Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 457: Chapter 277: Geniuses and Ordinary People are Different_2

Three days had passed.

During this time, the proofs of the Goldbach Conjecture in "Mathematics Society Magazine" and "Mathematical Progress" were examined and verified by many top scholars and mathematicians. Many people applauded the simple and direct proof method in "Mathematics Society Magazine."

While many people had thought of this method before, they all stumbled in the complex process of formula verification. However, Zhao Yi used the limit analysis method to complete it successfully.

Some of the thought processes and transformation techniques used were so impressive that people had a sense of "I see!" as if they had found a path to light in a foggy mountain.

The generalized proof in "Mathematical Progress" arguably had greater significance.

Analysing and proving the Goldbach Conjecture was like solving a complex problem, but it didn’t have much practical significance in itself. The generalized proof in "Mathematical Progress" discussed the coverage problem of prime pairs forming even numbers – a large enough even number could be covered by many prime combinations, but the exact number of combinations was uncertain.

By carefully studying the proof process, you could even write an approximate function to analyze the most probable value range.

As Old Nash suggested, "This can help people better understand prime numbers."

The most impressive aspect of Zhao Yi’s two proof methods was that the process was not as complicated as one might have imagined.

Even ordinary people who conduct mathematics research could understand a significant part after three days, let alone top mathematicians.

In the field of mathematics research, which is often abstruse and difficult to understand, simple proofs like these have become extremely rare.

Many new mathematical research outcomes scare off scholars who study mathematics because the process is just too complex, always involving some brain-twisting logic problems.

Proving this, also proving that; that involving that and that, so this proving that and that. The logical problems just go on and on.

Additionally, some uncertain and controversial mathematical theories can emerge.

Wiles’s proof is a classic example, with many logic problems and obvious uncertainties in his theory, which are used in the proof condition.

This is the cause of the controversy.

The two proof methods proposed by Zhao Yi don’t have these issues. For this reason, it is easy for researchers to understand the content, and the conclusions drawn won’t have any disputes.

Many people have discussed this and believe that mathematical research should be like Zhao Yi’s paper.

Uncertainty should remain uncertainty.

For instance, in his hypothesis of a three-dimensional waveform image, Zhao Yi mentioned that the image is merely a conjecture, based on the Riemann Hypothesis. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Certainty should be certainty.

In confirmed research outcomes, no uncertain theories should be used, and if possible, complexity should be avoided in methods that only a few top mathematicians can understand.

These discussions quickly spread online. Most of them praised Zhao Yi’s research, while others expressed dissatisfaction with other mathematical achievements --

"See? This is what proof should be like! Both methods are very intuitive!"

"My advisor said that he understood the proof process in ’Mathematical Progress’ and confirmed that the result is undoubtedly correct."

"I’m just a graduate student, but I understood part of the content. I also grasped the overall structure of the proof."

"Studying Zhao Yi’s proof paper is a pleasure. It’s like solving a math problem with a definite answer, rather than digging through a stinking cesspit to find a piece of shit-colored stone, only to discover it’s just frozen shit in the end..."

"The description above is amazing. Thanks a lot – I’m eating right now, and you’ve successfully helped me lose weight!"

"So, are there still any objections to Zhao Yi winning the Fields Medal? If he doesn’t win it at the next event, there’s no need for the award to exist."

"Pardon my bluntness, but you’ve all missed the point. Zhao Yi used two methods to prove the Goldbach Conjecture...How high is his IQ? I bet even if Einstein were resurrected, he’d be willing to admit defeat!"

"I support a resurrected Einstein – he’d be the King of the Universe!"

"I support Zhao Yi – he’s my idol!"

"I support my girlfriend Jenna, but sadly, our neighbor doesn’t give her a chance. Every time I walk by, I see her holding a gun..."

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As time went on, the day of the lecture approached.

A large group of mathematicians and scholars, including many foreign mathematicians, flooded into Yanhua University.

Some heavyweights in the mathematics field were among them.

For example, Professor Hughes from Princeton University.

And Professor Thomson from the University of Florida.

Moreover, Terence Tao, who just won the Fields Medal, came to China for the first time. His trip was entirely impromptu.

Terence Tao had always planned to visit China, considering not only that his parents were Chinese but also that he wanted to discuss issues about digital compression technology with Zhao Yi.

The patent for digital compression technology had been applied for, and agreements had been reached with several large companies regarding patent usage fees. Still, the questions about technology usage and revenue sharing needed to be discussed directly with Zhao Yi.

When Terence Tao heard about Zhao Yi’s proof of the Goldbach Conjecture, he decided to come to China. His courses at the university had just ended, so he applied for an academic exchange to attend Zhao Yi’s lecture. He planned to meet with Zhao Yi to discuss specific issues, visit various places, and take it as a vacation for himself.