There is a well-known paragraph in the mathematics world, which is used to ridicule the Physics home. It is about how the Physics family used experiments to prove that “odd numbers are prime numbers.”

First, the experiment begins. 1 does not need to be proved according to the definition. 3 is a prime number, 5 is a prime number, 7 is a prime number, 9 is an error, 11 is a prime number, 13 is a prime number…

OK, the experiment is done enough, the odd numbers are prime numbers, perfect!

Then, after several years of updating the experimental equipment, I finally verified the number of more than 100 digits, and found that the statistical confidence of the “experimental error” finally exceeded the threshold, and could no longer be explained by the experimental error, so the theory was patched. , redefine the physics of more than one hundred digits.

Sounds like this seems a bit like the evolutionary history of relativity.

But in fact, the essence of theoretical Physics is such a thing that lacks the aesthetics of mathematics.

The position where the characteristic peak of 750GeV is located is roughly like “9 in odd number”. When it repeats multiple times, it is “sign” or even “discovery”. But when it suddenly disappears, then it becomes an error.

Unfortunately, even the upgraded Hadron Collider can do just like “retrieve odd numbers below 100 digits.”

At the end of the meeting, Frank Professor dissolved the team.

Lu Zhou’s gains are just two of the journals co-signed with Frank Professor and his doctoral students.

For him, this is definitely bad news.

However, Lu Zhou did not intend to give up.

Even if Frank chose to give up, he will continue the subject.

Mathematics is the language of God. Although Lu Zhou does not believe in God, he believes that mathematics is not deceptive.

Through rigorous calculations, he predicted the appearance of characteristic peaks. Although he did not know why it disappeared, he absolutely did not believe that there was nothing there.

Otherwise, how do you interpret the errors that occur simultaneously on ATLAS and CMS detectors?

Just quantum fluctuations?

At the same time, the fluctuations observed by the two detectors are too big.

Originally intended to play in New York for two days, but because of this, Lu Zhou was not in the mood.

In the afternoon, he drove back to Princeton from New York.

When he returned to the apartment, it was already at night, just in time to meet Morina who had just returned from the night. At this moment, she is wearing a black sportswear, and the golden hair is moistened with sweat, exuding the dignified and elegant charm of peacetime.

The line of sight swept over Lu Zhou’s face and seemed to see something, Morina teased with a sly tone.

“I can see that you are not in a good mood.”

“Yes.”

Morina’s eyebrows picked and smiled, some took pleasure in other people’s misfortune: “Is it smashed?”

“Okay.”

Lu Zhou replied perfunctorily, took out the key and opened the door and went back to his house.

Morina looked at his back slyly and looked at the closed door. After a long time, he whispered to himself.

“It’s really being smashed…”

……

Excavating the characteristic peaks of 750GeV requires the Hadron Collider, which requires a detector with higher brightness and requires a lot of things…

He can predict the appearance of characteristic peaks by calculation, but can’t prove the existence of a certain particle by simple calculation. All he can do is constantly improve the physics model and wait for CERN to verify his theory.

But unfortunately, it seems that most people have lost confidence in the number of 750.

As Morina said, he was “smashed” and physics left him aside.

Lu Zhou didn’t think of any better way at this time, only to seek comfort in the embrace of mathematics.

At least, the improvement of the group structure method has already reached the final step. Perhaps this temporary depression can be turned into a motivation to help him find the last piece of the puzzle on the dragon sword.

After taking a shower in the bathroom, Lu Zhou slept early.

The next morning, he got a bed, and he renewed his spirits and went to the Mathematics Department building with a handout printed from the Internet.

Among all the buildings at Princeton University, the Building of the Mathematics Department is the tallest building, and it also symbolizes the Transcendent’s position in the Mathematics Department.

However, Lu Zhou, who came here, is not an esoteric lecture, but a preliminary number theory for undergraduates.

As for the winner of the Cole Number Theory Award, why should he sit here and spend time listening to these basic things? When he was lying in bed last night, he suddenly recalled his time at the National Quemoy University library. A book that passed.

That book is the autobiography of Yang Zhenhao’s old mister, which has an entire chapter about the memories of a generation of Master Fermi.

In his autobiography, Fermi had advised him not to stay at the Princeton Institute for a long time because it was like a monastery.

Yang Mister himself, the biggest impression of Fermi, is that he likes to communicate with students. He is not only keen on lectures, but even organizes seminars in person, and even brings out six Nobel Prizes.

And, more than once, he mentioned that his ideal plan is to retire to a small Ivy Academy in the eastern United States to teach physics, write a book that contains all the difficulties in Physics, and these difficulties are often like “well known” Words cover up the past.

From Willa’s letter, Lu Zhou suddenly realized that when she delved into Goldbach’s conjecture, she ignored some “well-known” things.

Thesis of Helfgot is very instructive, but its own jump is too strong. Although for Lu Zhou, those things that are skipped are “obvious”, many details are missing from these “obvious”.

Abstraction should be after careful work, but never before it is solved.

Lu Zhou hopes to revisit some basic things and pick up things that have been away from them for too long. I can’t say that I can bring some inspiration to myself.

Quietly walked into the classroom from the back door, Lu Zhou did not attract anyone’s attention, and found a seat in the last row of the classroom.

The lecturer is the current director of the Department of Mathematics, Charles Fefferman – the legendary 12 graduated from the micro-integral, 20 has already received Dr. Princeton, and 22 is the super genius of the University of Chicago.

Charles looked up at the classroom, his eyes stayed on Lu Zhou’s face for two seconds, apparently recognizing him, but did not say anything, but as usual, while on the whiteboard, using his slow-paced Sound lectures.

Princeton’s high level is not just the classroom, but the student is also a great god. It is home to the IMO competition’s powerhouse and genius from all over the United States and around the world.

Giving lectures to these geniuses is obviously not as foolish as a general university lecture.

Especially for those who are often sloppy.

Speaking of the proof of the prime number theorem, Charles, who is facing the classroom, just wrote the twentieth line of calculations, and some people raised their hands in the classroom.

“Professor, the value of Φ(s)function should be 2, not 3!”

Obviously, some people have already prepared various proofs of the prime number theorem.

Charles turned around and laughed calmly. It seemed to be well-informed. He said slowly: “You are right, but you believe it or not, even if I am wrong, I can still reach the same conclusion.”

The student was stunned and there was a whisper in the classroom.

From the voice of the whispering discussion, Lu Zhou can feel the incredibleness of these students.

Not just these students, Lu Zhou feels a bit like this.

He is the most demanding of rigorous calculations. Even if the ideas go into a dead end, they will not make mistakes in calculations.

But Lu Zhou didn’t say anything, but waited for the Professor to finish all the process.

Charles did not speak, turned and went back to the classroom to continue the book.

Fifteen minutes passed, and when he wrote the last line of calculations, everyone in the classroom was stunned.

Especially the student who stood up and pointed out the mistake, his face was full of doubts about life.

That mistake is clearly there, but in the end…

It was really calculated by him!

“The proof method of the prime number theorem, I have studied it myself, there are probably more than ten kinds. It is very important for the rigor of calculation, but when we explore the frontier field, it is more important to be logically self-consistent. It’s not just the foundation of mathematics, but the foundation of all science. As for why I can draw the same conclusion, because after I tried many methods, I found that many methods are actually different routes to the same destination…”

Said, Charles laughed, gently wiped out the 3 behind the Φ(s) equal sign and changed it to 2 and continued, “Of course, this is just my sophistry. Our Smith fellow student said That’s right, the result here is really 2. But either 2 or 3 satisfies the interval we defined by function ζ(x).”

Obviously, this Professor’s familiarity with the process has reached the point of knowing.

Lu Zhou even suspected that he was deliberately wrong, and he was happy with these little rookies.

Of course, the point worthy of attention is not here.

“different routes to the same destination…”

Repeatedly chewing on this sentence, Lu Zhou fell into meditation.

Gradually, his eyes brightened.

In the vagueness, Lu Zhou suddenly felt it.

The piece of puzzle he was looking for was already in his hands…

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