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Chapter 183 Everyone Wants to Show Off

Although Xue Song did not record the process of Qiao Yu's verification, he did record Qiao Yu confidently speaking this complete sentence. This video is obviously more valuable.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Qiao Yu's proof process can be recognized by mathematicians around the world who study related fields.

However, Xue Song could see the confidence in Qiao Yu's attitude. He didn't comment on whether a confident person was handsome or not, but so far, when Qiao Yu showed confidence, he hadn't missed it.

For example, when many world-renowned mathematicians were standing up for the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture, Qiao Yu confidently stood up and said that some of the proofs were wrong.

In the end, he was proved right, and Xue Song inexplicably believed that this time would be the same.

So he said, "Why don't you write down the proof? You have to write a paper. I won't watch it, so I'll just record this moment."

Well, since Professor Xue said so, Qiao Yu picked up the pen and wrote a few more words on the manuscript paper.

According to the group action, the modal operator Ls is defined as:
Where: K(g, s) is the modal kernel function.

Through spectral decomposition, we can see that the eigenvalues ​​of the modal operator are symmetric: λ(s)=λ(1s)
Finally, it can be proved that: Re(s)=1/2.
In fact, it doesn't make any sense because it involves citing a theorem that has already been proved in another paper of his.

But it didn't matter. Qiao Yu knew that Lao Xue was just doing it for a sense of ritual. He didn't even look at the proof process. He just tapped his phone contentedly and put it in his pocket.

It looked like he was going to turn around and leave, but before leaving he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Should we talk to Professor Tian about this first?"

Qiao Yu thought about it and said uncertainly: "Say it, right? Otherwise you'll get scolded."

Xue Song smiled and joked, "Why don't I go and tell Director Tian. I introduced you to him back then... I think it wouldn't be too much to call him Old Tian today."

"Hehe..." Qiao Yu laughed foolishly twice.

The main reason was that the problem seemed to be solved too easily, and he didn't even have time to feel excited or thrilled...

He had imagined how he would celebrate if he could solve the Riemann hypothesis. But he expected that day to come later.

After all, Brother Chen's verification work is still very complicated, and it is possible that it will take half a year or even a year. But then again, relying too much on calculations for verification actually lacks some beauty.

This feels pretty good.

Especially when he felt Xue Song's excitement, Qiao Yu also began to feel something...

"It's okay for me to make a joke, but not for you. Academician Tian is your mentor after all."

Xue Song looked at Qiao Yu's silly smile and reminded him.

"I didn't mean to call you Lao Tian! Really." Qiao Yu quickly explained, and then added with a sly smile: "Well, Lao Xue, if you really do call me that, remember to tell me."

Xue Song was stunned for a moment, then glared at Qiao Yu.

My goodness, he hasn’t even called Tian Yanzhen Lao Tian yet, but this kid Qiao Yu called him Lao Xue first?

Well, it is indeed difficult for children to learn well, but it is very easy to learn bad things.

But after glaring, Xue Song pointed at Qiao Yu and smiled subconsciously...

Not much to say.

Think about it from another perspective, there’s nothing wrong with being called Lao Xue by a Fields Medal winner, and I even feel honored by it.

"All right, Xiao Qiao, it's settled. I'm leaving now."

Qiao Yu opened his mouth, but said nothing.

It turns out that you can't just add a small character in front of your surname. Especially his surname, adding a small character to a good surname changes the flavor, making it sound a bit feminine.

After all, Su Shi's line "Xiao Qiao got married for the first time" is in the textbook and is widely circulated. However, considering that Lao Xue is a math major, his Chinese may not be very good, and he probably doesn't play King of Glory, so I decided to forgive him.

As a person, you shouldn't be too calculative, otherwise you will easily lose friends.

It was only after Xue Song left that the room became quiet again. When Qiao Yu was about to focus on the documents on the computer again, he suddenly became restless.

No, he seemed to have just solved the Riemann hypothesis. This problem, which no one has been able to solve for more than a hundred years, is said to be worth one and a half million dollars now.

It was originally one million US dollars, but probably because the Clay Institute felt that one million US dollars in 2000 was not as valuable now, and was afraid that mathematicians would lose motivation, they added an additional half a million US dollars!
This time, there was no big publicity, just an announcement on the official website, which mathematicians who pay attention to these issues will naturally see.

According to the current exchange rate, this is more than 10 million RMB, and Director Tian told him that this kind of international academic bonus is legally tax-exempt.

Whether the Riemann hypothesis is difficult or not is another matter. If he doesn't get excited, it would be disrespectful to money.

If you don’t manage your finances, your property won’t disappear inexplicably, but if you don’t respect money, you won’t have any property at all.

Although Qiao Yu felt that he would never be able to become a serious capitalist, after all, he would not risk going to the gallows for the sake of a 300% profit margin.

But he respects money from the bottom of his heart.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yu became excited instantly.

He took out his cell phone and called Qiao Xi.

As soon as the call was connected, Qiao Yu couldn't wait to say, "Mom, I have another task for you."

Soon, an unpleasant voice came from the receiver: "What's the matter? Are you itching and want to loosen your bones?"

"Would you please listen to me first? Your task is to think carefully about what you have wanted most since you were a child. Well, something that can be bought with money. The price should not be less than five million. Except for houses! After all, our family will not be short of houses in the future!"

Qiao Yu said in high spirits.

According to the ideas instilled in him by his grandfather, the greatest respect for money is to think about how to spend it after earning it.

After all, if he has 10 million, how can others know that he has earned 10 million if he doesn’t spend 5 million quickly? People who don’t know how to spend money and enjoy themselves will hardly have a strong motivation to make money.

Unfortunately, Qiao Yu has not experienced the life of a wealthy person and does not know what the life of a rich person is like.

Although he also knew that 10 million was probably the same as one dollar in the eyes of truly wealthy people, Qiao Yu felt that his 10 million was obviously worth something different.

The Americans send money and China spends it. This pattern is enough to defeat all the kings in seconds.

"Huh? You're so cocky all of a sudden? You made money again? No less than five million? You made more than ten million? Did you hack into the banking system?"

Qiao Xi's distrust made Qiao Yu a little annoyed, but considering that Qiao Xi was a half-baked math student and not very familiar with things in the mathematics world, Qiao Yu decided to forgive her.

He was in a good mood today and even forgave Lao Xue, so naturally his mother could forgive him as well.

"You are a math rookie, don't ask about the math masters. Just do as I say and think about how to squander your money! I'm too busy bragging to my friends!"

After saying that, Qiao Yu hung up the phone directly.

In the past, he always waited for Qiao Xi to die first. But today was different. Qiao Yu felt that if he didn't let go, he would be sorry for Bernhard Riemann, the great mathematician of the last century.

Anyway, he can hang up on whoever he wants today! Riemann said yes!
Then Qiao Yu opened WeChat and looked through the WeChat groups. The active group chats were all too professional.

There was no point in showing off to the professors who were too professional at this time. Once he finished writing the paper and it was recognized by those bigwigs, these people would naturally come to talk to him.

The people from Class 13 had actually chatted in the group before. During the winter vacation, someone suggested to hold a class reunion. However, few people responded.

Qiao Yu thought for a moment, and decided to give up...

The main reason is that I don’t want to trouble these students to look up what the Riemann hypothesis is late at night.

Of course, the most important thing is that Qiao Yu felt that even if these people went to investigate, they didn’t think it would be that great for him to solve this problem…

Finally, I accidentally saw the friend group.

The friend group that was originally created has actually been dormant for a long time. After all, except for him, the remaining three people are already classmates and can meet and chat every day.

Now I couldn't talk to Qiao Yu anymore. The group naturally became quiet.

It was also Chinese New Year, and the three guys popped up to chat for a while. Just wishing each other a happy new year and other old-fashioned things.

I don't know who they learned to be so stingy from. They didn't even give a red envelope, but just a few words of congratulations, especially Yu Wei...

So Qiao Yu thought it was good to let these people be jealous and envious. Besides, everyone should be playing in the dormitory at this time and not sleep yet. So he quickly edited a sentence and sent it in the group.

"Oh, I just accidentally proved the Riemann hypothesis. I'm so angry... I just finished my work and could have taken a break for a while, but now I have to start writing my paper again. Oh..."

There is no doubt that the three guys in the friend group are definitely better than the students in Class 13. At least Qiao Yu believes that they don't need to go online to look up what the Riemann hypothesis is.

So soon, three people lined up to reply with "???" and they were definitely not asking what the Riemann hypothesis was, but were probably asking whether Qiao Yu had any serious illness.

But Qiao Yu still replied: "Why? None of you three know what the Riemann hypothesis is?"

"Is there a possibility that my three question marks are not asking what the Riemann hypothesis is? Instead, they are asking why you are bragging in front of us?"

Yu Yongjun was the most considerate and responded the fastest.

"Haha... That's a good question. So is there a possibility that I'm not bragging to you at all, but just stating a fact?"

This time Yu Wei couldn't help but reply: "I just checked online and didn't see any relevant reports."

"Brother Yu, I always thought your main problem was that your math grades weren't that good, but it turns out that your biggest problem is your Chinese! You can't understand the questions, right? I mean, you just proved it. The paper hasn't even been published yet, so where did you find the relevant reports?"

Yu Wei: “…”

After all, what Qiao Yu said made a lot of sense, and he couldn't refute it. What made Yu Wei feel even more uncomfortable was that Qiao Yu actually called him Brother Yu... in a very literary way.

But then again, this address really sounds like those professors. He once heard a professor address the other party like this when he answered the phone.

"But there is nothing wrong with your idea, Brother Yu. Generally speaking, we have to wait for three to five months. When my paper is published, you will realize how ridiculous the question mark you raised today is."

After saying that, Qiao Yu closed WeChat and turned on the computer.

The desire to show off has been satisfied, and these tools have completed their mission as friends. As for what they think, it doesn't matter much. Now I have to write the paper quickly.

As for the paper I just downloaded, it doesn’t matter when to read it.

……

Xue Song, who had already walked out of the door, hesitated for a moment in the cold wind of early spring in Beijing before calling Tian Yanzhen.

The hesitation was certainly not about whether to call Tian Yanzhen "Old Tian", but whether to inform Tian Yanzhen about this matter over the phone, or to visit Tian Yanzhen's home to discuss the matter.

During the Chinese New Year, he went to pay New Year's greetings to Tian Yanzhen and knew where Tian Yanzhen lived. It was not far from the school.

Although it was a little late now, Xue Song felt like it was a joke when he was notified of this kind of thing over the phone.

But then again, he had walked out of Qiao Yu's room for more than ten minutes, and he was still dizzy, as if his brain capacity was not enough.

After all, Qiao Yu said he proved the Riemann hypothesis.

Fortunately, the wind in Beijing in March was cold enough to wake him up quickly. Then he took out his cell phone and called Tian Yanzhen.

"Hello, Professor Xue, you're calling me so late. Do you have any good news?"

It sounds like Tian Yan is in a really good mood.

However, Xue Song felt that the boss would be in a better mood later.

"Well, there is some good news. Are you in the capital? If so, I would like to report to you in person."

"Oh? It seems that this good news is not simple. OK, I'm at home, come over."

"I'll be there soon."

……

Twenty minutes later, in the study room of Tian Yanzhen's home, Xue Song showed Tian Yanzhen the video he had just recorded.

Xue Song had been observing Tian Yanzhen's expression silently, and then he was completely convinced. He was indeed a big shot, and he didn't show any obvious surprise.

Well, Xue Song didn’t know that Qiao Yu had already promised Director Tian that he could solve the Riemann hypothesis within a year, which was equivalent to giving him a vaccination.

If I knew, I probably wouldn't have such admiration for him.

"This child..."

After watching the video, Tian Yanzhen said with a smile, then looked at Xue Song and asked with a smile: "What happened today, tell me in detail."

Xue Song naturally would not hide the issues he discussed with Qiao Yu today and the ideas Qiao Yu had given him, and he just poured them out all at once.

Although Xue Song didn't quite understand some things, it didn't stop him from writing them down.

This is basic operation.

People who are good at math and physics usually have good memory. It is not a mechanical memory like hyperthymesia, but a structured thinking mode.

"Haha, it seems that you gave Qiao Yu inspiration this time. Although there is no second work, given Qiao Yu's personality, he will definitely thank you specifically in his paper!"

Tian Yanzhen smiled and encouraged.

Xue Song also smiled. It was just a little bit of fame, he didn’t care... No, he still cared a little... Okay, Xue Song decided to admit that he actually cared a lot.

It would be great if we could thank him specifically. After all, this paper solved the Riemann hypothesis.

If, as Western mathematicians say, this problem is the jewel in the crown of mathematics, then he has also imprinted his name on this jewel.

God knows how many people would read Qiao Yu’s paper if it were recognized.

After all, there are thousands of papers in the world's academic libraries that use the Riemann hypothesis.

Prime number distribution, analytic number theory, cryptography, mathematical physics, God knows how many fields have theorems that imply that their assumptions are valid.

Especially in analytic number theory, a lot of research on zeta function and L-function is based on the Riemann hypothesis. This is even more true for research on the properties of number theory functions.

Xue Song could even foresee that the number of citations to Qiao Yu's paper would explode. After all, thousands or even tens of thousands of papers might adjust their basic assumptions or even modify related proofs because of Qiao Yu's proof.

After all, if you understand Qiao Yu's method, you may be able to simplify some complex conclusions or derive simpler and more novel theorems.

Not to mention the related seminars, lectures, and related papers.

Xue Song knows how many people want to invite Qiao Yu to give lectures and seminars.

If Qiao Yu's proof is recognized, this number will have to be multiplied by at least ten.

This is the number after eliminating those research institutions that are not qualified to issue invitation letters.

In the past, those institutions that had invited Qiao Yu with a try-it-out mentality would have given up. What kind of level is this? How dare they invite a mathematician who solved the Riemann hypothesis?
As long as Qiao Yu agrees, he can definitely become a tenured professor or honorary professor at any top university in the world.

Therefore, even if his name only appears in the acknowledgments of the paper, it is basically certain that he will be awarded a title in the future. There is even a great hope that he will become an academician in the future.

Of course, these were just his thoughts. Xue Song was still very reserved. After laughing, he asked, "Actually, I want to know more about what Qiao Yu wrote in that paper. I didn't even know he published a paper in JAMS... Oh..."

"It's hard for me to explain this to you. But you should know soon. The paper has been proofread and will be published this month."

After saying that, Tian Yanzhen glanced at the time on the clock in the study and said, "It's already half past eight. Well, I'll call Mr. Yuan. If he's not asleep yet, why don't we go visit him together and tell him the good news."

Xue Song nodded with a smile, but he still felt a little dissatisfied in his heart.

Old people don’t get much sleep to begin with, so who would go to bed after 8 o’clock?
But he could also understand Tian Yanzhen's thoughts.

After all, he had similar ideas when he came here. And since he was his student, he also wanted to show off.

The teacher thinks I am not good enough every day, but my students solved the Riemann hypothesis... At least I have better vision than you...

Really, Xue Song felt a little regretful at this time.

If he had known earlier, he would not have been so honest and would have just fooled Qiao Yu. If he could have made Qiao Yu his student, maybe he could be on par with Lao Tian now!
(End of this chapter)