A Night of Fame
After four days of intensive review, Kabrovsky finally finished asking his last question and said, "Shen, our review panel needs to hold an internal meeting. Please excuse us."
Shen Qi left the conference room feeling relaxed, confident that good news awaited him.
Half an hour later, Shen Qi was invited into the conference room.
All 11 experts stood up and shook hands with Shen Qi one by one.
"Congratulations, Shen, it passed unanimously," said Chief Kabrovsky.
"We have no more questions," Professor Rodrigues said.
"Your name will be recorded in the History of Mathematics," Professor Carrick said.
"You're a genius, you're a devil," Professor Sabhasin said.
The last person to shake hands with Shen Qi was Maynard. He finally stopped being stubborn, but there was still some resentment in his voice. "I didn't expect it to be you. I had never even heard of you two years ago. Anyway, you did a great job."
"Thank you." Shen Qi smiled, a smile of a victor, magnanimous and elegant, proud yet composed.
The judging panel was very organized and disciplined; they didn't even eat, and flew directly back to Europe after leaving Princeton.
Upon arrival in Europe, the review panel will submit a summary report to IMU, and their opinions will influence IMU's decision.
Ten days later, the Journal of Mathematics published a special issue, a thin 60-page journal.
This special issue features only one paper, "Riemann Proof Conjecture Based on the 'Twin Matching Method'".
There are four authors: Shen Qi, Mary Schultz -Schmidt, Jonas Carr, Allen Muller.
In the conclusion of the paper, the authors thanked Princeton's two Fields Medal winners Faltings and Lyndon Strauss.
The main text is actually only 30 pages long; the remaining 30 pages are reviews, comments, and reflections by other mathematicians, as well as their outlook on the future development of number theory.
"Shen Qi and his team proved the Riemann Hypothesis. The most crucial innovation in the proof process was the 'twin matching method.' According to the convention of the Mathematics Community, it is suggested that the 'twin matching method' be named 'Shen's twin matching method.'" - Comment from Russian mathematician Kabrovsky.
"From today onwards, the Riemann Hypothesis will be renamed the Riemann Theorem, which means that all number theory textbooks in the world need to be revised." - Comment from Brazilian mathematician Rodrigues.
"Based on Shen Qi's assumptions and predictions, there is a theoretically supplementary theorem to Riemann Theorem, namely a 'third expression' that has not yet been proven. We know very little about the 'third expression,' and we are full of anticipation." - Comment from Canadian mathematician Carrick.
"He is a genius, he is a devil. From America to Europe, I repeat this phrase: Shen Qi and his proof of the Riemann Hypothesis, an incredible miracle." - Commentary from Indian mathematician Sabhasin.
Shen Qi and his team accomplished a great miracle: they solved a problem that had persisted for over 150 years, and Princeton once again became renowned in the Mathematics Community.
It is widely believed that Shen Qi is the most crucial figure in the Princeton team, and they speak highly of Shen Qi.
Almost simultaneously, IMU's official website released the following message:
"Shen Qi has proven the Riemann Hypothesis!"
"Riemann Theorem holds true from this day forward: all the complex zeros of ζ(s), that is, all the zeros of ξ(s), lie on the line σ = 1/2."
"For the original paper on the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis and the 'Shen's twin matching method,' please see the Special Issue of the * Journal of Mathematics *."
The news spread quickly, reaching all sectors of Mathematics Community within a day.
"Chinese mathematician Shen Qi has proven the Riemann Hypothesis, the Millennium Prize Problem." --- From CCTV News; the fewer the words, the bigger the story.
"Chinese mathematician Shen Qi and his team at Princeton have proven the Riemann Hypothesis. Shen Qi is only 22 years old!" - A report from American CNN.
The Riemann Hypothesis quickly gained popularity among the public, much like Gravitational Waves a few years ago.
"The Riemann Hypothesis, what is that? What are ζ, ξ, and σ pronounced?"
"You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you. In short, the Lê Conjecture is a very difficult mathematical problem, on par with Goldbach Conjecture."
"Shen Qi is awesome! I knelt in front of my computer and watched the entire Riemann Hypothesis educational video on Bilibili, but it was all for nothing. I didn't understand it at all, but it was still impressive!"
"Shen Qi is only 22 years old, a math PhD student at Princeton! I'm also 22 this year, and I failed Advanced Mathematics so badly I'm practically an idiot!"
"Shen Qi is awesome! I'm just a lazy bum who can only shout '666'!"
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Comments from Chinese netizens.
Shen Qi has truly become famous this time; all he lacks is a top-tier award.
At Princeton, Shen Qi, a math star who became an overnight sensation, sat alone in his apartment, taking stock of his achievements.
System: "New achievement! The host has proven the Millennium Prize Problem, the Riemann Hypothesis. Basic reward: 2 million Academic Points. Multiplied by the Mathematical Talent Coefficient of 2.0, the final reward is 4 million Academic Points."
"The International Mathematical Union has recognized the 'Shen matching method' named after the host's surname. The base reward is 300,000 academic points, multiplied by the mathematical talent coefficient of 2.0, resulting in a final reward of 600,000 academic points."
"The host has published a paper (special issue) in the * Journal of Mathematics *, earning a base reward of 50,000 Academic Excellence Points. Multiplied by the special issue bonus coefficient of 1.5, the IF value of 3.038, and the primary mathematical talent coefficient of 2.0, the final reward is 455,700 Academic Excellence Points."
"The host has become the first person to publish a paper in all Top Four Journals, setting a record. The basic reward is 1 million academic points, multiplied by the primary mathematical talent coefficient of 2.0, resulting in a final reward of 2 million academic points."
"A total of 7,055,700 Academic Points have been awarded for these four achievements. You have 8,877,238 Academic Points remaining. Please confirm."
It's truly amazing; the Riemann Hypothesis has gone viral, leaving Shen Qi somewhat stunned.
He knew that the Riemann Hypothesis was recognized by IMU, which would definitely bring him a large amount of academic credits.
But unexpectedly, it turned into overnight wealth!
Shen Qi used 3,999,728 academic points to upgrade his math skills to the top master level, level 13.
Host, Shen Qi
Mathematics Level 13, 0/20 million
(Promotion to Level 14: Condition 1: 20 million/20 million; Condition 2: Obtain five Math Prize of A grade or above; Condition 3: Guide students to independently publish a paper in one of the Top Four Journals under your guidance)
Physics Level 6, 1183/150,000
Sports Level 5, 3029/50,000
English Level 5, 1001/50,000
Chinese Language Level 5, 1098/50,000
Politics Level 5, 1460/50,000
Chemistry Level 3, 512/5000
Biology Level 3, 521/5000
History Level 2, 1149/3000
Geography Level 2, 789/3000
Remaining Academic Points: 4,877,510
Shen Qi's ascent to level 13 was relatively smooth, but the difficulty increased significantly as he progressed from level 13 to level 14.
Level 14 is the system-defined level of "almost invincible".
Condition one, 20 million academic points, that's way too much.
Condition 2: Obtain five Math Prize of grade A or above.
"So the new question is, how does the system define the A-level Math Prize?" Shen Qi faced a puzzle.
The system displayed some information:
The following information is for the host's reference:
C-level Math Prize, IMO gold medal.
Category B Math Prize include the Chern Prize in Mathematics, the Ford Prize, and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.
A-level Math Prize include the Ramanujan Prize, the Cole Prize, the Steele Prize, and the Ostrowski Prize.
A+ level Math Prize, including the Wolf Prize, Abel Prize, and Clayford Prize.
"A top-tier Math Prize, the Fields Medal."
"Understood." Shen Qi quickly understood the new setting: to advance to level 14, simply writing papers wasn't enough; he also needed to win international awards.
The third condition is that Shen Qi, as a world-class mathematics master, needs to guide a student to independently complete and publish a paper in one of the Top Four Journals.
To put it simply, conditions one, two, and three all require time to complete.
Give Shen Qi 10 years, and he's confident he can handle points one, two, and three.
"Condition one is very simple and straightforward: just cram in papers. Condition two is not something I can completely control; it requires a bit of luck. Condition three is that I hope my students aren't too stupid." Shen Qi set a goal for himself: ten years is too long, so he'll challenge himself to three years.