Chapter 1384: A Big Move in Huaguo's Mathematics Circle

"Hey! Have you heard? It seems that Huaguo's mathematics community has made a big move recently!"

"...What big move?"

"I heard from the new international students that the Ministry of Science and Technology over there seems to have issued a document offering a reward of 100 million scientific research funds for ABC's conjecture..."

"Pfft—how much?! One hundred million!? Zimbabwean dollars?"

"Of course it is the national currency... It is said that many of them who study number theory have gone crazy! Various public institutions are even crazily poaching people. As long as they study number theory, they will be hired with high salaries. Our Princeton It seems that there are quite a few Chinese mathematicians here, and they recently got an offer to return to China, right? It is said that it seems to have something to do with this rumor."

"ABC's guess... 100 million... crazy, almost crazy."

Café in Princeton.

As one of the most famous gossip news distribution centers in the mathematics world, some weird rumors about the mathematics world can always be heard here.

One of the more popular gossip recently is probably the internal document that Huaguo Science and Technology Department suddenly issued. As long as you are sitting here, you can see someone whispering about this matter with an envious expression.

100 million research funding...

They can't even imagine how to spend so much money. The only ones who can remain indifferent to this are those who stand at the top of the academic world and don't care about worldly money at all.

There are many rumors about the origin of this 100 million, but most of the explanations are quite far-fetched.

After all, this matter itself is a bit unbelievable.

Everyone was confused and couldn't figure out why the Chinese Congress suddenly showed such interest in a purely mathematical problem, and even offered such a jaw-dropping reward.

As a result, many foreign number theory scholars in public research institutes in Huaguo are now asking how to become naturalized and whether there is any way to take shortcuts.

"Recently, there seems to be a big move in the mathematics circles in Huaguo." Sitting by the window, looking at Professor Fefferman sitting opposite him, Professor Peter Sarnak, the former editor-in-chief of "Annual Mathematics", was drinking coffee, He said in a chatty tone, "I've been hearing a new version almost every day for the past two days... Have you heard of it?"

"I've heard a little...but the thing I want to say may not be the same thing as you think."

"Oh?" A look of interest suddenly appeared in his eyes, and Professor Sanak, who was leaning on the chair, sat up straight, staring at Professor Fefferman with piercing eyes, and asked with interest, "Is there any other Big move?"

It's not just Professor Sanak who smells gossip.

Several scholars sitting at the next table subconsciously lowered the volume of their speech, pretending to be drinking coffee, but in fact their ears were already pricked up.

"L·S·P·M," taking a sip of coffee, Professor Fefferman continued, "I don't know if you have heard of it, but I only saw it on Schultz's blog last night."

"L·S·P·M?" Professor Sanak frowned slightly, and asked in doubt, "...I probably haven't heard of it, do these four letters have any special meaning?"

"L is the acronym for Lu Zhou, S is Schultz, and Perelman and Mochizuki Shinichi, they recently established a research group, the research direction is ABC conjecture."

Hearing this explanation, Professor Sanak was shocked.

"ABC conjecture?! Could it be that they..."

"Sounds amazing, right? I'm also quite surprised, this is definitely the most luxurious lineup in the history of modern mathematics. By analogy, it is equivalent to getting the world's top stars to play in one team , "Professor Fefferman smiled and continued, "I bet this game will be very exciting."

"Is it for the 100 million yuan bonus? No, it's impossible," he muttered to himself, and Professor Sanak was stunned, "I heard that only Chinese scholars can apply for it... ...And Lu Zhou, he doesn't seem to be short of money."

It's not just that Lu Zhou is not short of money.

Including Shinichi Mochizuki, Schultz, and Perelman, it seems that no one is interested in money.

"Of course it can't be for money." Taking a sip of coffee calmly, Professor Fefferman continued with a smile, "However, my intuition tells me that there must be other stories behind this. Believe me, it won't take long for us to We'll find out soon."

Just like the ABC conjecture will be solved in a short time.

Professor Fefferman, who had worked with Lu Zhou, had no doubts about this.

He knew exactly how powerful that man was.

Moreover, this strength is not only due to his talent, this guy is also frighteningly hardworking. Especially when it comes to forgetting to eat and sleep, even the most diligent scholars in Princeton may feel inferior.

If you have to find someone in this world who is more likely to solve this problem than him, Fefferman thinks, you may have to go to the universe outside the earth to find it.

"There's one thing I can't figure out."

Looking at Professor Sanak who still hadn't recovered from his surprise, Professor Fefferman said casually.

"whats the matter?"

"Mochizuki Shinichi, why did his name appear in this research group..." With a strange expression on his face, Professor Sanak continued, "Didn't he always insist that he has fully proved the ABC conjecture? With his 'Far Abelian geometry'."

Fefferman was slightly stunned, and the expression on his face became weird.

yes……

Why is Mochizuki Shinichi also in this research group? !

He wasn't aware of this problem at all before, but now that he thinks about it, it's really strange.

This feeling is like spitting out something and eating it back...

"Hiss... this is indeed a bit unusual, wait, let me find that paper."

As he said that, Professor Fefferman took out the recently replaced smart phone from his pocket, opened Mochizuki Shinichi's personal blog, and was about to find the paper that had troubled the mathematics community for more than ten years.

However, something unexpected happened.

Professor Fefferman, who was looking at the phone screen, suddenly froze.

Sensitively noticing the change in the expression on his old friend's face, Professor Sanak couldn't wait to stand up and approached him, "What happened?"

"The paper...is missing."

Suddenly realizing something, Fefferman immediately quit Mochizuki Shinichi's personal blog and logged on to the official website of the Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University.

really!

Just as he expected!

The 512-page paper has been hanging on the homepage of the Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University since August 30, 2012...

It also disappeared? !

...

Since 2012, Shinichi Mochizuki's proof of the ABC conjecture has been full of controversy. It is precisely because of this that when the paper of more than 500 pages was withdrawn from his personal blog and the homepage of the Department of Mathematics of Kyoto University, it attracted the attention of the entire academic community.

At first, many people thought it was a network problem.

It was not until he saw his name appear in the list of the L·S·P·M research group that this matter caused an uproar in the mathematics world.

Especially at Kyoto University, whether students or professors, whether they study mathematics or philosophy, almost everyone was shocked by this news.

For a long time, this professor who challenged the entire mathematics world with his own strength has always been a god-like existence in their eyes. Since he claimed the proof, almost every once in a while someone will come to kick the pavilion, but it can be said that he has not lost a single defeat in the past ten years.

At least those who refuted him couldn't produce any evidence that other people could understand.

But now, the idol in their hearts actually admitted his failure? !

There must be something wrong here!

"I can't accept it!"

Kyoto University, in Professor Mochizuki's office.

Hoshi Yuichiro, who couldn't get through the professor's phone, held the phone and roared like crazy.

"Professor Mochizuki must have been coerced! Or there must be something else hidden! Before he clarifies this in person, I will not admit that the professor actually surrendered!"

"Senior Xingyu, please calm down."

"Get out! Don't pull me! I'm going to Huaguo to find the professor!"

At this moment, sitting in an inconspicuous corner of the office, a student who looked a little younger, looked like Yuichiro Hoshi who seemed crazy, raised his right hand tremblingly.

"...Well, Professor Mochizuki just updated a blog."

"Where is it? Let me see!"

Jumping to the computer desk, Yuichiro Hoshi skillfully opened the browser and entered Shinichi Mochizuki's personal blog. Including Mochizuki's favorite student Takeshi Yamashita, other people in the office also leaned over and watched from behind the office chair.

It was a video, less than twenty seconds long.

Professor Mochizuki who was sitting at the desk looked pretty good, at least he didn't look like he was under duress. Noticing this, Hoshi Yuichiro breathed a sigh of relief, but soon his nerves tensed up again.

If not under duress...

That is to say...

In an instant, Hoshi Yuichiro's face turned pale.

At almost the same time, just as he expected, the professor whom he admired sitting at the desk pointed his nostrils at the camera and made a succinct statement.

"There are indeed some problems in the proof process, and it may be difficult to fix them. Let's just treat it as an immature attempt."

"Fortunately, we found a new way of thinking."

"During this time, I have caused trouble for everyone!"

Hoshi Yuichiro: "???"

Yamashita Takeshi: "???"