The Reason (Third Update)

"Group Theory and Functional Analysis are interconnected. Ralph, you are very diligent and smart. I give you an A." Shen Qi praised Ralph.

"Thank you." Ralph was encouraged. Suddenly remembering something, he asked, "Professor Shen, have you been watching arVix these past few days?"

"No, what's wrong? Has something major happened in the Mathematics Community?" Shen Qi said as he used the mouse to access the arVix webpage.

"See for yourself. I'm a complete novice in number theory. I'm leaving now, bye-bye." Ralph politely took his leave and departed from Shen Qi's office.

Shen Qi quickly discovered the "big event": a paper was prominently displayed in the arVix math section, with a concise title: "Proof of Goldbach Conjecture".

The author of "A Proof of Goldbach Conjecture" is a little-known Korea scholar. The abstract of this paper is very eye-catching. In the abstract, the author claims that he has proven Goldbach Conjecture, the Twin Prime Conjecture, the Polignac's conjecture, and the Guy's conjecture.

"Awesome." Shen Qi continued reading the paper. These four conjectures were a group, with the leader being Goldbach Conjecture. Solving Goldbach Conjecture would make the other three conjectures easy to prove.

In the introduction, the Korea author mentions that, based on Professor Shen Qi's "Theory of Prime Distribution of Riemann zeta function" from Princeton, he innovated a "quadruplet prime proof method" and ultimately proved Goldbach Conjecture, the twin prime conjecture, Polignac's conjecture, and Guy's conjecture in one go.

"That's really impressive, a quadruplet prime number, which is two more than a twin prime number."

Shen Qi believes that, supported by his "Theory of Prime Distribution of Riemann zeta function," someone will one day prove Goldbach Conjecture.

In a media interview, Shen Qi expressed his attitude, hoping that everyone in the world interested in Goldbach Conjecture would launch an attack on Goldbach Conjecture.

Surprisingly, the first person to prove Goldbach Conjecture was not one of the well-known number theorists, but rather a relatively unknown Korea scholar.

Shen Qi was curious about the "quadruplets prime number proof method" mentioned by the Korea scholars in the introduction. He went into the main text and carefully reviewed this new proof.

Ten minutes later, Shen Qi chuckled to himself, "The quadruplets prime number proof method, what the heck?"

Shen Qi felt cheated. He was attracted by the title and abstract of the Korea author, but the main text was full of loopholes. The "quadruplet prime number proof method" was a product of the Korea author's own imagination and could not be logically consistent.

A single stone stirs up a thousand ripples, like a spring breeze arriving overnight.

In the following period, a large number of papers on Goldbach Conjecture's conjecture appeared on arVix, with dozens of authors claiming to have proven Goldbach Conjecture.

This reminded Shen Qi of China in the 1970s and 80s, when a large number of amateur math enthusiasts carried sacks to Beijing, and everyone's line was almost the same: I have proven Goldbach Conjecture 1+1 problem.

Shen Qi read through all the dozens of papers on the proof of Goldbach Conjecture in one day, and in his opinion, none of them were up to standard.

Meanwhile, Shen Qi's inbox receives many new emails with attachments every day.

Most of the attachments are in PDF format, but some are editable LaTeX files.

"Has this world gone mad? I expect you to launch an effective attack on Goldbach Conjecture, not just some wild and fabricated nonsense."

Shen Qi quickly notified the IT team responsible for maintaining the Princeton University website, instructing them to modify his profile on the website and remove his email address.

Bite!

You have a new email.

Shen Qi received another email. The sender claimed to be a high school math teacher in Texas. In the email body, he wrote:

"Dear Professor Shen Qi, I purchased your book, * History of Number Theory *, and was inspired by your theory of prime distribution of the Riemann zeta function, ultimately proving Goldbach Conjecture."

"The paper proving Goldbach Conjecture is attached. You have contributed to this great undertaking, so your name should appear in the paper."

"Of course, this requires your consent. I look forward to your reply."

Shen Qi clicked on the attachment to the Dezhou math teacher's paper, and found another brilliant person who claimed to have proven Goldbach Conjecture. However, this brilliant person's paper was also substandard.

Americans place great importance on email communication; not replying to emails is considered impolite.

Shen Qi replied to the Dezhou math teacher, "Dear Mr. Mills, your paper has no credit whatsoever, and it would be inappropriate for me to appear on the author list. Best of luck."

Wednesday coffee time for the Mathematics Department.

The bigwigs gathered together.

Director Feierman spoke first, "Recently, a chaotic situation has emerged in the Mathematics Community. A large number of papers that do not require peer review have been published online. Goldbach Conjecture, the 1+1 problem, has become a 1+1 problem, as if it were as simple as 1+1=2. It is believed that anyone in the world who has studied mathematics can prove this difficult problem. Yes, they have done it."

The other bigwigs smiled helplessly; Director Feierman was being sarcastic.

After the laughter subsided, Professor Lyndon Strauss stated seriously, "Princeton has an obligation to uphold the normal order of the international Mathematics Community and a pragmatic academic style."

Princeton's mathematical giants are truly resolute, deeply concerned for the nation and the world. Professor Shen Qi expressed his view. "This unhealthy trend must be stopped promptly. Princeton has a duty to stand up and help the world return to peace."

Professor Faltings agreed, "The only effective way to end the chaos is to provide a correct proof of Goldbach Conjecture."

Several prominent figures in the Fields Medal reached a strong consensus: correcting past mistakes and rectifying the prevailing atmosphere is an undeniable responsibility for Princeton.

"Qi, what have you been busy with lately?" Director Feierman asked.

"Charles, you know, I'm preparing to pursue a PhD, a Ph. D. in physics from the Institute for Advanced Study," Shen Qi said.

Director Feierman said matter-of-factly, "Perhaps you could spare some time to work on Goldbach Conjecture. I don't think it would take up much of your time, would it?"

"Solving Goldbach Conjecture on the side is not a difficult task." Shen Qi had already had a general idea about Goldbach Conjecture more than half a year ago when he completed the proof of the RT Third Expression.

Director Feierman handed Shen Qi a cup of coffee. "Qi, it's time to solve Goldbach Conjecture while you're at it."

"At the International Congress of Mathematicians last October, I said that with the establishment of the theory of prime number distribution of the Riemann zeta function, Goldbach Conjecture would be solved in the near future. However, more than half a year has passed, and no one has actually solved Goldbach Conjecture." Shen Qi was a little disappointed.

"If I were to prove Goldbach Conjecture myself, I would feel very unwilling. This would show that the theory of prime distribution of the Riemann zeta function has not been truly understood by the world. In my mind, the system is far more important than individual cases." Shen Qi explained why he did not immediately prove Goldbach Conjecture after Lê Conjecture.