The Grand Review Panel
"By the way, regarding 'A Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method', do you want it published in the conference proceedings or a dedicated mathematics journal? The proceedings of the recently concluded Breakthrough Prize conference were compiled and published by Springer," Wieser asked.
Papers presented for the first time at an academic conference are usually included in the conference proceedings.
The organizing committee has relatively little influence over the conference proceedings; those in the field generally value the reputation of the publisher or publishing group that publishes the proceedings.
Publishing conference proceedings is one of Springer's main businesses, and 100% of the conference proceedings published by Springer are indexed by EI.
Shen Qi hadn't considered conference proceedings, even those published by Springer, as they didn't have impact factors (IF).
The IF value is a significant boosting factor for achieving high academic scores, providing a multiplier effect.
Shen Qi said, "I plan to submit 'Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'' to a journal; I haven't considered it for conference proceedings."
Wieser asked, "Which journal do you submit to: * Annals of Mathematics *, * Inventiones Mathematicae *, * Journal of the American Mathematical Society *, or * Journal of Mathematics *? All Top Four Journals are published by Springer."
Shen Qi thought for a moment and said, "I published the proof of the Wash Conjecture in the * Journal of the American Mathematical Society *. The Muller -Shen theorem and Shen Proximity Theorem were published in the * Annals of Mathematics * and * Inventiones Mathematicae *, respectively. Therefore, I would like to choose the * Journal of Mathematics * for this paper on the Riemann Hypothesis."
Wieser made an "Oh my god" face. "Shen, you might break a record. No mathematician has ever published in every single one of the Top Four Journals."
Shen Qi responded with a smiling emoji, "Let nature take its course. I've never deliberately thought about breaking records or anything like that."
After concluding his meeting with Wieser, Shen Qi followed the normal procedure and submitted his paper, "Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'," to the online submission system of the * Journal of Mathematics *.
Wieser happened to be in charge of organizing number theory experts to review Shen Qi's paper on the Riemann Hypothesis; this review was conducted by IMU.
As the publisher of Journal of Mathematics, Springer Group had a close relationship with the editorial office of Journal of Mathematics Sinica. Wieser fully integrated resources, merging the teams of number theory experts hired by IMU and reviewers contacted by Journal of Mathematics Sinica into one large team.
This large team consists of 11 world-renowned number theory experts. Due to considerations of avoiding conflicts of interest, mathematicians from the Princeton system and Chinese mathematicians were not selected for this large judging panel.
If the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis based on the 'twin matching method' is verified by the 11-member review panel, it means that Shen Qi's research results have been widely recognized by the international Mathematics Community, and he will truly achieve "half a godhood".
Simply put, the day the Journal of Mathematics published the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis based on the "twin matching method" was the day Shen Qi became a god.
A month passed, and by the end of April, Shen Qi received news that the 11 number theory experts on the grand review panel had been arranged to stay in a secret location in Sweden, and the verification work on his proof of the Riemann Hypothesis was still in progress, with no conclusion yet reached.
The editorial office of the Journal of Mathematics is in Sweden, Shen Qi couldn't fly there to check on the progress or anything, nor was he invited.
Besides, Shen Qi had important work to do; he hadn't finished the second half of the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis yet.
Shen Qi's team encountered an obstacle: they couldn't derive the third expression for ζ(s).
Ou Ye has officially joined Shen Qi's team. The current team members are Shen Qi, Mary, Jonas, Ou Ye, and Muller, with technical advisors Faltings, Lyndon Strauss, and Gong Changwei.
The Mathematics Department at the Princeton Mathematics Department and Columbia have reached an agreement to collaborate on this project. Both are allies of the Ivy League, and collaboration always comes first.
This inter-university collaborative research project was registered under Professor Muller's name, but the actual person in charge was Shen Qi.
Shen Qi is the de facto project leader within the research group. As the project leader, he has money, people, and resources. Princeton University, Columbia University, and the global mathematics community are all paying attention to the latest research progress of Shen Qi Team.
After all, the flag has already been set. The verification of the second half of the Lê Conjecture will directly lead to the solution of the Goldbach Conjecture. The ultimate mystery of the prime number distribution law solved by the Lê Conjecture and the Goldbach Conjecture may rewrite the rules of the application field.
"I found that deriving the third expression for ζ(s) is more difficult than deriving the first and second."
During Wednesday coffee time at the Princeton Mathematics Department, Shen Qi, Muller, Mary, Faltings, Lyndon Strauss, and others sat together, and Shen Qi shared his views.
Muller nodded and said, "Theoretically speaking, the third expression supports the first and second, and obtaining supporting results is always fraught with difficulty."
Jonas said he was too tired; the first half of proving the Riemann Hypothesis had exhausted him, and he went on vacation, needing to rest and recuperate for a while. During this time, the two women who actually helped Shen Qi with the work were Mary and Ou Ye.
Muller, Faltings, Lyndon Strauss, and Gong Changwei are all professors, including two Fields Medal winners. These four mainly provide technical support in terms of overall direction, while the specific work is done by Shen Qi, Mary, Ou Ye, and Jonas.
Jonas is on vacation, so based on the latest contribution rankings, the team order is: Shen Qi, Mary, Ou Ye, Jonas, and Muller.
In the final published papers or academic monographs, the authors' names are always ordered, and the basis for the order is very simple: contribution.
The names of the three technical advisors, Faltings, Lyndon Strauss, and Gong Changwei, will not appear in the author list; they will be thanked in the conclusion of the paper or the preface of the academic monograph.
The main battleground for the second half of the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis was the coffee shop on the third floor of the Princeton Mathematics Department, with a secondary battleground in the Columbia University Mathematics Department.
With just over five months until the International Congress of Mathematicians, Shen Qi wasn't sure if he could complete the second half of the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis before October. The team had been strengthened, but the difficulty of the project had increased exponentially.
The more Shen Qi studied the third expression of ζ(s), the more difficult it became for him to understand.
Another month passed, and by the end of May, Shen Qi Team was making slow but methodical progress in their research on the second half of the Riemann Hypothesis. At this pace, the project was unlikely to be completed before October of this year.
At the same time, Shen Qi also received good news: the grand review panel jointly organized by IMU and the Journal of Mathematics Sinica will arrive in the United States soon regarding the first part of the Riemann Hypothesis.
Shen Qi will face-to-face questions from 11 internationally renowned number theory experts on the grand judging panel.
"The day has finally come." Shen Qi had been waiting for this special defense for two whole months, and he had made all the preparations to welcome this international defense.
Normally, when an author submits a paper to an academic journal, the journal hires several reviewers to review it. If the paper passes the review, it is accepted; otherwise, it is rejected.
Authors will not meet with journal editorial staff or reviewers.
However, Shen Qi's case is an exception. His paper, "Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'," which is said to be a "half-god-like" work, caused too much of a stir. The double-blind or single-blind peer review system is no longer applicable to atypical cases like Shen Qi's.
The paper, "A Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'", was studied quietly by the large review panel for two months without any public announcement.
Shen Qi anticipates that the judging panel must have made some research progress and have many questions for him.
At the Breakthrough Prize conference in March, Shen Qi did not participate in the Q&A session because no one was allowed to ask questions at that time.
Eleven number theory experts, who had no connection whatsoever with Shen Qi, had worked diligently for two months. Now, they had come to the United States with questions to interrogate Shen Qi.