Chapter 452: Mathematics only seeks truth

Since this time, 6 Zhou has been busy conducting research on materials and graduating students.
Although he set a tab on the progress of Sir Attia's thesis and Riemann's conjecture, he did not have time to pay attention to the report of the Heidelberg Winners Forum, and the sudden call of Nobel Prize made him completely Forget about it.
Until recently, he suddenly received a contract invitation to the Annual of Mathematics.
The editor-in-chief, Professor Peter Sanak, hopes that he can write a short review of only five hundred words for Sir Atiya's dissertation. Only 6 Zhou remembered this news that was a sensation in the mathematical world not long ago.
Early in the morning, when he came to the office, Hardy came over with a few sheets of a4 paper.
"Professor, I have printed the paper you want."
He took Sir Atia's dissertation from Hardy's hands, and 6 Zhou took a slight stun and gave him a suspicious look.
"only these?"
"Yes, professor," Hardy nodded. "I'm sure that's all."
The thesis consists of five pages and only three references are cited. There are minor typographical errors in sections 3 and 4, but the problems are not serious.
If you meet the requirements of a doctoral dissertation, this dissertation will certainly not pass, but for the big cattle in the academic world, everyone is more forgiving.
For example, when Wiles first proved Fermat's Theorem, he even added a "preface" to the abstract, and used a short paragraph to tell Fermat's Theorem and his childhood. Everyone saw it and smiled. .
Of course Sir Atiyah also has a wayward qualification. After all, he is the winner of the Fields Award and the Abel Prize. The study of the Atria-Singh index theorem is one of the most important mathematical achievements of the twentieth century.
However, these are not the main points.
Will the mathematics community blindly believe a person because of what glory or achievement he has achieved?
The invitation was invited by Professor Sanak, and it was also due to respect for a respected scholar. Even without much hope, 6 Zhou still sat down on the office chair and held it without any subjective color. A five-page paper looked up.
However, the more he looked down, the tighter his brows became.
As Sir Atiyah previously claimed, he "solved" the problem in a very simple way.
Sure enough, such claims are often unreliable ...
Looking at the paper from beginning to end, 6 Zhou has a preliminary understanding of the proof of thought of the entire paper.
In short, Sir Atiyah introduced a weakly analytic todd function of his own in the proof, and used hypothetical methods to associate this todd function with the fine structure constants in physics.
What is most confusing is not that he did not describe exactly what the todd function is and what is the relationship with the Riemann zeta function in the dissertation, but that he used the contradiction method in the demonstration process.
Yes, he used contradiction.
That is, if Riemann's conjecture is wrong, then "my theory" is contradictory.
Because my theory cannot be contradictory, Riemann's conjecture must be right ...
Seeing this, you can actually draw a conclusion.
It's a pity, but now it seems that my initial hunch seems right.
Looking at the expression on 6 Zhou's face seemed not right, Hardy asked next: "Professor, how do you feel about this paper?"
After hearing this sentence, 6 Zhou suddenly smiled and set the paper aside.
"You are also in number theory, do you have no idea?"
Hardy scratched his head. "My field of study is not the Riemann zeta function ... To be honest, Sir Attia's dissertation is too esoteric, and it seems that some physical terms are used in it."
6 Zhou: "Yes, Sir Atiyah uses some physics terms. I once heard Professor Witten who he knew, Sir Atiyah seems to be in the field of physics only in recent years. And his physical intuition is really daring not to compliment. As for this paper, to put it plainly, he constructed a weakly analytic todd function in the paper, and combined this function with a physical concept. "
"Is there anything wrong with that weakly parsed todd function?" Hardy couldn't help asking.
6 Zhou: "There is a problem with the weakly analytic todd function itself ... because there is too little information that can be retrieved about this function, I have no way to judge. The biggest problem in his thesis is the introduction of Fine structure constants in physics. "
Hardy: "... fine structure constant?"
"Well," 6 Zhou nodded, and continued, "This is an important dimensionless number in physics, the symbol a, which is common in quantum electrodynamics."
This is an important concept in physics, and it is usually used to measure the strength of the interaction between charged particles and electromagnetic fields.
It is more interesting that physicists have spent more than a century trying to deduce the value of a from a physics point of view, and then "make up" a mathematical formula for it.
But unfortunately, no one has succeeded so far, most people have given up.
However, in this thesis of Sir Atiyah, this concept was taken lightly and used directly as the basis of his argument.
Although very reluctant to say so, most of the people who often do such things are civil sciences like Professor Enoch ...
Hardy said with regret: "... If you were right, wouldn't Sir Attia be insured for the holiday season."
"That wouldn't be true," 6 Zhou shook his head. "Even if he was wrong, his courage is still commendable."
In the academic world, there are fundamental differences between "honest mistakes" and "academic fraud".
In his later years, Einstein also repeatedly claimed that he had found a way to unify the field theory, and even calculated it until the moment before his death ... Even then, everyone no longer believed in his calculations, just quietly To accompany him to the end.
In any case, it is not easy for people who are close to 9 years old to be engaged in research.
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In short, as he said before, the old man is happy ...
...
The "Mathematics Annual" contract, 6 Zhou thought for a while, and finally wrote a reply politely, on the grounds that the research was very busy, and politely rejected the invitation of Professor Peter Sanak.
Unlike the obscure and long and complicated paper of Mochizuki Shinichi, when everyone is not sure if he is right, anyone who understands has the obligation to stand up and give evidence.
However, the problems in Sir Attia's thesis are obvious, and even without particularly advanced mathematical knowledge, the problems can be seen.
Even if he didn't say anything, everyone knew it.
But this kind of black-faced sings should be left to Mr. Faltins.
Anyway, Mr. Faltins's "meekness" to anyone is not known, and he is notorious in the world of mathematics. Everyone will not feel strange or lose face.
But let a 25-year-old do this kind of thing ...
It's really too disregarding the feelings of the elderly.
After writing this reply, 6 Zhou suddenly understood something, why it was obviously such a significant matter, but there was no tacit discussion in the Princeton Advanced Institute.
After all, anyone has a day of aging, and everyone needs dignity and dignity ...
Especially for a respectable scholar.
In addition, although the media likes to use some eye-catching things to exaggerate the facts, they are more willing to believe that Atia, who is nearly 9o, is not old ...
But unfortunately, mathematics only seeks truth and never compromises with public opinion.
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