Chapter 254: The Obsessed Su Yi
In number theory, the New Mersenne Conjecture is a conjecture about prime numbers, which states that for any odd natural number p, if two of the following statements are true, the remaining statement will also be true.
1. p = (2^k) ± 1 or p = (4^k) ± 3
2. (2^p)-1 is a prime number (Merson prime)
3. [(2^p)+1]/3 is a prime number
Su Yi proved the first two proofs smoothly using formulas, but Su Yi got stuck on the last formula. If the last formula was not proved, all previous efforts would be in vain.
In just two days, Su Yi was almost always thinking about the last formula. There was a folding single bed in the laboratory, and she didn't even leave the laboratory. The entire room was almost covered with Su Yi's printed materials, and the blackboard was also full of writings.
When Professor Zhang Yuan pushed open the door, he was also shocked by the scene in front of him.
"Yi Yi, are you okay?" Could this child be possessed?
Su Yi's hair was all tied up. She bit the pen and stared at the thing in her hand. When she heard the teacher's voice, she stood up quickly: "Teacher, you are here."
"You haven't slept for two days, have you?" Professor Zhang Yuan asked with a frown.
"I fell asleep." Even after falling asleep, he was still trying to prove the problem in the meditation space. "Teacher, please help me take a look. I used the sieve method to prove that there is no problem with the first two steps, but I can't deduce the last step. It seems like it's wrong..."
Even Shen Yanting had been missing for the past two days. Now, when he heard that Professor Zhang Yuan had come, he had sneaked in. Seeing Su Yi's obsessed look, he became more determined that he should not let his wife solve such a stupid math problem.
"Don't be anxious. Let's have a good meal before discussing this issue." Professor Zhang Yuan advised.
Su Yi shook his head: "I'm not hungry, teacher, go eat, and come back to help me after you finish eating."
"One by one." Professor Zhang Yuan shouted again.
Su Yi lowered his head again and began to write quickly on the paper.
Shen Yanting shook his hand and wanted to say something, but Professor Zhang Yuan grabbed his shoulder and shook his head slightly at him.
After leaving the lab, he said, "Don't disturb her. Once inspiration is lost, it's hard to regain it. I think she's in good condition. Why don't you prepare some nourishing soup and some light, nutritious food for her to eat."
Although Shen Yanting was jealous, she had to admit that at this time, only Professor Zhang Yuan could make her eat obediently.
After the food was delivered, under Professor Zhang Yuan's gentle persuasion, Su Yi obediently ate everything.
This was her truly independent proof of a mathematical conjecture, without relying on 222's reminder or exchanging points for any mathematical skills.
Then Professor Zhang Yuan started chatting with her.
During the conversation, Professor Zhang Yuan accidentally mentioned the conversion formula: "Perhaps you can try converting the formula. The first two formulas are sieve methods, so you can change the next one..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Yi had an inspiration!
"I see!"
Su Yi turned around and wiped off the contents of one of the blackboards, then quickly started writing, converting the sieve method into another equation, all of which involved mental arithmetic.
Professor Zhang Yuan became more and more shocked as he read. There were some calculation steps that even he couldn't figure out mentally, yet Gu Suyi wrote faster and faster, until the end...
If two of the above formulas are true, the remaining formulas are also true.
This conjecture is completely true!
"Teacher, I succeeded!" Su Yi hugged Professor Zhang Yuan excitedly.
Shen Yanting suddenly clenched his hands, his eyes revealing deep jealousy, but he could only endure it.
Professor Zhang Yuan was also very happy. He patted her shoulder, feeling both relieved and proud: "Good, good, good!"
His little disciple really lived up to his expectations!
"We'll post it on arXiv after we've compiled it. You and your colleagues previously co-authored a paper proving the Poincare conjecture, and now you're independently proving the new Mersenne conjecture. You'll need to create a new personal account. Fortunately, you're already familiar with paper formats. Also..."
Professor Zhang Yuan gave instructions one by one.
"There are actually not many people studying the new Mersenne conjecture, but there are still some. You have already gained fame for the Poincare conjecture, so the paper you publish this time will undergo double-blind review, which is also a peer review system. Has the journal you submitted your paper to considered this?" asked Professor Zhang Yuan.
Su Yi shook his head.
The submission of the previous papers to SCI journals was done by her seniors, and she vaguely remembered some concepts.
"Then I have a suggestion for you: submit your paper to applied mathematics and computing, which is also related to your primary major. However, as you know, the review cycle will be relatively slow. If you are lucky, you can see it next month, but if you are unlucky, it may take several months."
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