Is That You, Old Monster?

"His method of argumentation is very similar to mine." Ou Ye studied the Indian paper on the BSD Conjecture again and again.

The * Annals of Mathematics * commented on the paper. "Dr. Adama provided the most complete and accurate proof of the BSD Conjecture under the rank 0 and 1 conditions, which laid a solid foundation for subsequent proofs of rank greater than or equal to 2."

The contact address on the paper indicates that Dr. Adama works at Oxford University, and his paper on the BSD Conjecture was published in the latest issue of the Annals of Mathematics.

Considering the review process of the Annals of Mathematics, Dr. Adama have finished writing this paper and submitted it to the Annals of Mathematics at least six months ago.

"It really does look alike." Ou Ye's feelings were rather complicated.

Dr. Adama from India is somewhat well-known in the international Mathematics Community.

Dr. Adama was born in a slum in Mumbai. He had seven or eight siblings and they were so poor that they had nothing to eat and their lives were very difficult.

Hadamard was very smart from a young age. While his siblings collected garbage and sold scrap, he went to several pharmacies every day to buy Indian generic drugs for people. He didn't earn much in delivery fees, but he was able to support his family of more than ten people and gradually changed his family's living conditions.

By chance, sixteen-year-old Hadamard was discovered by the famous British mathematician Andrew Wiles. Wiles, then Honorary Professor at Merton College, Oxford University, believed that the Indian boy was a mathematical genius and brought Hadamard to England.

As an adult Hadamard indeed displayed remarkable mathematical talent. He entered the Mathematics Department at Oxford University, studied under Wiles, and produced some outstanding research results.

This is so much like the plot of Good Will Hunting, and even more like a contemporary version of Ramanujan and Hardy.

Although Andrew Wiles' name does not appear in the paper, Ou Ye has reason to believe that Dr. Adama must have received guidance from Wiles in proving the BSD Conjecture.

Ou Ye originally planned to publish her preliminary research results on the BSD Conjecture rank 0 and 1 soon, but now she has to change her plans.

Because her plan was so similar to Dr. Adama's plan.

To use an analogy, it's like two novels that are identical except for the names of the main characters and supporting characters.

"So, he actually foresaw the secret of heaven first?"

Ou Ye's version of the plan was finalized a month ago when she was hospitalized.

Although Dr. Adama's paper has only recently been published, it was written at least six months ago.

Based on this timeline, if it was a case of plagiarism and leaks, then it should be Ou Ye who plagiarized Dr. Adama's paper.

Of course, Ou Ye didn't plagiarize anyone; she could only assume it was a clash of ideas, with the Chinese team and British team coming up with the same solution to the same problem.

Wiles proved Fermat's Last Theorem, a problem in number theory, using Elliptic Curve; he was a master of this approach.

Under Wiles' guidance, Dr. Adama also provided the most impeccable proof of the BSD Conjecture rank 0 and 1 using Elliptic Curve, which is understandable.

Ou Ye felt a sense of urgency; her academic competitors were formidable.

Now, it remains to be seen who can prove the BSD Conjecture with rank ≥ 2 first.

Those who first complete the proof will be recorded in history, while the rest will gradually be forgotten in the dust of history.

How do I prove that rank is greater than or equal to 2...?

Ou Ye was faced with a vast amount of literature in his study and didn't know where to begin.

"I have absolutely no clue... My head hurts so much, and my chest feels tight..."

Thump!

"Mom! Mom, what's wrong?!"

"Mom! Mom, don't die!"

"Aunt Cuiping, Mom is dying!"

Ou Ye fainted at home. Nuo Fei shouted and screamed, and Cuiping carried Ou Ye to the hospital.

Fortunately, she was not seriously injured. Ou Ye fainted due to physical weakness and mental stress.

Shen Qi then rushed to Yanjing University People's Hospital. After careful consideration, he decided to admit Ou Ye to the hospital ahead of schedule until the Phase I Clinical Trial was completed.

In fact, Shen Qi had also read the latest issue of the "Annals of Mathematics". He knew why Ou Ye fainted at home. On the one hand, it was because she was physically weak, and on the other hand, there was also the invisible pressure from her academic competitors.

"Indian prodigy, Oxford PhD, Wiles' favored disciple, humph."

Shen Qi thought coldly, "You've driven my wife to the brink of collapse. She almost died at home, and my child nearly lost his mother."

Hadamard, is that it? I'll show you what pain and destruction are!

An objective and calm analysis reveals that Hadamard was unaware of Ou Ye's specific progress on the BSD Conjecture, as Ou Ye's paper was not publicly published.

Only a very small number of people within Yenching University are relatively clear about Ou Ye's research progress.

In other words, Hadamard wasn't deliberately targeting Ou Ye; he had no idea what Ou Ye was doing.

However, Shen Qi didn't care about any of that. Whether it was direct or indirect, intentional or unintentional, whoever messed with his wife, he would mess with them in return.

In the History of Mathematics, there are many cases of mathematical inspiration clashing, leading to heated arguments and disputes.

The question of who invented calculus has been debated for many years.

Ultimately, Newton's tombstone bears the inscription. "A great Light of Humanity... He changed the course of human civilization..."

Leibniz's tombstone bears only one inscription. "Where Leibniz is buried."

On the walls of Shen Qi's office, there are always portraits of the Four Great Gods of Mathematics: Newton, Gauss, Euler, and Archimedes.

Newton may have had some flaws that are criticized, but he truly deserves the title of "the Light of Humanity".

Leibniz is highly regarded in his time. However, Leibniz lived a rather frustrating life in his own era.

People always sympathize with geniuses who were frustrated in life but became famous after their deaths.

Shen Qi also had this compassion, but he felt it would be better to be famous throughout the world while still alive.

"Hadamard, get him."

Shen Qi had developed a more specific strategy for attacking the enemy.

Beat Hadamard up?

It's possible, but unnecessary.

As a scholar, "pan-ing" (盘他) naturally refers to its technical implementation.

Proving the BSD Conjecture rank 0 and 1 is nothing special.

Technically speaking, proving that rank is greater than or equal to 2 is the real achievement.

As is widely known, Hadamard's patron was Andrew Wiles, a British mathematician of national renown.

Oh, dear Andrew, we've finally faced off.

Shen Qi and Andrew Wiles have a very deep friendship.

Their friendship will continue, but that doesn't prevent me from technically defeating you.

Shen Qi began his calculations.

"Since the rank is greater than or equal to 2, I think we should start with the Gaussian quadratic field..."

Prior to this, Shen Qi had not been very involved in Ou Ye's research project on the BSD Conjecture.

Ou Ye's preliminary research results were almost entirely achieved by her and three students working on it alone.

No matter how talented Hadamard was, he couldn't have completed the final proof of the BSD Conjecture on his own; the bigwig behind him was Andrew Wiles.

Although Wiles is quite old, Shen Qi felt that Wiles might suddenly come up with a way to prove that rank is greater than or equal to 2.

Mathematics is an unfathomable subject; it produces geniuses under twenty and legendary figures over eighty.

To be fair, Shen Qi believes that Ou Ye's current strength is still slightly inferior to that of the old monster Andrew Wiles.

Now that the British old monster has made his move, how could Shen Qi, this vigorous and powerful figure, remain indifferent?