From all-round academic master to chief scientist - Chapter 143 News learned at the party

The effects of the proof of Goldbach’s conjecture are obviously not over yet.

The news spread all over the country and abroad, and the media who wanted to interview Lin Xiao could almost line up around Weiming Lake, based on the size of one person.

And Lin Xiao naturally boarded.

The video taken during the interview with Lin Xiao in Paris was finally put to use at this time.

In fact, after Lin Xiao finished his report today, the reporter interviewed him again. It was the same female reporter named Wang who had interviewed him before.

Ever since, these two interview videos, plus the video from today’s academic report, formed today’s Lin Xiao material.

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“Classmate Lin Xiao, do you think Goldbach’s conjecture is difficult?”

“Of course it’s difficult. After all, a mathematician once said that Goldbach’s conjecture is comparable to any mathematical problem in the world.”

“So have you proven successful?”

“If my thinking is correct, it should be proven successful.”

“…”

When everyone present saw this, they couldn’t help but laugh.

I said earlier that this is a world-class problem, but in the next sentence, I say that I have proved successful?

Good fellow, please put aside your enthusiasm first.

Then everyone around looked at the protagonist next to him and started teasing him with a smile.

“Lin Xiao, you are quite good at foreshadowing.”

“This is the feeling of anticipation, right?”

…

“You slander me! You slander me!”

Lin Xiao next to him couldn’t laugh or cry. This interview was from an interview in Paris. He didn’t think much about it when he answered. He answered whatever was asked. But now it seems that the order of the questions was obviously intentional.

Seeing Lin Xiao’s reaction, everyone else also laughed.

As for what they are doing here, it is actually a celebration banquet organized by Shanghai University and the Shanghai Municipal Government. After all, it is the proof of Goldbach’s conjecture, so of course a party must be held.

However, this gathering is actually also prepared for communication between government officials, domestic universities, related companies and mathematicians. Look over there, representatives from many large domestic companies and schools have gone to talk to those mathematicians.

This is the benefit that Lin Xiao will bring by arranging this academic report in China. If so many well-known mathematicians can really be retained, even if they just reach cooperation or something, it will bring benefits. By then, these Companies and schools can be regarded as accepting Lin Xiao’s affection.

Of course, Lin Xiao didn’t care about these things.

At this moment, Professor Wiles came over.

Wiles has just been invited by many Chinese companies, but he rejected them all. He is still very affectionate for his hometown, which is why he is willing to give up the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and choose to return to his alma mater in the UK to teach. , naturally not interested in these.

“Lin Xiao!”

Wiles came to Lin Xiao’s side and waved to him.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, “Professor Wiles, how do you feel about being in China?”

“Not bad. China is also known as a country of etiquette. I feel very comfortable here.”

Wiles replied with a smile.

But although he looked normal, Lin Xiao noticed that his mood didn’t seem to be very high.

Lin Xiao couldn’t help but ask: “Professor Wiles, what happened?”

Hearing Lin Xiao’s question, Wiles’s smile gradually became forced.

“Do you know Michael Atiyah?”

Lin Xiao thought about it carefully, then nodded and said, “I know.”

Although I know this person because he claimed to have proved the Riemann Hypothesis last year.

Professor Atiyah did not prove success, and the proof process was even particularly simple. However, no one laughed at him, and no one commented publicly, because this professor is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. .

His contribution to the mathematical community is undeniable, even though he did not perform to the same level in his later years.

Wiles asked: “Did you know about the Riemann Hypothesis?”

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded: “Yes.”

Wiles sighed, and then said: “Sir Atiyah and I are old friends. I once attended his class when he was a professor at Oxford University, and I often chatted with him later. But probably because of the Riemann Hypothesis, his health has been a little bad since October last year.”

“Until a month ago, he was hospitalized for treatment.”

Lin Xiao couldn’t help but be stunned: “Hospitalized?”

A few months ago, I was able to give academic reports and participate in various academic conferences, but now I am hospitalized?

Wiles nodded, then looked around, and whispered to him: “Well, the doctor even said that because all parts of his body are gradually failing, he may not survive until January 13th. The doctor judged that it was him I gave up in my heart.”

Lin Xiao was suddenly surprised: “This…”

But suddenly he reacted, “January 13th? Sir Atiyah shouldn’t be there yet…?”

Speaking of this, Wiles smiled and said: “Yes, and I also need to thank you for this, because after he heard that you were likely to prove Goldbach’s conjecture, he wanted to know the final result, body function I miraculously recovered to a certain extent.”

Lin Xiao was stunned. Is this equivalent to saying that he proved Goldbach’s conjecture and gave the mathematician renewed hope of living?

He asked: “What now?”

“He was very happy after knowing the result, but…” Wiles sighed again: “Because his body was not good a few days ago, he lost consciousness three hours ago and entered the intensive care unit again. He He asked me for your phone number four hours ago and wanted to chat with you, but you didn’t answer the phone, so in the end he could only record a video and sent it to me, asking me to forward it to you.”

“this……”

Lin Xiao couldn’t help but take out her cell phone and look at it, and sure enough she found a call from the UK.

It’s just that because there were too many calls today, he muted them, and because he was busy with other things, he basically didn’t look at his phone.

As a result, I missed such a call.

He was silent for a moment and could only say: “Sorry.”

“It’s okay. After all, I also know that you are very busy today. I have been through it before.” Wiles smiled, “I have sent the video to your email. If you have time after you go back, you can watch it. look.”

“Um.”

“Okay, it’s time for me to go back to the hotel. I’ll be flying back to the UK tomorrow morning. I hope I can see him one last time.”

“Okay, goodbye.” Lin Xiao nodded.

Wiles patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder and said, “Well, goodbye, future Professor Lin. I look forward to hearing that you have accomplished an amazing achievement again next time.”

Then, this tall and thin scholar left here.

Lin Xiao watched Wiles leave, and then thought of the life-sustaining relationship that had been established with him because of Goldbach’s conjecture, which made him feel a little strange.

Proves a conjecture and can arouse others’ desire for life?

Lin Xiao suddenly felt that this magical but seemingly logical relationship also reflected the wonder of life.

“Life, surely it also occupies a very important part in the truth, right?”

He sighed.

The existence of life and consciousness is indeed full of magic.

At this moment, a voice came from the side.

“Perhaps you have to ask the people at the School of Life Sciences about this question. However, if you want to understand why materials that are obviously made of the same element can show such big differences, I think I can make it for you. A little explanation, I believe, this can be regarded as a kind of truth you want to pursue, right?”