While Lu Zhou was writing his thesis behind closed doors, the Internet exploded with activity.
A reporter or a scholar who came to attend the conference uploaded the video of the entire report online.
When Lu Zhou wrote down the line of calculations on the blackboard and said "I solved it" in an affirmative tone, the comments section of the entire video went wild.
【666！ He solved the general solution of the Yang-Mills equations?]
[God Lu is nutty!]
[I'm so scared I dropped my melon seeds.]
[Amazing, this video has more than a million views … Is everyone on Site X a scientist?]
[What is the Yang-Mills equations? I'm here to see God Lu!]
[Let me tell you something. The Yang-Mills equations is one of the most outstanding theoretical physics achievements of the twentieth century. It aims to describe the behavior of elementary particles using Non-Abelian Lie groups. If we can find the general solution of this equation, not only will it mean that we can understand the Yang-Mills existence and mass gap from a mathematical perspective, but it will also mean that we will take a big step toward the Grand Unified Theory!]
[What is the Grand Unified Theory? Is it edible?]
It wasn't just the comments section of the video that caused heated discussions. Various media outlets also followed suit.
For example, "Americans will fall silent, Japanese people will cry", "The Theory of Unifying the World Came Out of Nowhere, A Mathematics Professor Shocks the World Again!" "Former head of the US Intelligence Agency: The thing I regret the most in my life is not keeping him." Articles with such titles flooded Weibo and WeChat. The picture of him standing in front of the blackboard in deep thought was used in all kinds of articles in all kinds of poses.
For a long time, the Yang-Mills equations had been a milestone in the field of theoretical physics. It was also a milestone in the history of theoretical physics. Now, this unsolvable equation had finally been solved.
Of course, there were also voices of criticism.
For example, a famous Weibo blogger who posted on Weibo immediately reposted the video after watching it.
"I don't care about his academic achievements or the significance of the Yang-Mills equations. It's rude to leave the audience in the lecture hall alone. It's like a talk show leaving its audience behind.
"As a China scholar, I not only represent myself, but also the image of China as a superpower. In addition to academic achievements, you should also be strict with yourself and have good personal morals. "
"What's more, it's extremely irresponsible to write a conclusion on the blackboard that hasn't been rigorously verified."
After the repost, the comment section was instantly filled with cursing and cursing each other.
[Please post your private life for us to see. We can also take a look at how you conduct yourself.]
[Haha, last time Sir Atiyah used five pages of paper to tease the entire mathematics world. You said he was a warrior who didn't want to die. Why is he criticizing him now? Just because Professor Lu isn't your Westerner?]
[Trash! What's wrong with what my XXX said? What's wrong with asking you to be polite? @ ¥% ¥#%!]
Looking at the comments section that was filled with curses, the blogger was overjoyed. He put up an advertisement at the top, and then he decisively left.
In addition to the domestic media, the foreign media also paid a considerable amount of attention to this matter.
For example, the Daily Mail, after the report ended, they contacted a middle-aged professor who taught at the University of St. Andrews and claimed to be an industry insider.
In the news interview, when the middle-aged professor was asked what he thought of this incident, he spoke with confidence.
"I suspect that the general solution was just randomly written by him."
The reporter was surprised, "Why?"
The middle-aged professor said, "Anyone who knows a thing or two about mathematics knows that behind every rigorous page of a thesis, there are countless crumpled drafts. Especially a proposition like a partial differential equation that requires a lot of computation. How can he solve it without a draft? Just by standing there and using his inspiration? "
Reporter: "Why would Professor Lu randomly write?"
The industry insider shrugged and said, "I don't know, maybe he's too arrogant? Does he want to learn? I have a wonderful algorithm that can prove that this is the general solution, but unfortunately, there isn't enough space for me to write it down. "
…
At night.
InterContinental Hotel.
The spacious banquet hall was filled with scholars dressed in formal attire. The gold-inlaid white table was filled with champagne and western food. In order to make up for the visiting scholars' disappointment, the University of Jin Ling could only eat and drink well.
However, in fact, only a small portion of the people here were offended by Lu Zhou's "unconventional" behavior. Most people were more concerned about the general solution that Lu Zhou wrote on the blackboard before he left.
"It's already eight o 'clock," said Fefferman as he looked at his watch. He then looked at the banquet hall entrance and said, "Looks like the protagonist of today's banquet is absent."
He originally wanted to ask Professor Lu about the general solution at the banquet, but it seemed like there was no chance of that now.
Wiles, who was wearing a tuxedo, walked over with a glass of champagne in his hand. He asked, "What's the result at Princeton?"
Deligné, who was still wearing his black hat, shook his head and said, "The amount of calculations is a bit large. Researcher Cheles told me that it would take two to three days to complete. Also, the engineers responsible for arranging the supercomputer work have just woken up."
The John Norman Supercomputer Center not only served the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, but it also provided computing power for the PPPL laboratory next door. Compared to the Institute for Advanced Study, which was engaged in basic scientific research, the latter obviously received more attention from NASA or the Ministry of Science and Technology.
However, this matter was personally ordered by Lu Zhou, so it wouldn't take long.
Not to mention that the engineers at the John Norman Supercomputer Center would be interested in a world-class mathematical proposition like this.
Fefferman sighed and said, "If only he could provide a derivation process, even if it's just an idea."
Wiles smiled and said, "I heard that he's on a retreat again? I've always heard about Professor Lu's unique way of thinking. "
Fefferman said, "I think so. He has a habit of locking himself in his room in Princeton to think about problems? Anyway, before he figures it out, even if you visit him, you probably won't be able to open his door. "
"I'm not sure if I should go back or wait for his results here." Edward Witten looked at his phone and said, "In about five days, there will be a new collision experiment conference at CERN."
Wiles smiled and said, "CERN has endless meetings every day, but how many times do we get to witness history?"
Witten thought for a bit and shrugged.
"You're right."
"Then let's wait for another three days."
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