Soon, December 14th came, which was the day before the report meeting.

With the influx of a group of mathematicians, even the quiet town of Princeton became lively.

Princeton can be said to be quite attentive in its reception of mathematicians from all over the world.

Of course, for the experienced Princeton, it was a piece of cake. There was no panic at all, but everything was very orderly.

People are holding papers in their hands and discussing. During the communication process, some people will find that their original problem is no longer a problem and has been solved by their peers.

This kind of report meeting is also a good opportunity to communicate with peers and expand contacts. After all, not every scholar will often attend academic conferences every day.

Some friends may not even be able to see each other once in a year or two.

The entire town of Princeton seemed lively, much livelier than usual.

In coffee shops, western restaurants, under trees, and by the lake, scholars can be seen everywhere holding papers and notebooks in their hands and discussing.

This is a beautiful landscape.

It is hard to imagine how students could not be affected by such a strong academic atmosphere.

A good environment is never achieved overnight. It is all accumulated over time, and the benefits it brings are self-evident. Some students will take pictures and share them on Twitter and Facebook. There are also journalists who come here to ask for help.

Remember this historic scene.

Princeton University may not be the largest university in the United States nor the university with the most complete majors, but it is definitely the university with the strongest academic atmosphere.

Finally, the day came on December 15, and Lecture Hall No. 1 of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton was packed with people.

In addition to the scholars invited to the conference, there are also some uninvited students and scholars. Some of these academics come with their tutors, some are studying at Princeton University, and some even drive from next door.

From New York and Philadelphia.

Although they were unable to obtain seats in the lecture hall and did not receive invitations, it did not prevent them from standing in the back, sitting in the aisles, or lying by the windows to witness history.

The lecture hall officially starts at three o'clock, and the report meeting lasts for one hour. Of course, since it is a report meeting exclusively for Liu Yichen, the time is not fixed and may be extended at any time.

In the small rest room of the lecture hall, Liu Yichen looked at the time on the phone screen again and took a deep breath.

Although the audience of this lecture was not as large as that of the Chinese Mathematical Society, the people in the lecture hall were all scholars invited by Princeton University, including famous mathematicians from universities with strong mathematics majors, and scholars from major mathematics research institutions.

, as well as deputy editors and chief editors of major mathematics journals. There are no less than 10 Philippine Prize winners alone, and no less than 50 scholars have won important mathematics awards.

It can be said that no one is a simple person. If a high school student gets a recommendation letter from one of the people present, he can easily enter a prestigious school.

As early as a few days ago, he had obtained the invitation list from Professor Deligne. Regardless of the scholars who came, Princeton University invited two hundred scholars, some from North America, some from South America, and some from China.

Those from Japan and Europe can be said to be scholars who have done considerable research in the field of number theory.

It can be said that compared to the last Chinese Mathematical Society, this time is a real official report. He wants to put an end to this century-old problem in front of the eyes of the world.

After this academic lecture, the world's three major mathematical problems in modern times will all become history and never exist again.

The three major mathematical problems in modern times in the world are Fermat's last theorem, the four-color conjecture, and Goldbach's conjecture. At the 2nd International Congress of Mathematicians held in Paris in 1900, the 38-year-old Hilbert gave a speech entitled "Mathematics."

The famous lecture "Problems" proposed 23 problems facing the new century. These 23 problems involve most important fields of modern mathematics. The research on these problems has effectively promoted the development of various branches of mathematics in the 20th century.

Among them, Fermat's conjecture, four-color conjecture, and Goldbach's conjecture are the three major mathematical problems in modern times in the world. They are all regarded by the mathematical community as problems that must be solved within 100 years of the 20th century. With the efforts of the mathematical community, in 1976

In 1994, the American mathematicians Appel and Haken used computers to complete the proof of the four-color conjecture and upgraded the four-color conjecture to the four-color theorem. In 1994, the British mathematician Andrew Wiles proved the Fermat conjecture and upgraded the Fermat conjecture.

is Fermat’s last theorem.

Goldbach's conjecture alone has not been solved, and it has become a major regret in the mathematics community in the 20th century. Those present at this lecture are all mathematicians who belong to the 20th century. Goldbach's conjecture can be said to be their

A knot in my heart.

Just when the pointer jumped to 3:00 in the afternoon, a staff member of the Institute for Advanced Study opened the door and walked into the lounge. He said to Liu Yichen in a respectful voice: "Mr. Liu, the time is almost up. Are you ready?"

?"

"Ready!" Liu Yichen said with a faint smile. He has been preparing for this academic lecture during this period. It can be said that he is fully prepared.

Liu Yichen, dressed in formal attire, slowly walked onto the podium. The lecture hall, which was originally a little noisy due to whispering, suddenly became quiet.

No one maintains discipline, everyone is in a tacit understanding, staring at the person on the podium with eyes either doubtful, expectant, or expressionless.

If it were anyone else, let alone talking about math problems, being stared at by so many big guys would probably make my legs weak.

But Liu Yichen, who was standing on the podium, had a calm expression, not at all frightened by the pressure conveyed by those pairs of eyes.

This is self-confidence, confidence in one’s own academic attainments, and confidence in one’s own research results!

At the podium, a blackboard has been prepared, and 8 blackboards form a large blackboard.

"Thank you all for coming to Princeton from all over the world and listening to me standing here to report on the research results on Goldbach's conjecture!" As usual, he expressed his gratitude to the scholars who were invited to listen to the lecture, and Liu Yichen began to explain himself.

The process of this report meeting.

"My report will be divided into two parts, focusing on the two papers that prove Goldbach's conjecture. After the report, there will be enough time left for questions and exchanges!" Liu Yichen said.

Then Liu Yichen started his own reporting meeting. Compared with the very detailed reporting meeting in China, Liu Yichen's speaking speed was much faster in this reporting meeting, and some steps were omitted directly.

The people sitting in the audience, whether they were invited scholars or uninvited students, all listened very carefully.

Especially those scholars who are studying Goldbach's conjecture themselves.

As the saying goes, peers are enemies. They all spent a lot of effort on Goldbach's conjecture, but they didn't want Liu Yichen to get there first. They listened very carefully. If they wanted to find fault with their opponents, it was best to find out the fatal flaws.

, if this is the case, then they have a chance to win the Goldbach Conjecture crown.

What made them helpless was that Liu Yichen's logic was so rigorous that they couldn't find a single flaw. They still had problems in the first half, but in the second half Liu Yichen explained group theory, sieve method, and circle method.

, these problems have not been eliminated.

In the last row of the lecture hall, two old men sat low-key in the corner of the venue, watching the lecture while whispering about old times in a casual tone.

"It's really unimaginable how long it has been since I awarded him the Ramanujan Award. It's only been more than two years and he has already reached this point." Wiles marveled.

"Wiles, are you even amazed? Haha, that old guy in Deligne is very precious. When he saw his old friend, he said that he saw the young figure of His Majesty Grothendieck in him. He wanted to bring him back.

He was trained to be the leader of the Grothendieck school." Fefferman said in a low voice: "He has already booked the Fields Medal this time."

"In fact, in my opinion, he should have won it in 2010! It's a pity that some people on the jury were not firm enough and wavered." Wiles showed a sarcastic look: "Mathematics is mathematics, when can it be interfered with?

?Now the world of mathematics is becoming more and more impure."

At this point, Wiles was very dissatisfied. There has always been a saying in the mathematics community that "number theory is king". Those who achieve the same results, the field of number theory will often lead other fields. The same is true for awards. Number theory has a better chance of winning awards.

In his opinion, Liu Yichen should have won the Fields Medal at that time, because his contribution in the field of number theory was obvious to all.

Fefferman couldn't help but look embarrassed, because he was one of the judges that time, and he was one of the dissenting votes.

In the final vote, Liu Yichen was just one vote short.

Wiles' words were a slap in the face, but he couldn't say anything.

"Look at this time, Ivanets and Faltins are also here. Let's see what questions they will ask later!" Fefferman changed the subject. If we continue to talk like this, we will die.

.

Wiles couldn't help but look at Faltings. Back then, he was stumped by an 'obvious' question raised by Faltings. It took him a full year to answer it, and this year Wiles was

I was tortured to the point of almost giving up and declaring failure.

Wiles had a shadow in his heart about Faltings.

Faltings, on the other hand, is famous for his stubbornness and harshness, and he often asks sharp questions about others. However, he is also very arrogant, and there are only a handful of scholars who can enter his eyes.

In addition, everyone knows that Faltings’ idol is none other than the ‘Pope of Mathematics’ Grothendieck, so it is inevitable that it will be difficult for the rising star of the Grothendieck school.
Chapter completed!