As a mathematics student, Lu Zhou obviously knew what Mersenne prime numbers were.
After all, when it came to Mersenne prime numbers, one had to mention a great Chinese mathematician and the "Distribution Law of Mersenne Prime Numbers" he published in 1992, which turned the Mersenne prime numbers into a formula that could be expressed in mathematical symbols. It was also known internationally as Zhou's conjecture.
Prior to this, British mathematician Shanks, French mathematician Trotta, German mathematician Burlichardt, Indian mathematician Ramanujan, and American mathematician Gillies had all put forward their own conjectures. However, their conjectures had one thing in common, which was that they were all approximate expressions, and the degree of closeness to the actual situation was not satisfactory.
The exact formula of Zhou's conjecture was very simple, which was when 2 ^ (2 ^ n) < P < 2 ^ (2 ^ (n + 1)), MP had 2 ^ (n + 1) -1 prime numbers.
It looks simple, doesn't it?
I can do it too, right?
However, this conjecture had not been proven or disproven. It had become a famous mathematics conjecture, and it had troubled the entire mathematics community for more than 20 years.
However, this conjecture was just like Riemann's conjecture. Although it could not be proven, it did not prevent people from hypothesizing it and using it.
Of course, even if there was an accurate formula, even if the treasure hunt was handed over to computers, it was still not an easy task to discover Mersenne prime numbers.
As of now (2014), the mathematics community had discovered a total of 44 Mersenne prime numbers.
What was the use of Mersenne prime numbers?
It did not seem to be of much use.
The RSA algorithm was one of them. Every time one went online, one had to thank the large prime numbers hidden in the password. At the same time, large prime numbers were also used to test the performance of computers. For example, Intel used the GIMPS program to test their chips, and the Skylake chip also found bugs.
Also, there was no point in thinking about the usefulness of mathematics. Most of the time, the motivation of mathematicians was not necessarily how much economic benefit they could gain from solving a formula, but it was because it was there.
Humans could not only live in the present, but they also had to live in the future.
However, Lu Zhou was not happy. He did not want to live in the future, he wanted to live in the present!
Also, why did it have to be Zhou's conjecture! Give me a Riemann conjecture! Even a slightly lower level Bill's conjecture would do!
Academic value aside, the reward for solving Bill's conjecture had increased to one million USD. The money would be provided by a famous Texas banker, Bill himself.
As for Zhou's Conjecture, many people had tried to prove it, but no one seemed to offer a reward for it.
Seeing a house fly away just like that, Lu Zhou's mood instantly turned sour.
However, on the bright side, even if it was only Zhou's conjecture, if he could prove it, he would be able to leave his name in the history of mathematics. As for the material reward, although there was no reward for this speculation, the school should not mistreat him. At least his scholarship for the next three years was guaranteed.
Isn't that second-year student Liu who proved Sitapan's conjecture the best evidence? It was said that Nanjing University had given him 1 million RMB, 500,000 of which was used for research and another 500,000 to improve his life.
The University of Jin Ling was ranked in the top ten in the country. Even though their mathematics department was weak, they could not lose to Nanjing University, right?
When Lu Zhou thought about this, he felt a little better.
After he calmed down, he took out the proof process and glanced at it.
Unlike the bottle of coke that was labeled as "garbage", Zhou's conjecture was a "blueprint" and was not presented on paper or an electronic file. When he wanted to look at it, all he had to do was read it in his mind and the entire proof process would appear in his mind.
"I can't understand it at all … It seems like it will take a while to fully understand the proof process."
Lu Zhou thought about how to prove the proof process at hand in a logical way.
First of all, it was useless to memorize it. He had to understand it himself.
Secondly, he had to make himself look like a genius.
If he could solve a difficult mathematics problem like Zhou's conjecture, he should be able to get full marks in advanced mathematics and mathematics, right? Even if he carelessly lost one mark, he would still have to score 99 marks.
However, Lu Zhou was not worried about this. In the past two days, he had completely grasped the mathematics analysis and advanced algebra courses. University lecturers would not purposely make things difficult for students. They would only test the knowledge in the textbooks.
A cooked duck would not run away. As for the proof of Zhou's conjecture … Lu Zhou planned to take it out after the summer break. In these two months, he would do his best to package himself as a true bookworm and maximize the benefits that he could obtain.
It was necessary to find more lecturers to discuss academic problems.
Level 1 mathematics was a must.
Staying in school for the summer break was also a must.
He also had to call his parents. The next time he went back, it might be Chinese New Year.
After the reward came to an end, another question popped up in Lu Zhou's mind.
Would the [Blueprint] from the lucky draw be related to [Discipline Level]?
This was a critical question.
Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence for him to draw the answer to a proof question instead of anything else? Not the first prize, "Space Battleship"?
This thought lingered in his mind. The more Lu Zhou thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
"The most important thing now is to level up my discipline. I need to level up mathematics to level 1 as soon as possible and unlock the level 1 limit for other disciplines. In the meantime, should I save up my lucky draw chances? But if I don't use the lucky draw, I can't refresh the mission list, so it's not realistic to save up lucky draw chances … "
He clearly remembered that after he received the mission reward, the mission list turned gray. It wasn't until he used up his two lucky draw chances that the mission list became selectable again.
Regarding this, he could only find out after a few more draws.
If he received the "proof answer" several times in a row, then his conjecture would undoubtedly be correct.
Also, speaking of which, he could receive a new mission.
What could it be?
Lu Zhou thought in his mind.
"Open the mission list!"
A translucent holographic screen appeared in front of him.
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Mission 1: The art of fishing in troubled waters
Description: Fishing in troubled waters is also an art. If you can earn money while lying down, why work hard in the laboratory?
Requirements: Skillfully use the art of language and be named in a research project with millions of research funding. Based on the principle of not exerting any effort if possible, they would use the least amount of energy to reap the greatest amount of merit. So, try to fish as much as possible, young man!
Reward: Subject experience (The type of experience is determined by the type of project. The value of the experience is positively correlated with the value of the research project and negatively correlated with the host's contribution to the project). One lucky draw ticket (100% garbage)
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Mission 2: Practice basic skills (physics)
Description: Rome wasn't built in a day, and the building of science wasn't built in a day.
Requirements: Solve 200 university physics exercises (The exercise book is provided by the system, tailored to the host's knowledge reserve)
Reward: Question difficulty factor * 2. General points: 50 Item – Deep Learning Time (Category: Special) Effect: Effective for 24 hours. During the effect duration, the user can enter deep reading state and permanently master the knowledge.)
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Mission 3: Academics start with a thesis.
Description: A thesis is the foundation of learning. A scholar who only knows how to write a thesis may not be able to do much, but a scholar who doesn't know how to write a thesis will not be able to do much. Don't argue with the system about this, the system is the truth! Now, publish an SCI thesis and start your academic career!
Requirements: Publish an SCI thesis.
Reward: Subject experience (determined by academic value, minimum value is 100 experience). 200 general points. One lucky draw ticket (95% garbage, 5% sample).
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When Lu Zhou saw the last mission, he had a weird expression on his face.
The experience reward is determined by the academic value of the thesis?
If I post the proof process of Zhou's conjecture to an SCI journal, I wonder how much experience I can get.
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