forward and said, "I don’t know what Old Nash is talking about, but the real Goldbach Conjecture proof will be published in the ’Mathematics Society Magazine.’

This made it clear that "Mathematics Society Magazine" was also about to publish the proof of the Goldbach Conjecture.

The two magazines were matched.

Both claimed they would publish the Goldbach Conjecture proof and insisted that their respective proofs were correct.

What is going on?

"Could it be double submissions?" Many people thought of this possibility.

Thomson had Zhao Yi’s contact information, so he immediately called him.

Upon receiving the call at 3 am, Zhao Yi, still half-asleep, pressed the answer button. Hearing Thomson’s words, he realized what had happened and immediately explained, "It’s not double submission, I submitted two proofs, both of the Goldbach Conjecture but one using prime symmetry centerline analysis, which I submitted to you; and the other using a generalized covering method, proving that prime pairs can cover all even numbers."

"I’m on good terms with the peer reviewers at ’Mathematical Progress’ so I couldn’t decide which magazine to submit it to, and decided to submit one to each..."

"..."

Thomson didn’t listen further; his mind buzzed, overwhelmed by the unexpected answer.

Two methods?

Proving Goldbach’s Conjecture?

If he had heard something like this before, he would have thought it was the stupidest joke, but now it seems to be true?

Old Nash has also confirmed that the proof process is correct.

Thomson doesn’t even know how to continue the phone call, as the young man on the other side is not just a genius, but a super, super, once in a hundred years...

Freak!

When Zhao Yi was still explaining, Thomson simply hung up the phone, feeling that he couldn’t bear to listen any longer. That would be a huge blow to him personally.

After hanging up, Thomson looked at Old Dengen and let out a long breath, his face full of mixed emotions, "He said it’s all true."

"Dual submission?" Old Dengen frowned.

"No, it’s two papers, two different proofs."

"..."

Old Dengen was stunned for more than half a minute, trying to digest the news. Then he slapped Thomson on the shoulder and the master and apprentice sighed together.

...

The news from abroad quickly spread to China.

Many media outlets were closely watching overseas reports 24 hours a day, aiming to repost the big news as soon as possible.

In the morning.

When you open the trending news, you can see a related academic news--

"Shocking: Goldbach’s Conjecture has been proven!"

"Nobel laureate Nash: The next issue of ’Mathematical Progress’ will publish the proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture!"

"The top four mathematics journals, ’Mathematical Progress’ and ’Mathematics Society Magazine,’ simultaneously announce the publication of Goldbach’s Conjecture proof in their next issues. The author is a young top mathematician!"

"Who exactly has proven Goldbach’s Conjecture? Let’s wait and see!"

"..."

Not only were there reports online, but some small events also appeared. For example, some online media outlets launched a voting event that asked, "Who will prove Goldbach’s Conjecture?"

The choices included three well-known young mathematicians, and the last option was ’other.’

Zhao Yi and Terence Tao each received about 45% of the votes, accounting for 90% together.

Many people didn’t vote for Zhao Yi not because they doubted his abilities, but because he published a related paper on twin primes at the end of last year. They felt it was unlikely that he would complete the proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture so quickly.

Both ’Mathematical Progress’ and ’Mathematics Society Magazine’ have announced the news, and there have been some media reports that there are two people who have proven Goldbach’s Conjecture simultaneously.

But some people knew.

For example, the professors at Yanhua University.

In the morning, when Hu Zhibin came to his office and opened his computer to browse the news, he saw news about Goldbach’s Conjecture. He read a few articles and suddenly thought of Zhao Yi.

Two proofs of Goldbach’s Conjecture?

Completed now?

Didn’t Zhao Yi just say a few days ago that he had proven Goldbach’s Conjecture using two methods? This can’t just be a coincidence, right?

Hu Zhibin’s mouth gaped open. He quickly called Zhou Li and, as soon as the call was answered, he shouted, "Professor Zhou, big news! Hurry up and come here!"

"What’s going on? What’s going on?"

"Goldbach! Goldbach! I mean, Zhao Yi, it’s Zhao Yi, just a few days ago, Zhao Yi!"

"He, he, he..."

Hu Zhibin, excited, finally finished his sentence, "He really proved Goldbach, he really did it; we all misunderstood!"

"And he used two methods!"