He Was Outdated (Third Update)
To facilitate Shen Qi's participation, the conference for this special academic exchange meeting on "Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'" will be held in the Princeton Mathematics Department building.
On the last day of May, Shen Qi entered a conference room in the Mathematics Department of Princeton University. He arranged everything, cleaned the blackboard, and connected the projector to the computer.
Shen Qi attached great importance to this special academic exchange meeting. Once the experts left satisfied, the "Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'" would be officially recognized by IMU and the international Mathematics Community.
What does that mean?
Even with his eyes closed, Shen Qi could imagine countless small achievements and points.
I hope I can reach level 13 in one go!
The conference room door was pushed open, and Mary led 11 number theory experts into the room. She gave Shen Qi a thumbs-up, then left the conference room and closed the door.
The grand jury called on Shen Qi specifically, asking him questions only. Shen Qi greeted the experts with a smile; this was his home turf. "Welcome to the Princeton Mathematics Department building, the highest of all... Oh, Professor Maynard?"
Maynard, a British mathematician from Oxford University, is not part of the Princeton system and is not Chinese. He is a top international young number theorist and meets the criteria for selection to the judging panel.
"Hello, Shen, we meet again." Maynard shook hands with Shen Qi.
"Hello, Professor Maynard." Shen Qi only just learned that Maynard was one of the review experts.
The 11 number theory experts on the grand jury came from nine different countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Australia. The jury leader was a small, elderly white man who first introduced himself in heavily accented English: "I am Vladimir Kabrovsky, from Moscow University."
"Professor Kabrovsky, hello, it's a great honor to meet you!" Shen Qi warmly shook hands with Kabrovsky. This old Russian man was quite a figure; he had been famous in the Mathematics Community since the Soviet Union era.
Kabrovsky was a student of Gimdovich and participated in the revision of the new Demidovich's Problem Book's Workbook.
<Demidovich's Problem Book> is a set of exercises in mathematical analysis. The Russian gentleman in charge is quite comprehensive; he is proficient in both mathematical analysis and number theory.
Kabrovsky introduced the jury members one by one, "Jerry Carrick, a Canadian mathematician from the University of Waterloo."
"Julio Rodrigues, a Brazilian mathematician from UC Berkeley."
Tim Wilson, an Australian mathematician from Cambridge University.
"Mia al-Sim, an Egypt mathematician, from the École Normale Supérieure."
"Nakamura Kenji, a Japanese mathematician, from the University of Tokyo."
"Roy Sabhasin, an Indian mathematician from the University of Manchester."
"James Maynard, it seems you know each other, so I won't introduce him."
Representatives from Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania—except for South Pole —came together from all over the world to test Shen Qi on behalf of the people of the planet.
Wow, this judging panel is amazing... Shen Qi was a little excited. IMU and the editorial department of the Journal of Mathematics had done a good job of keeping it a secret beforehand. Only now did Shen Qi realize that it was actually these eleven bosses.
Apart from Maynard, Shen Qi had never met the other ten bosses before, but he had already heard of the names of these eleven bosses, had worked through the exercise books they compiled and revised, had cited their papers, and had read their monographs.
Princeton Mathematics Department sent all its number theory elites, and even had to borrow a number theory luminary from the Institute for Advanced Study, just to compete against this 11-member international number theory judging panel.
The opinions of the grand jury are of the highest authority; if they approve, then Shen Qi can rest assured.
After exchanging pleasantries, we got straight to the point.
Shen Qi knew in his heart that the March Breakthrough Prize presentation was more of a show than a real test; today was the real test.
"Professor Kabrovsky, shall I present first, or shall you ask your questions directly?" Shen Qi asked.
Kabrovsky said, "Shen, you go first. During your presentation, we may interrupt you at any time to ask questions."
Shen Qi began playing the PowerPoint presentation titled "Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'", and after only five minutes of presentation, someone asked a question.
Maynard was the first to ask a question, "Shen, according to your definition, R on this page is the residue of g(s) at the pole between the two perpendicular lines σ=-2k-3/2 and σ=3/2, which is also the basis for your first expression. Based on our two months of continuous research, we believe that your first expression is untenable and contradicts the Hardy system."
I knew you'd ask that!
It's obvious, Maynard, you've been studying diligently for two months, coming prepared, right? Are you targeting me?
Shen Qi noticed a detail: when Maynard said "we," two of the other 10 experts shook their heads, two agreed, and the other six remained neutral.
This suggests that there may be disagreement within the judging panel regarding Maynard's question.
The two experts who shook their heads were the group leader, Kabrovsky, and the Brazilian mathematician Rodrigues; it seemed they did not agree with Maynard's viewpoint. Conversely, Kabrovsky and Rodrigues should have supported Shen Qi on the issue of systems theory.
The two mathematicians who agreed with Maynard were Australian mathematician Wilson and Indian mathematician Sabhasin, meaning they did not accept Shen Qi's system setup and had doubts about Shen Qi's first expression.
The other six people's attitudes were unclear; they were waiting for Shen Qi's answer.
It's normal for such a big topic as the Riemann Hypothesis to have disagreements, debates, and doubts.
That's why the number of jury members is set to an odd number; if necessary, they can just vote.
This is interesting. Maynard, Wilson, and Sabhasin are British, Australian, and Indian respectively, and all three teach at prestigious British universities. Could they be in cahoots? Shen Qi smiled. The main problem is obvious: the first issue is to deal with Maynard, Wilson, and Sabhasin.
"Professor Maynard, I believe the Hardy system is outdated," Shen Qi said.
"No, no, no, Hardy's classic system will never be outdated." Maynard was a little unhappy. Although he was from Oxford and Hardy was from Cambridge University, once you leave the British Isles, whether it's Oxford, Cambridge University, or Manchester, it's all Great Britain.
"I have great respect for Hardy himself; he was an outstanding British mathematician and the teacher of Hua Luogeng, the founder of modern mathematics in China. However, limited to the Riemann Hypothesis, I believe Hardy system is outdated."
Shen Qi persisted in his point of view. He walked to the blackboard, picked up the chalk, and said, "Mathematics knows no borders, and truth is always supreme. Now I will explain in detail that Hardy system is not applicable to the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis; it is outdated."
At midnight, basic procedure, sit down, don't 6.
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