Chapter 87
The day before yesterday afternoon, when she first learned that her proof ideas had been taken away and used, Ming Xia was very angry, feeling that her efforts had become the achievements of others.
But later, Gu Bingjun told her that this incident was both unexpected and expected. Because in the academic world, like Ming Xia, who directly stated his own proof ideas in public, most of them defaulted to the fact that others can also use them.
Before, after the io ended, so many mathematicians from all over the world were still paying attention to the progress of her proof of "1+1", and kept urging her, because they felt that she had hope to prove it, and felt that it was best for her to give it to her. Prove the last step, otherwise it would be too bad.
Gu Bingjun also reminded her at that time, but he just patronized the reminder, but forgot to tell her the reason why everyone was reminding her.
The so-called "colleagues are all friends" is the same in the social behavior of those who engage in mathematics research. Everyone hides and hides their research results, for fear that years of hard work will only become a stepping stone for others, so they will feel that Ming Xia's disclosure is very "righteous", and can't help but feel anxious for her, but I don't know, her publicity is only temporary, and it's also because she doesn't know that after the publicity, she will be directly taken away by others to use such an operation.
Knowing this situation, Ming Xia gradually calmed down. After thinking about it, she felt that it was one of the three major problems in the world. After years of research and hard work, it was acceptable for others to prove the last step, but she felt that she was a little bit to blame.
Obviously, this can be used to give the country another wave of presence in the mathematics world, and it should really "eat a pit and gain a wisdom" in the future.
As a result, when she saw the screenshot of the pre-printed paper sent by Gu Bingjun, she laughed angrily.
No matter how much the academic world acquiesces that her behavior belongs to "disclosing her own research results", but like Akimoto Saki, 97% of the content is obviously based on her ideas, and she completed the last step by herself, without any distinction at all. The "first author" and "second author" only signed themselves and wanted to monopolize this research result, because this is the world's three major problems. The possibility of him alone is extremely high, which is really too much.
According to Gu Bingjun and Jiang Ye, although this Akimoto Shashu is a mathematician and has quite a status in the mathematics world, he has always had a bad reputation. As a doctoral supervisor in a university, when I lead students, there are rumors of possession of the students' research results, but I don't refuse to sign the students, and I also give the students some benefits, so no one has ever come forward to say this. .
As for Ming Xia's anger, after seeing his so-called proof paper, he couldn't help but sneer.
Akimoto Shashu calculated according to her way of thinking, so he naturally walked into the same misunderstanding as her. Frankly speaking, this misunderstanding is actually very difficult to find, and it is extremely misleading. However, the theory she learned in the Interstellar Age was different. On the same day, when she was working backwards, she was keenly aware of her mistake and fell into thinking again. After pondering over and over again for more than a month, but he didn't find it when he proved it, and the people who helped him verify it probably didn't find it either, so he directly held the proof conference.
As a result, Ming Xia didn't give face at all at the press conference, and the last thing she pissed off on the spot was that when the assistant who definitely had a manuscript mentioned her, she just verbally mentioned the source of her ideas and didn't forget to emphasize , "This is mainly the result of Mr. Akimoto Shaki's own research, and the former has limited knowledge."
Using her thoughts and stepping on her, did he really regard her as a stepping stone? Or freshly baked, soft white and sweet buns?
The school of Kaisei University more or less knew about Akimoto Shaki's thoughts. Although he didn't like his academic attitude, he cared more about the benefits he could get, so he negotiated several times and asked to publish a paper in a journal run by the school, proving that the press conferences were also held at the school. Throwing stones at one's own feet, on the contrary, shamed them in front of so many mathematicians all over the world, and also gave the media something to write about.
The assistant was arranged by the school. After being given a wink, he said, "We are also very sorry that we failed to prove Goldbach's conjecture. I am sorry for the delay of everyone's time. Today's proof conference is over."
"Since the proof press conference has already been held, it is not good to waste everyone's time. It just so happens that I also have a proof about Goldbach's conjecture that I want to announce. Can I borrow your venue?"
Everyone in the audience was about to stand up when they heard Ming Xia speak politely and asked with a smile.
I didn’t sign it, and I didn’t thank them for their contributions. Now it’s all right. No one has a better understanding of the idea of proof. If I was questioned on the spot for a logical error, it is obvious that I will be found out.
Although the assistant also has some hosting experience, he is mainly engaged in academic research, and his coping ability in this area is not good. He immediately stiffened and looked anxiously at the school with anxious eyes.
How long has it been since the proof conference started? As soon as Akimoto Shashu expressed his proof idea, he was immediately pointed out that there was a logic bug in the last step of the proof link. The previous one was directly taken from someone else's idea, and he had not signed it yet. , or even stepped on a handful...
Now, someone came to the scene and asked if you could borrow the venue, not to mention that he is the real proposer of this idea, nor that he intends to give a proof of "Goldbach's conjecture" , Just look at the curious and expectant eyes of the mathematicians in the stands, as well as the excited expressions of the media reporters in the back row and beside, can you not agree?
After taking the microphone, the dean of Kaicheng University School of Mathematics smiled. After all, he is an old stick in the society. No matter how angry he was, the expression on his face remained the same: "Of course, the purpose of our press conference is to It's a pity to give a proof of Goldbach's conjecture, but Mr. Akimoto Shaki's proof still has bugs, and I hope your proof can bring a new milestone."
Even if the situation forced them, they agreed and released the proof After all, Ming Xia was upset that the home field of the club was handed over to Ming Xia, so she said such a thing, through the so-called "art of speaking", on the surface, she placed expectations on her next proof, but in essence, it was also secretly exerting pressure. If there are logic bugs in Ming Xia's proof and they are found out, they will probably be said a few embarrassing words of "disappointment", "regret", and "pity".
Of course, since Ming Xia confirmed that he has proved it, it is impossible to give them this opportunity to laugh.
Going up to the stage, Ming Xia started his presentation in English, reopened the idea of the proof that Shashu Akimoto had cast on the screen before, turned to the position of about 45, and took the red indicator light to draw under the formula, Opened: "I'm very sorry, I made a mistake in the way of proof on io before. After going back, I thought about it for a long time, and finally realized that, in fact, at this step, I should not write the relational expression of f, but should Combine the previous formula 13 and formula 21, and learn the method of Ratmacher's proof of 7 7, and Reni's proof of 1+c..."
Holding a black microphone in her slender white hand, she looks like a petite girl from Huaguo, traveling from afar When he came to Japan, he stood on the stage in the huge lecture hall, in front of many mathematicians from all over the world, with a calm face, and in fluent English, he spoke the words "Goethe A proof of Bach's conjecture.
Under the stage, mathematicians from all over the world took out the board from the armrest of the chair, opened it, took out pens and draft pads, and followed Ming Xia's train of thought, calculating with bright eyes.
The "pseudo-proposition idea" proposed by Ming Xia on io is somewhat similar to the "contradictory method" in indirect argumentation, but it is different, because it does not reverse the inference through the opposite hypothesis, but by giving an example of a related proposition. Through the discussion of this proposition, it is extended to the proof itself a little bit, which is a very novel idea for the proof of "Goldbach's conjecture".
Moreover, her current proof is also linked together. After reading the proof on io, everyone thought that she would go to this way of thinking, but they didn't expect that she would make a big reversal in the last link and directly change her previous thinking. Overturning, and then connecting with other formulas, I wrote the last link of an angle that was completely unexpected along the line of thought.
Those styles are like macarons for afternoon tea, stars in the dark night, and gentle spring breeze blowing on the face...the beauty of mathematics is displayed at a glance, and it is also shocking.
After finishing his proof, Ming Xia took the microphone and said, "Thank you for listening. The above is my proof of Goldbach's conjecture. If you have any doubts or doubts, you are welcome to ask questions at any time." On
stage, Ming Xia No matter how generous and rigorous the proof was, the face of Kaicheng University would be so ugly.
You know that your idea of proof is wrong, why do you publish it casually to mislead others? Otherwise, more than a month has passed, how come no one has found out your logical error, but you are the only one who overturned your own proof? Could it be that this Hua country girl did it on purpose, guessing that someone would take away her ideas and use them, and maliciously gave false proof?
After hearing Ming Xia's testimony, Akimoto Shashu's heart was almost pulled together. The discomfort was more than a simple word "regret" could describe.
Before, he was obsessed with ghosts. Seeing that so many experts from all over the world did not raise any objections to Ming Xia's proof, he felt that there must be no problem. It was really proved, and I pushed it forward and backward a few times, and felt that it was all established, and I was ecstatic immediately.
Later, when he asked others to help him calculate, he also thought that he had used his status to take advantage of the students' research results before. He couldn't help but suspect that others would step on him in this way. The teacher, and a few math friends helped to check the calculations together, so I contacted the school, wanting the name that proved the world's difficult problems, and even prepared to be ridiculed by the media and people in the circle, insisting on not signing Ming Xia .
And the school has been worrying about the gold content of the journals in recent years, whether it is high or not, it is very embarrassing for their school's international status. Seeing that he is so sure, there are so many teachers in the school and some in the mathematics field. Although the status is not high But there are also some influential people who help push the evidence, so I am moved.
It's just that none of them thought that Ming Xia's idea of proof was actually wrong, and it was an error that so many international mathematicians hadn't discovered. It was so hidden, and in the end, it was overthrown by herself in the end.
It was Ming Xia who gave the idea of the proof. He reached out and took it, and said with the cheek that the main research results were all his own. In the end, he did his own crimes and suffered.
Hearing Ming Xia said that it is time to ask questions, the eyes of the mathematicians in the audience lit up. Most of them are over fifty years old. After a long absence, they finally became excited. They raised their hands one after another, wishing they could be the first to ask questions. Some scholars have a more impatient personality, and it is also because whoever raised their hands first made an argument, expressing their admiration and shock at Ming Xia's proof, and also expressing their admiration for Huaguo's mathematics based on this year's io results, and then I started to ask her various questions and curious places.
Why did she think of this idea? Why would it be realized to overthrow the proof from there? Why is there a pseudo-proposition thought? Why...
Ming Xia thought for a while, and said bluntly: "Before, I tried to summarize a little bit. Regarding the proof of the 'Goldbach Conjecture', proposing new ideas is a difficulty, and having new ideas is another difficulty. The final difficulty is the contradiction in the formula, which is also the reason why Mr. Akimoto Shaki made an error in the last link after proving it along my line of thought."
The media reporters sitting behind and squatting on the side, He was even more anxious, and really wanted to interview Ming Xia. While waiting for the mathematicians to ask questions, he kept taking pictures frantically. Later, I saw that the mathematicians in the front row were already excited about the discussion. They were arranged to sit in this proof conference. Naturally, they didn’t say they had research on "1 + 1", at least they knew and understood a little After that, it is natural to know how crazy these scholars are when they discuss a certain theory.
Okay, don't wait any longer, take pictures with peace of mind, and listen to their communication carefully. After all, discussions and research within the industry are more important than interviews with media reporters.
The swarthy cameras are all facing the front of the lecture hall. On the stage are young Chinese girls who have already proved the "Goldbach Conjecture". A carnival is a new storm in the mathematics world, and everyone is looking forward to it.
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Today’s "Goldbach Conjecture" proof press conference, from a farce at the beginning, gradually turned into a shocking later, the change is as fast as a tornado, whistling past, but in the hearts of everyone It left a small mark that was difficult to erase.
If it wasn't for later, seeing that it was getting dark and it was too late, the mathematicians didn't want to let Ming Xia go at all, they just wanted to take advantage of the excitement to continue the discussion.
Immersed in the study of mathematics, they are really happy.
Ming Xia has always been thinking, after communicating with Professor Gu last year, in fact, he has always been very clear that he likes history the most, but he can't waste his mathematical talent, so he will study and research mathematics and dedicate his part to the country. force. But frankly speaking, before time travel, she was just a rebellious high school student. After time travel, all she knew was "survival". Even if she studied hard and entered Star University, she was only learning the theories given by mathematicians , Even if I follow the mentor to do the project, the idea is only to make a living in the future, so that I don't have to return to the state of garbage star.
In her opinion, the theories of the 21st century are very simple, and it is difficult to compare them with the theories of the interstellar era. Although she respects them, she will not take them to heart. However, this is a misunderstanding. She didn't realize that mathematics, which she didn't value very much, was the love of other scholars who have devoted themselves to studying it for many years. This is like her favorite history. When she visited Jinghua University last year, even if she knew to look for The boy on the phone, asking the other party not to underestimate history, seemed to have low emotional intelligence, and she couldn't accept others to belittle and insult her.
Before today, Ming Xia participated in various competitions or awards for middle school students, such as the "Light of Hope" English Contest, such as the Chengqiu Yu Mathematics Award, and ho, io... What
she felt It is more about the pursuit of achievements and research results than the indulging in the sea of stars and scientific research.
But in today's proof press conference held by Shashu Akimoto, originally, she was just angry that he clearly used her proof ideas, but didn't give his signature, and also took her results as his own, but when she put "Brother After the Debach conjecture was proved, it was not through a screen, but face-to-face, communicating with these mathematicians, and realized something deeper.
Today's farce, of course, has Akimoto Saki's fault, but she is also faulted. Although the research has been very hard, she has not paid enough attention to the research results. Going to France for exchange first step by step, doing things in order, but not clearing the priorities.
She thinks that things should be done in order, and she is especially serious about her favorite history. She thinks that she should work hard for mathematics, but she is not enthusiastic, but other people in the mathematics field think differently.
When they were separated by the screen, they looked like they were just asking "Hello, do you have any ideas about the proof of Goldbach's conjecture today?" Debach's conjecture" was proved, and it was only then that scholars became obsessed with it.
Obviously they are both people of considerable status in the mathematics world, but when discussing "Goldbach's Conjecture" with her, their eyes are full of brightness, like a child who has won candy, and their eyes are full of joy.
Until two days later, Ming Xia, Gu Bingjun, Jiang Ye, and the others flew back to China, thinking about his recent proof of the "Goldbach Conjecture" and Akimoto Shashu's farce-like proof press conference. thing.
She... Maybe she should rethink what she is going to do.
For the first time, Ming Xia had doubts about his study and research, so he went to chat with Gu Huizhou.
Gu Huizhou has always been very clear that what he likes is the restoration of cultural relics, and he has been insisting on doing this and doing it well, but he has a good balance between financial investment and hobbies such as opera .
Knowing Ming Xia's questions and entanglements, as well as his reflection on himself, Gu Huizhou thought about it and replied: "Then you won't study mathematics in the future, and if you don't bring new hope to everyone, you won't feel bad about yourself." Deal with some disappointment and self-blame. In the future, I will only concentrate on studying history. In this case, what do you think?
Stop studying math?
Ming Xia was taken aback for a moment, and then felt a little uncomfortable. She has studied mathematics for so long in the interstellar era. It is impossible to say that she has no feelings for mathematics. Giving up is like giving up on herself in the past, which is very uncomfortable.
After a while, Gu Huizhou sent another message: Since you can't give an answer decisively, it proves that you have the answer in your heart. No one is perfect, even if there is something that is not done well, as long as you work hard to change it, there is no need to struggle with this. In the future, if you major in history, I can give you advice. As for other fields, such as mathematics and physics, as long as you try your best and invent when you have results, this problem will not arise.
Gu Huizhou: [Hug] Come on, don't take too much burden, don't let talent become a burden, just be yourself, it's enough to have a clear heart.
Seeing Gu Huizhou's reply, Ming Xia closed her eyes and thought for a long time.
That's right, as long as she has no regrets in her heart, she will study hard and publish her research results in time, that's all.
Aware of Ming Xia's entanglement, Gu Bingjun knew her well after being a friend for so long, guessed what she was thinking, and said to her: "Don't think so much, you have worked so hard, you don't understand these things If so, Lao Jiang and I will try our best to help you in the future."
Ming Xia said "Yes", and at this point, he finally had a clearer idea of what he should do in the future.
As a member of the Princeton Institute of Mathematics and an academic editor of the SCI journal "Annual Mathematics", Ethen, who has always been obsessed with "Goldbach's conjecture", was naturally invited. In fact, if it wasn't for Ming Xia sitting in the front row, who was sensitive and too conspicuous, who also raised his hand to speak, he would be the first person to ask questions.
He also wanted to question Akimoto Shaki, even if he could cite other people's proofs and references, how could he not even give the other party the right to sign when almost the entire article was the research results of others. Indeed, it is very tempting to become a prover of the "Goldbach Conjecture", but it cannot be so bottomless.
As a result, Ming Xia became the first person to ask questions, and the whole press conference was like a gust of wind passing by. It ended with a huge momentum, and various media were frantically publishing articles on the "Goldbach Conjecture", one of the three major problems in the world. It was proven that it gave a great response.
"Goldbach's Conjecture Proved", "io this year's champion in Huaguo - a new star in mathematics", "After Zhou's conjecture, she actually proved Goldbach's conjecture again"...
I have never liked to read magazines other than periodicals Or the entertainment newspaper, it’s rare for him to buy several copies and go to the Internet to watch them, suddenly feeling proud and emotional.