Chapter 187: A Little Bit Wanting a Beating

In the hotel, after declining Zhao Zheng's invitation to go to a bar, Xu Xu Qingzhou put down his phone, picked up his water cup, walked to the window to breathe fresh air, and took a break.

Today is the 2nd; in three more days I'll see Song Yao. To be honest, it's been a while since I got beaten up—I kind of miss her.

Wait, why would I miss getting beaten up??? Xu Xu Qingzhou quickly shook his head, shaking off that dangerous thought—it had strayed too far. How could getting beaten up become addictive? Of course, if it came to actual fighting, boys are generally stronger than girls, but could he really do it? No.

So he really had become addicted?

He sighed, turned, and walked to the desk.

He hadn't even attended the afternoon seminar on analytic functions—it wasn't his field. Besides, seminars happen all the time, but moments of such intense inspiration are rare.

The desk was covered with today's hard-won results; half the proof process had already been advanced.

Proving the Twin Prime Conjecture can generally be divided into two steps: selecting a sieve method and calculating prime gaps.

He understood Professor Gu's concerns—many who go abroad never return, instead heading straight to process their immigration paperwork upon coming back.

Read!

That alone would be bad enough, but the real issue is the frequent false reporting.

Professor Gu smiled lightly and said, "I heard Professor Maynard has extended an olive branch to you, offering you associate professor-level terms."

It's Professor Gu Gu Zhizhong.

Each major section can be broken into several steps; he had previously been stuck on the intermediate asymptotic formula in the second part.

The next crucial step introduces quadratic forms into the sieve method, perfectly transforming the constraint on λ into a constraint on u, meaning larger values of z can be substituted into s(a, p, z), yielding tighter bounds.

Most people had already prepared their popcorn—the prover of the Cramér conjecture had announced he was about to prove the Twin Prime Conjecture. Whether he succeeded or failed, there would be plenty of drama ahead.

Reporter: "In your opinion, which places have the best academic environments?"

"Wow, our Xia nation's Xu Xu Qingzhou is awesome!"

The news, like a stone dropped into a lake, began to ripple through the academic circle—but only faintly.

So this media outlet has endured for years, still standing strong even after numerous lawsuits.

Xu Xu Qingzhou took a sip of water, sat back down at his desk, and picked up his pen.

Xu Xu Qingzhou's fingers lightly tapped the desk; soon a new idea came to him—he needed to apply the Prime Number Theorem here, drawing inspiration from Rosser and Schoenfeld's 1962 numerical research.

Yet, just as chocolate stimulates endorphin secretion in the brain, creating a sense of happiness, gossip news excites audiences and adds plenty of conversation material to daily life.

"As long as you come back, that's fine."

However, directly computing the values of the prime counting function is extremely inefficient.

"Yes, Tao Tao Zhexuan, Zhang Zhang Yitang—I've read their papers. Perfect masterpieces."

Xu Xu Qingzhou nodded: "If nothing goes wrong, it's possible."

As soon as Xu Xu Qingzhou answered, Professor Gu's deep voice came through: "What's going on with you? Are you really going to solve the Twin Prime Conjecture?"

It had only been half a day—how had the news reached Professor Gu so fast?

Professor Gu fell silent for a moment, as if digesting this major news, then asked: "Tell me what your next plan is."

The comment section of The European Science News on YouTube was heated.

"Of course I'm coming back. Where else could be as comfortable as home?"

After typing the final character on his computer, Xu Xu Qingzhou paused, exhaled, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

【If pn denotes the nth prime, then: liminf n→∞ (pn+1 − pn) implies ∑_{n=1}^{∞} a_n / n^s, meaning there are infinitely many primes p such that p+2 is also prime. Thus, the Twin Prime Conjecture is proven.】 Night fell; stars dotted the sky. Outside the window stood ancient, elegant Gothic architecture. Living in this city, one could feel the perfect fusion of profound academic atmosphere and beautiful scenery.

On the morning of April 3rd, Xu Xu Qingzhou was pulled back to reality by a phone ring.

Yes, he had verified it countless times—the results were flawless.

Samit: "Regarding the Twin Prime Conjecture, my team and I have also made substantial progress—we'll see results within half a year."

"Phew~"

He planned to construct a functional model to supplement the sieve method.

This would minimize the sieve method's inherent flaws' impact on the distribution pattern of primes.

Xu Xu Qingzhou thought to himself: there's still a girl waiting for me to return.

But the online commotion had nothing to do with Xu Xu Qingzhou—he remained in the hotel, performing the final verifications on the Twin Prime Conjecture, even having meals delivered to his room.

"Every year, there are always crazy people like this at these conferences—turns out they're just entertaining themselves."

Because to many, The London Science Evening Post was merely a third-rate tabloid—never reporting real academic work, only digging up scholars' gossip.

【The London Science Evening Post】: 18-year-old Xia nation genius Xu Xu Qingzhou announces he will soon unravel the mystery of the Twin Prime Conjecture.

The gossip from The London Science Evening Post was just the beginning. The next day, after The European Science News contacted Maynard, the story's Redu doubled in the academic circle. Maynard spared no praise, summarizing it in one sentence: Mr. Xu Xu Qingzhou possesses unparalleled mathematical talent—I believe he will bring something entirely new to prime number research.

Xu Qingzhou smiled and said: "I'll continue advancing research on the Twin Prime Conjecture. On the 5th at 9 a. m., I'll fly from London to Jingdu."

What Xu Xu Qingzhou didn't know was that while he was immersed in complex calculations, a rumor quietly surfaced on gossip media.

Some netizens expressed awe; others were shattered: "Fake! Absolutely fake! Professor Li Xiaojun of our country said the Twin Prime Conjecture is currently unsolvable."

The first was the Indian mathematician Samit.

Half an hour passed.

(6) λ₁ = 1 ∑_{k|p} μ(k) u_k = 1 (7) d > z, λ_d = 0; k > z, u_k = 0. By inserting true fractional values via functional expressions, he indirectly proved the asymptotic formula for the number of twin primes, which had been guessed and written down. Meanwhile, he used Mertens' Third Theorem to derive the asymptotic formula for ∏_{∞} f(p).

"Then I'm relieved—I was really afraid you'd be taken away."

Samit: "I've said before that Xia nation's academic environment is flawed—its rigid system prevents it from cultivating true scholars. Now, Xia nation has too many people like Xu Xu Qingzhou who make big claims."

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Samit: "Advanced institutions like Cambridge, Princeton, and our India's Imperial Institute of Technology."

Another German mathematics expert first briefly explained what the Twin Prime Conjecture was, then cautiously expressed that while proof would be extremely difficult, he still looked forward to what this young man might achieve.

"Xia nation's math is amazing."

Although The London Science Evening Post focused on gossip, it still maintained professionalism—besides including a photo of Xu Xu Qingzhou giving a speech, it also interviewed relevant experts.

Fully proving the Twin Prime Conjecture—of course he was excited. That unmatched sense of accomplishment was intoxicating; no wonder so many mathematicians have pursued it relentlessly.

Next, translate it into English and submit it.

Alright, let's push forward and get to work.

Xu Xu Qingzhou took a deep breath, suppressed his inner restlessness, and prepared to begin the translation.

(End of Chapter)