Free Web NovelChapter 590: Chapter 343: The World’s Affirmation_2
"Although I haven’t completed all the calculations yet, I believe it’s correct."
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"He is also my friend, and I’m delighted to see him complete another top-tier mathematical achievement!"
Thomson’s comment was just the beginning.
Many mathematicians went on to express their opinions, indicating that they saw no issues in the proofing process, and believed that the proof was completely accurate.
However, they didn’t dare to confirm with absolute certainty.
Because some of the unexplained calculations were quite complex, they didn’t check all of them, they could only confirm the rigor of the process.
As far as mathematical proofs go, it could be definitely confirmed to be correct at this point. Although the content of the calculations may have some errors, generally there are no issues. At the very least, it indicates that the method used is correct and capable of solving the problem.
Even if a calculation error occurs along the way, it is just a minor error. As long as the method is correct, recalculating using the same method will yield the final answer.
After several top mathematicians and scholars voiced their opinions, the media and those in academia started paying attention to the attitudes of several institutions.
Without a doubt.
Regardless of whether it’s the Newton Institute, the Clay Research Institute, Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, or any other universities or institutions, they will certainly rigorously verify Zhao Yi’s proof.
They must do so.
The Newton Institute certainly doesn’t want to see Zhao Yi’s proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem considering how they confirmed Wiles’s proof of it a few years ago. The fact that Zhao Yi proved a logical error in Wiles’ work indicates their failure, which in turn raised doubt about their academic abilities.
When the Newton Institute learned that Zhao Yi had proven Fermat’s Last Theorem, they were undoubtedly displeased. Several top mathematicians’ views suggested that Zhao Yi’s proof was near correct, to which they completely hesitated to confirm.
However, there’s no choice.
There are too many academic institutions in the world and maintaining neutrality is fundamental for them; otherwise, their influence would decline.
It’s the same with media organizations.
When a media organization always reports outdated or incorrect news, it will certainly affect public opinion.
For the Newton Institute, staying silent has no benefits because mathematics is a rigorous subject.
If it’s right, it’s right.
If it’s wrong, it’s wrong.
Remaining silent will only make people think they are unable to verify Zhao Yi’s achievements. If other academic institutions can confirm it, their level of skill will be questioned.
This is true for the Newton Institute, just as it is for other influential organizations.
So, when they saw Zhao Yi’s public report and received the completed proof paper, influential academic institutions were in a hurry to verify.
Institutions are different from individual mathematicians.
Mathematicians within their organizations study the proof process in groups, not neglecting any small details, so the time required is a bit longer.
By the third day, large institutions had started to give their response.
Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study.
Edward Witten brought ’confirmed’ news. Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study immediately organized mathematicians for verification, with Edward also participating. His detailed report explanation significantly improved the verification efficiency.
Three days.
The scientists of Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study verified the overall logical deduction and calculations of the proof in detail. Once completed, they immediately published their results.
"After the hard work of five mathematicians over two days, we have confirmed Zhao Yi’s proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, and have found no imprecision or errors."
"We can definitively announce that Fermat’s Last Theorem has been proven!"
That was it.
Shortly after Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study announced their approval, within a few hours the Clay Research Institute, Newton Institute, and NW Science Academy all issued affirmative conclusions.
This is equivalent to being recognized by the world.
World media reported on the announcements made by these institutions extensively, and domestic media quickly relayed the news. The public’s response was a chorus of cheers - everyone was proud that Zhao Yi had proven Fermat’s Last Theorem.
At the same time.
Zhao Yi was immediately defined as a "super genius surpassing his era", a "super mathematician", the "Einstein combined with Newton of the mathematical world", and so forth.
He suddenly acquired many nicknames.
An endless amount of news!
An endless amount of praise!
Even though Zhao Yi was accustomed to being reported on and being praised, seeing a pile of news still made him feel pleased.
Meanwhile.
A lot of people began to pay attention to the evaluation results from the Science Academy of Country D.
Among authoritative academic institutions worldwide, the Science Academy of Country D could hardly make it into the top five, but it certainly occupied a place in the top ten. Other institutions had acknowledged Zhao Yi’s proof, leaving only the Science Academy of Country D silent. Yet everyone understood why they remained silent.
Because it was awkward.
If the Newton Science Academy confirmed Zhao Yi’s successful proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in frustration, then the Science Academy of Country D was simply filled with embarrassment.
The Science Academy of Country D had already awarded the historic "Wolf Skyler Prize for Fermat’s Last Theorem Proof", which they had preserved for a hundred years, to Andrew Wiles. How could they confirm another proof?
The Science Academy of Country D could imagine that after releasing news confirming the achievement, they would inevitably be ridiculed by the academic community about their inability to offer a second "Wolf Skyler Prize".
Of course.
Even without releasing news to confirm the achievement, the academic community would still ridicule them.
The Science Academy of Country D specifically convened a meeting for this, because they knew they had to say something—rather quickly, or else public opinion would overwhelm them. Maybe they would be accused of ’not daring to face up to it’, ’having no responsibility’.
Fortunately, they had not yet announced the cancellation of Andrew Wiles’s "Wolf Skyler Prize".
The next day.
The Science Academy of Country D finally published a notice on their official website, stating, "We have confirmed the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem by Chinese mathematician Zhao Yi."
"After discussions by the committee, we have decided to cancel Andrew Wiles’s proof and bestow the title of "Wolf Skyler Prize" on Chinese mathematician Zhao Yi."
Of course, this notice would provoke dissatisfaction.
Everyone was concerned about the prize money of the "Wolf Skyler Prize", watching to see if the Science Academy of Country D would offer additional prize money. Instead, the Science Academy of Country D only announced a title.
A title, what’s the use of it?
The Science Academy of Country D had its own explanation. They said they were preparing to publicly invite Zhao Yi to Country D for collaborative research and would pay him the "Wolf Skyler Prize" in the form of a salary.
This was the only solution that the Science Academy of Country D could think of.
While it may sound incredible to some, many people understood the approach of the Science Academy of Country D.
This kind of thing would not be a problem domestically, just offer a few million more in prize money, and skimming a little from the funding would suffice. For the sake of saving face in the global academic community, a few million was nothing. However, in Country D or we could say, western countries, it was a big issue.
The funding of the Science Academy of Country D was not for casual use. The research grants they received every year—every euro used was detailed in their records, overseen by other departments, and open to the public.
If they wanted to allocate millions of pounds, it entailed ’legitimate’ sources and purposes.
Being legitimate is very important.If they earmarked millions of pounds from a major research budget, it would inevitably leave the researchers involved disillusioned; if the government took extra from tax revenues to cover it, all taxpayers would be upset.
And so on.
No matter where the money was drawn from, it would inevitably affect others’ interests.
So, it had to be legitimate.
If Zhao Yi was hired to work, and paid in the form of ’salary’, naturally it would become legitimate.
Zhao Yi was one of the world’s top mathematicians, single-handedly proving the Goldbach Conjecture, Fermat’s Last Theorem, and developed a mind-blowing three-dimensional tremor waveform.
For such a mathematician, offering a top salary to hire is not over the top. An annual salary of a million euros, two million euros, or even more, is acceptable.
