Wu Tong was not so arrogant as to think that he could challenge the world's problems with his beginner's level.
However, years ago, Wu Tong fully completed the basics of various mathematical blocks. After coming to Peking University, he continued to study number theory and naturally came into contact with materials and papers on various conjectures in number theory.
Of course, general difficult problems do not bother Wu Tong. It is false to say that Wu Tong has no interest in solving the world's difficult conjectures. Anyone who studies mathematics has an ambition to solve the world's difficult conjectures.
She had just read and studied many books and papers on number theory, and inevitably, she also started an in-depth study of prime numbers. Few people who study number theory are not fascinated by prime numbers, and she is no exception.
Among integers greater than 1, the number that can only be divided by 1 and the number itself is a prime number.
Wu Tong vaguely dug out new progress in twin prime numbers from his previous life memory. It should be 2013. Mr. Zhang Yitang, who was teaching in the United States at the time, proved that there are infinitely many pairs of prime numbers whose difference is less than 70 million.
Although 70 million is a very large number, this result is the first time that someone has formally proved that there are infinitely many pairs of prime numbers with a spacing less than a fixed value.
However, the further you go in finding twin prime numbers, the harder it becomes, and Mr. Zhang has only advanced to this point!
The International Association of Mathematicians has reduced the number of 70 million to 246 using Mr. Zhang's method. Mathematicians around the world who are interested in this want to keep trying, hoping that by selecting an appropriate function, they can one day reduce the gap to 2.
However, the step from 246 to 2 is still like a mountain, troubling mathematicians all over the world.
What’s even more regrettable is that Professor Zhang still mostly used classical mathematical techniques, which were not very innovative and caused some controversy at the time.
At that time, because it was a breakthrough by Chinese mathematicians, it was reported on the headlines of domestic news one after another, and Wu Tong had some impression of it.
If I remember correctly, Mr. Zhang used his improved sieve method at that time. Although Wu Tong has not yet found a solution to the twin prime conjecture, based on her instinctive deduction from the Enlightenment Stele, she has already made an intuitive judgment that relying solely on the sieve method will not work!
Professor Zhang’s contribution to the twin prime conjecture is indelible, but he still cannot break through this world-wide problem.
After carefully deducing the arguments of various methods in different papers, Wu Tong had some ideas for the parts that had already been deduced. She then wrote down a few lines of formulas, which were arguments based on her own ideas.
She tried to deduce a few more steps, but her ideas were too scattered and could not be connected. She needed to continue her research and study.
The twin prime conjecture is indeed a world-class conjecture. Now when she solves university questions, she basically has no stuttering, can extract the questions from the stem, and her ideas come naturally and smoothly. However, when faced with this difficult problem, she still deeply feels the lack of knowledge and the future is bleak.
Wu Tong didn't intend to eat a big fat paper in one bite. No matter how difficult the question is, there is always an answer. The fact that she can't give the answer now can only be that she hasn't learned enough.
Holding the draft paper for the deduction, Wu Tong stood up, wanting to find more information on this subject. Sieve method, circle method, Lie group? Or...
Wu Tong's mind was still immersed in constant deduction, and he left his walking to instinct.
It is only the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the school term is still a few days away. There are few people in the Kyoto University Library, and the mathematics section is even sparser.
Every time Wu Tong comes, he almost always goes to a fixed place, and he is so familiar with the route that he can get there with his eyes closed.
Wu Tong, still immersed in her thoughts, instinctively walked to the bookshelf she wanted and was about to go around to the other side to get the information she had seen. However, as she turned a corner, she realized that there were other people in the area, and she realized that there were people on the other side with the same goal as her.
The library lights lengthened the visitor's tall figure, and also cast a faint shadow of Wu Tong at this end. Wu Tong and the visitor stopped in time and dodged to the side, avoiding an unprepared collision. However, in the moment of danger, the draft paper in Wu Tong's hand scatters to the ground like snowflakes.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention when I was walking. I hope I didn't bump into you." It seemed like she almost bumped into someone?
Wu Tong came back to his senses in shock, and his first reaction was to apologize. He shouldn't have let himself be so engrossed in deduction that it occupied all his attention and he trusted his instinct.
When she raised her head, a cold and sharp face caught Wu Tong's eyes. She was stunned for a rare moment. This was an outstanding face that would attract 200% of people turning their heads when it walked out. In ancient times, it would definitely be enough to fill the car with fruits.
However, although Wu Tong has not yet reached the saintly realm of Lan Yan Skeleton, apart from the surprise of suddenly seeing beautiful things, she is not too obsessed and is very calm. The beauty of mathematics has occupied her mind except for her family.
After apologizing, Wu Tong squatted down to pick up her draft paper.
Lu Xiao pinched his eyebrows lightly. A pair of gold-rimmed glasses rested on his high nose bridge, adding a touch of elegance, calmness and erudition to him.
He was also caught off guard. He bent his knees and squatted, gathering the draft papers beside him. In the process of picking them up, a series of derivation formulas came into his eyes. Is this... a prime number?
"I was distracted too! The special form of the twin prime conjecture under the Bonia conjecture?...The sieve method can't be used anymore?" Lu Xiao glanced at the derivation formula on the top layer, handed the draft paper in his hand to Wu Tong, slowed down his tone, and asked softly.
The tail of his delicate brow twitched slightly. How long had he been away from the lab? Have kids these days already begun challenging the world's conjectures?
Wu Tong still had a somewhat childish face, and one could tell at a glance that he wasn't very old. Which professor in the School of Mathematics was this child of? A family tradition of learning, a legacy to be passed down!
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