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Starting today, the Breakthrough Prize conference will last for four days. The first three days will feature academic presentations in the fields of life sciences, fundamental physics, and mathematics, and the awards ceremony will be held on the last day.

At the NASA event, each speaker and guest received an academic presentation agenda booklet.

The most notable speaker on the mathematics reporting agenda was:

"<The Muller -Shen Theorem and its Supplementary Approximation Riemann Hypothesis in Banach space>, <A Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the Twin Matching Method>, Presented by Shen Qi, Mathematics Department, Princeton University."

Several internationally renowned young and middle-aged mathematics masters gathered together; they were all speakers and award candidates.

The definition of young and middle-aged people is "those aged 30 and above but under 40." They have bid farewell to their naive youth but have not yet entered the traditional "uncle" stage.

Considering factors such as experience, physical condition, energy, career status, and ambition, 30-40 years old may be the golden age for men. The vast majority of outstanding scientists achieved their first major breakthrough in academia during their youth and middle age.

A handsome white man with stubble and a buzz cut laughed, "Proving the Riemann Hypothesis using the twin matching method? He's really good at bragging."

"James, Shen Qi is no joke; he's a rising star at Princeton," said another bespectacled, slightly older white man. He was Alessio Faltings, an Italy mathematician who currently teaches in the Princeton Mathematics Department.

The white mathematician with a buzz cut is from Britain. He is James Maynard, a representative figure of young masters in the field of number theory. There is a method for dealing with the distribution of prime numbers named after him, called the "Maynard matching method".

"I don't think this 22-year-old Chinese man can prove the Riemann Hypothesis." Maynard has reason to believe this, as he and his Oxford University team are at the forefront of research on the Riemann Hypothesis in the world.

Shen Qi's claim of proving the Riemann Hypothesis was merely a general summary, without any substantial or concrete arguments.

Chinese mathematician Gong Changwei was displeased. "James, why can't the Chinese prove the Riemann Hypothesis?"

"Gong, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that Shen is too young; he lacks the necessary academic foundation. If the Riemann Hypothesis is to be proven by a Chinese person, then that person can only be you, Gong." Maynard was quite familiar with Gong Changwei; both were Series Theory theorists under 40 and had known each other for many years.

"This is the age of young people, James," said Faltings. from Princeton. "And S. S. is no ordinary young man. I'm not an expert in number theory, but in the field of Banach space, I think I have a say," he added. "Simply put, judging from the 'Muller -S. S. S.' theorem for Banach space, as well as the supplementary approximation theorem, S. S. has already reached the academic level of a high-level researcher in fundamental theory."

Faltings rose to fame in Europe and was later recruited by Princeton as a professor. He made outstanding research achievements in many mathematical fields, including Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations, variational methods, and Banach space, and was known as an "enhanced version of Terence Tao".

"Hey, Professor Faltings, Professor Gong, what's so special about this 22-year-old doctoral student that you're all praising him so much?" Maynard said, spreading his hands. "Of course, he's Professor Gong's fellow Chinese and Professor Faltings's alumnus. You have every reason to promote him."

Gong Changwei said, "This has nothing to do with nationality or academia; it's only related to mathematics itself. Professor Maynard, let's return to pure mathematical topics and talk about the Riemann Hypothesis."

Gong Changwei and Maynard are both experts in number theory; they are both specialists in the smaller branch of number theory within the broader field of mathematics.

Professor Gong's American team at Columbia University and Professor Maynard's British team at Oxford University are two high-level number theory teams that have both a collaborative relationship and an inevitable competition.

Professor Faltings's academic background is quite complex. He did his undergraduate studies in Italy, his master's and doctoral studies in France, led a European team at a research institution in Switzerland, and is currently a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University, leading an American team. Although half of the members of this American team are not American, it is nominally still an American team.

Mathematics is a small circle, and when you break it down into its various branches, the circle becomes even smaller.

Mathematicians who study Differential Geometry are not necessarily proficient in number theory, and mathematicians who study number theory may be at a loss in the field of Partial Differential Equations.

But anyone with the Mathematics Department knows the Riemann Hypothesis.

Gong Changwei, Faltings, and Maynard discussed the Riemann Hypothesis, as well as Shen Qi, a 22-year-old who claimed to have completed a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.

Speaking of the protagonist, the protagonist has arrived.

Shen Qi, dressed in a black suit, saw his senior brother Gong Changwei. He walked over to Gong Changwei, hugged him, and said in Chinese, "God Wei, I worship the great god."

Gong Changwei, nominated for the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, is expected to receive the $3 million prize. He replied in Chinese, "I think you're about to become a god."

Gong Changwei had seen Shen Qi's first expression for the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis, and he guessed that Shen Qi Team had achieved substantial research results, enough to shine at this year's Breakthrough Prize conference.

Gong Changwei also knew that his student Ou Ye was helping Shen Qi research core technologies.

Ou Ye did not receive an invitation to this conference. A few days ago, she asked Gong Changwei a very insightful question about the Riemann zeta function, which surprised Gong Changwei.

Gong Changwei gave Ou Ye some professional advice, believing that Ou Ye and Shen Qi were very likely up to something big.

More and more people are getting on Shen Qi's bandwagon, either directly or indirectly.

After greeting Gong Changwei, Shen Qi shook hands with Faltings: "Professor Faltings, you've missed our coffee time for a whole month. I've missed you terribly."

"Really? I missed you too." Faltings shook hands with Shen Qi warmly. Actually, they weren't close enough to call each other brothers. They both worked in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University, so they knew each other.

"Zhou Yu'an said you're the most charismatic professor at Princeton, and I agree." Shen Qi subtly said something nice about Zhou Yu'an, while also complimenting Professor Faltings. You have to know a few polite phrases, after all.

Faltings, Zhou Yu'an's mentor, has been traveling all over the world lately, giving lectures and winning awards. He is a very busy Professor Faltings who is expected to win the Fields Medal this year. He has little impression of Zhou Yu'an, who has only been at Princeton University for three months.

Upon hearing Shen Qi's words, Professor Faltings suddenly became very impressed with Zhou Yu'an, the Chinese student. "Zhou, he is an extremely talented student, just like you, Shen, so exceptionally talented."

Maynard, who had been observing from the sidelines, had never seen Shen Qi before. He maintained a polite smile as he sized up Shen Qi, carefully observing this 22-year-old Chinese young man who had come to the industry to compete for jobs.

Mathematicians are generally very observant, and Shen Qi had already noticed Maynard, the Englishman. This fellow seemed polite, but he was actually arrogant and self-important; his eyes said it all.

"Hello, I'm Maynard, James Maynard, from Oxford." Maynard extended his right hand to Shen Qi in a friendly gesture.

James Maynard, from Oxford... Oh, it's you, buddy, the founder of the "Maynard matching method." Shen Qi shook hands with Maynard: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Professor Maynard."

People who study mathematics have certainly seen the Personal Name Theorem and formulas more often than they have met the person in question.

Shen Qi had never met Maynard in person, but he knew about the "Maynard matching method" for prime number distribution. This matching method used to be mainstream, but it is no longer very practical.

"Professor Gong, Professor Faltings, and I were just discussing the Riemann Hypothesis. Now that you're here, could you share your views on the Riemann Hypothesis?" Maynard asked.

Shen Qi spoke confidently, "Of course, I believe Riemann's conjecture about the distribution of prime numbers is definitely true. He was a genius with extraordinary mathematical intuition, and it was exceptionally accurate."

Maynard shrugged. "What you said is as good as nothing."

Faltings stepped forward and spoke up fairly, "James, before the official report, Shen can probably only say this much. We are all mathematicians; we should know the rules."

"You will be giving a formal report tomorrow, Shen; that's what's written on the meeting agenda," Maynard said.

Shen Qi nodded. "That's right, tomorrow."

"Then tomorrow, I will be at the conference to witness the birth of a great miracle in the History of Mathematics." Maynard made a fake expectant expression. He had always been skeptical of Shen Qi's claim that he had "proved the Riemann Hypothesis through the 'twin matching method'", but he dared not completely disbelieve it, after all, Shen Qi came from Princeton.

Shen Qi smiled without any pressure, "Welcome."