Hilbert once said that if he was lucky enough to wake up from his long sleep in 500 years, the first question he would ask when he woke up, whether the Riemann conjecture had been solved.

Regardless of whether Lu Zhou was in the mood to be interviewed at this moment, at the same time that the bottle of champagne was opened, the entire mathematical community was shocked because of the report meeting that had just ended.

The Riemann conjecture solved!

Good fellow, he killed two of the Seven Millennium Problems!

This is especially important ......

If the Polliniac conjecture, Goldbach's conjecture and the quasi-Riemann conjecture put Professor Lu on the throne of mathematics at most, then the millennial puzzle about the NS equation is equivalent to adding a halo to his head and radiating the light to the physics community next door.

And the proof of Riemann's conjecture is equivalent to directly pushing him from the ground to the sky and sending him to the throne!

The analogy may not be so appropriate, but it is not an exaggeration at all.

Although the mathematical community has not yet given a positive answer and recognized the proof that Lu Zhou came up with at the 60-minute report meeting, judging from the non-sharp questions of several big bulls on the scene, as well as Lu Zhou's fluent answers, this has almost become expected.

Even if there are some flaws or minor problems in the final paper, it can be revised before it is officially published, and after Wiles opened the champagne at the report meeting, it took more than a year to revise his paper before finally turning Fermat's conjecture into Fermat's theorem.

While the mathematical community often behaves realistically when a claim of proof is considered a failure, it often shows unusual patience in the face of such major propositions.

After all, they have been waiting for a century and a half.

It's not bad for these last days, months, or even a year......

Of course, if it was just a matter of the Riemann conjecture, it would not have made people so excited.

After all, the paper was released yesterday, and those who should have been excited have also been excited, and if they want to continue to be excited, they should not be excited today, but should wait until the mathematical community, especially the Clay Institute, gives a definite "review opinion" on the completeness of the entire proof.

What really made the entire mathematical community set off this 12-level hurricane again was the sentence Lu Zhou said at the end of the report meeting-

If nothing else, his next lesson will be an attempt to unify algebra and geometry!

If it is said that the entire mathematical community is boiling because of this, I am afraid it is a little exaggerated, but just ten minutes after this sentence was spoken, at least half of the mathematical community was sensationalized because of this!

Princeton University's Facebook community.

The buzz took over almost all of the interface, and for a while the heat of the topic even overshadowed the upcoming Ivy League canoe competition and football game in the fall.

[Unifying Algebra and Geometry?] Wait, can you give me a moment to figure out what they're talking about. We're only halfway through algebraic geometry, and now you're telling me that algebra and geometry are going to be unified? 】

[I always feel that since I published my first paper in the Mathematical Chronicle, it seems as if every day we are witnessing the ...... of history]

[The point is, how is this possible?] The flintstone library filled more than twenty rows of shelves with works on algebra, geometry, and various sub-disciplines, not including the most recent achievements that had not yet been included in the books. You're telling me now that these twenty rows of bookshelves can't be overstuffed with something that can be explained by a book? This is crazy! 】

[I think...... You may be mistaken about what he meant that unifying algebra and geometry is not the same as merging two disciplines and their branches into one. If he did, he would probably not make the books on the twenty-odd rows of shelves a single book, but create a new bookshelf next to it, and put a brand new one on it.

[Please don't say it, I will finish my graduation thesis this year......]

For the mathematical community, the unification of algebra and geometry is undoubtedly a shocking news that is even more powerful than the Riemann conjecture itself. However, for those melon-eating people who are paying attention to the progress of things, the Riemann conjecture itself is more topical in comparison.

The video of the report meeting is not only circulated in the community of major universities, but when the high-definition video of the report was uploaded to YouTube, this report for professionals has also received millions of views and tens of thousands of comments.

However, judging from the most liked items in the comment area, for the average melon-eating public, they seem to be more interested in the million-dollar prize than the mathematical value of the Riemann hypothesis.

In particular, Lu Zhou has already won the million-dollar prize from the Clay Institute for the millennial problem of the NS equation, and winning the million-dollar grand prize this time really made many people show envy.

I didn't expect to be able to make so much money if I studied mathematics well?!

However, this money is not something that everyone can earn......

In addition to the discussion on the Internet, many media around the world, including CTV, BBC, Columbia TV and other media outlets, have also reported the news.

In particular, CTV even released a feature documentary in the form of interviews on CCTV, in which experts from the Academy of Mathematical Sciences told South China academicians about this century-and-a-half-century long march about the peak of the human mind!

The heat about the Riemann conjecture continued to ferment with the end of the presentation.

In addition to the discussions of irrelevant people and the reports of major news media, there are also top bulls in the industry who have made objective evaluations.

On the evening after the briefing, it was 8 p.m. Moscow time.

Professor Akshay, who has won the Fields Medal for 18 years, updated an academic comment on the report on his personal blog, which can be regarded as an objective summary of the entire report......

[At present, the leading figures in the field of mathematics, including Professor Deligne and Professor Faltings, are optimistic about Professor Lu Zhou's proof. I personally exchanged views with many famous professors such as Schultz and Tao Zhexuan, and they all agreed that there were basically no major problems with Professor Lu's proof. 】

[However, after all, this is only the opinion of some people, and there are still many scholars who are studying this issue and still have not expressed their position.] On the one hand, this is out of prudence, and the more important the conjecture, the more we must be cautious, because if we make a mistake, we will shake the foundation of the edifice of number theory. On the other hand, because there are still many people who do not fully understand his paper, we have to give them some time to choose whether or not to accept the results and to express their opinions. 】

[I can't say 100% that Professor Lu is necessarily right, but there is at least a 70% or even 80% chance. 】

[But to be honest, I am more concerned with the equation he used to introduce the methods of differential geometry to solving problems on complex planes than with the Riemann conjecture itself.] Maybe it was a delusion, but I always found that step interesting and related to a study I had done a few years ago...... I recommend that colleagues who study non-singular complex projective algebraic clusters can dig deeper, and perhaps this last golden egg given to us by the Riemann conjecture will be the key to solving problems like the Hodge conjecture or similar ones......]

Compared with those rumors, Professor Akshai's comments are undoubtedly much more objective, and have been reposted by many people on major online communities.

To a certain extent, this highly disseminated blog has also played a certain role in inhibiting the bizarre rumors.

Regardless of the final characterization of this proof by the academic community, the amazing mathematical skills used by Lu Zhou in the proof, as well as the wonderful report itself, are enough to go down in history......

……

Next.

In the same lecture hall as yesterday, the crowd was also filled with black oppression.

Soon the closing ceremony of the IMU conference will begin.

Although many people left after yesterday's last briefing, many remained.

Sitting in the middle of the venue, Tao Zhexuan glanced around, but didn't see the figure he wanted to see, so he lowered his voice and said Professor Feverman, who was sitting next to him.

"Where's Lu Zhou?"

Feverman shook his head and said, "I haven't seen anyone either, but I've heard from Deligne that he was in the car early in the morning to the airport." ”

Professor Tao was slightly stunned and said, "Are you in such a hurry to leave?" Don't even attend the closing ceremony? ”

Originally, he was going to ask him a few questions about his paper.

Feverman's expression was a little subtle, and he answered the question in vague terms.

"After all...... One of his important students was lying in a hospital bed, and it is said that he arranged a flight for her to transfer from St. Petersburg to Shangjing. ”

Hearing that very important sentence made the expression on Professor Tao's face become a little strange.

The closing ceremony continued for a while.

After being silent for a long time without speaking, he suddenly spoke.

“…… In fact, sometimes I ask myself whether I should have written that letter of recommendation in the first place. ”

Hearing this, Feverman sighed softly.

As if expecting him to say that, he spoke.

"Never try to speculate on the logic behind fate, if you think that without that letter of recommendation, she wouldn't have been Lu Zhou's student, and thus wouldn't have come to this point, this idea is even more stupid than those Professor Kslater who regretted awarding her the Fields medal—"

Tao Zhexuan sighed and said.

"You're mistaken."

Feverman: "...... Oh? ”

Tao Zhexuan: "I just think that if it weren't for that letter of recommendation, maybe her life wouldn't have intersected with him so much, and he wouldn't have been involved in this matter." On this time that should have been celebrated, he was supposed to be drinking with us at last night's dinner, but didn't you notice? He didn't even show up in the dining room, it was Professor Holden who toasted us in his place. ”

"I'm not complaining about what disturbed our party, this kind of thing is really insignificant, really, just a little regretful about the cause and effect of the fate behind it. This kind of sad thing would have been better if it was a day late, but it happened here. Let him embark on a life...... Even at the pinnacle of history, the loss of an important person......"

There was a sudden silence, and it took about a minute before he spoke softly in a somewhat complicated and regretful tone.

“…… I'm afraid it's not going to feel good. ”

Hearing the regret in that tone, Feverman glanced at him unexpectedly, subconsciously looked left and right, and lowered his voice.

"You...... Already seeing? ”

Tao Zhexuan nodded silently.

“…… I can tell a little bit. ”

Stage.

The closing ceremony has reached its final stage.

Professor Shigefumi Mori, who was standing in front of the stage, gave up the microphone, and Professor Holden, who was standing in the back, walked up to the stage with a smile on his face.

As is customary, the venue for the next congress will be announced by the Secretary General of the International Union of Mathematicians before the performances of ballet, Russian opera and classical music at the closing ceremony.

This is the finale program after the Fields Medal awards.

Although the election was voted on the second day of the conference, it was deliberately put by the organizing committee at the end of the conference.

At this moment, except for a few people who were indifferent to this, the vast majority of people in the venue had already held their breath, nervously looking at the figure on the stage and praying, waiting for Professor Holden to speak.

Especially Academician Wang Shicheng.

It's like a child is about to be born, and I'm restless.

Qin Yue is the same.

Although he is a scholar teaching overseas, the blood that flows is the same, and who wouldn't want their hometown to be better?

Facing the blazing gaze of the audience, Professor Holden smiled, cleared his throat as if he had sold a pass, and announced in a loud voice.

"After a vote of voting, our representatives unanimously agreed."

"The next International Congress of Mathematicians will be held at—"

"Huaguo, Jinling!"

In an instant, the entire venue was boiling.

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