eurekapd Chapter 228 An Unsolvable Problem, Defeat is Inevitable
Chapter 228 An Unsolvable Problem, Defeat is Inevitable
"what's up?"
What are they saying?
Are American questions difficult?
Most of the audience members didn't understand why some people around them suddenly reacted.
They didn't understand until the on-site host started explaining.
The same applies to online viewers.
"Professor Jin, what exactly is the problem with Goldbach's Conjecture?"
Today's special guest in the live broadcast room is Professor Jin, a mathematics professor from Shuangdan University.
Upon seeing the American's question, his expression instantly turned grim, just like those of other knowledgeable people.
But now that he's a guest, he has to suppress his anger and explain things to the audience.
Goldbach's Conjecture is a classic unsolved problem in mathematics, proposed by Goldbach in 1742.
这个猜想的内容简单来说就一句话：任一大于 2的偶数都可写成两个素数之和，例如 4=2+2，6=3+3，8=3+5等。”
The host looked puzzled: "This conjecture doesn't sound difficult, does it? How come no one has proven it in three hundred years?"
Professor Jin sighed, "It sounds easy, but it's hard to prove!"
To this day, we have no clue whatsoever about a complete proof of Goldbach's conjecture.
In fact, from the time this conjecture formally appeared in 1742 until the early 20th century, for over 160 years, although many mathematicians studied it, no substantial progress was made, nor were any effective research methods acquired.
"So far, the person who is closest to proving Goldbach's conjecture is still Mr. Chen, a mathematician from our Dragon Country in his early years."
He published his proof of 1+2 in 1973, and is currently the first person to come closest to a complete proof of Goldbach's Conjecture!
I won't go into the details of the proof of 1+2 here; interested viewers can search for it themselves.
However, I can tell you, viewers, that if the number after the plus sign becomes 1, then Goldbach's conjecture can be completely proven.
Upon hearing Professor Jin's explanation, the host in the live broadcast room suddenly changed his expression.
The person who came closest to completely proving Goldbach's Conjecture was actually Old Chen from their Dragon Country?
Now, American contestant Adams is using Goldbach's Conjecture as his problem, isn't that...?
"Holy crap! This is a special case to slap us in the face!"
"That American is so ruthless! He's doing it on purpose!"
……
Some viewers in the live stream also noticed it.
In the past, the closest anyone came to solving Goldbach's Conjecture was a mathematician from China.
Now, American Adams is using Goldbach's Conjecture as his own question to test the Chinese contestants. If we can't answer it, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in the face?
The problem is, this is a math challenge at the university level!
The Americans actually used a problem that even top mathematicians couldn't solve as a question. Isn't that just ridiculous?
This is a conjecture that has stumped the entire mathematical community worldwide!
At the Bird's Nest stadium, anger was boiling over.
After the host explained the questions posed by the Americans, the entire Chinese audience couldn't sit still.
This is just too much!
How could such a question appear in a competition at the university level? Are the Americans deliberately trying to sabotage it?
Xu Long, the team leader from the Dragon Kingdom, also stepped forward. He is a mathematics doctoral supervisor from Jinling University.
Xu Long protested to the referee:
"Referee! I demand that the US side revise the questions!"
Jacob, the American team leader and a mathematics professor, also came over. He looked confident and said in English:
"Xu, it's our freedom to choose what questions to ask, so why are you asking Adams to come up with new questions?"
Xu Long almost spat water at him and killed him.
Does this even need explaining?
"Professor Jacob! The competition rules are very clear: every student's problem must have a solution! Don't tell me that Adams solved Goldbach's Conjecture!"
"nonono."
Jacob shook his head and said, "Of course he's not that good! But dear Xu, there's another rule: as long as Adams can provide a partial solution, his problem is valid!"
"Partial solution?"
Xu Long's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
"Adams!"
Jacob waved towards the stage.
Adams got out of bed with his hands in his pockets.
"Professor, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, the judges just need to confirm whether the problem you posed has a solution."
Adams shrugged and pulled a USB drive from his pocket.
"Esteemed judges, this is my answer to this question, which is also my graduation thesis that I am currently preparing."
"Your graduation thesis is actually related to Goldbach's Conjecture?"
The referee excitedly took the USB drive and immediately plugged it into the computer next to him.
To ensure fairness, the referees for this competition, as well as the previous one held in the United States, were all mathematics professors from top European universities.
When the professors saw the title of Adams's paper, they were all taken aback.
"Proof of Goldbach's Conjecture under specific conditions!"
Adams explained with a relaxed expression: "My research focuses on proving the Goldbach conjecture for even numbers of the form n=4k (k∈N, k>1 and k≠3m, m∈N), and for even numbers that partially satisfy certain congruence conditions."
Several professors from Europe looked at Adams's paper with serious expressions.
Although it was only a proof of Goldbach's conjecture under specific conditions, Adams was, after all, just a junior at Princeton University!
The judges were not convinced that he was capable of completing a paper of this caliber.
But soon after, the referees looked up and began to whisper among themselves.
Beside him, Xu Long's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
If the Americans aren't joking, then Adams is simply a genius!
A third-year university student has already started researching Goldbach's Conjecture!
If this is true, the Chinese national team is in grave danger today!
God help me, please don't let it be true!
Unfortunately, Xu Long's words did not reach the ears of the emperor.
After some discussion, the referee stood up.
"Professor Xu, Adams' answer is generally correct. We will look at his analysis later. For now, we agree that the question set by the US team complies with the rules."
"However, Adams, please change your question and write down your specific conditions."
"OK."
Adams shrugged, returned to the stage, slightly modified the title, and then sat back down in his seat.
His teammates were all beaming with joy, as if victory was assured.
Meanwhile, the Chinese team was devastated.
Although they couldn't hear the conversation from the referee's table, they could tell from Xu Long's dejected look that his protest had failed.
"Now, please send a contestant from the Dragon Kingdom team to answer the questions."
When the host's voice rang out, all five contestants from the Dragon Kingdom on stage trembled.
For a moment, no one dared to step forward.
Because the rules were changed, this match only had this one game.
Each of the five players from both teams can send one player to compete.
In other words, anyone can do it now, as long as someone is confident that they can solve the problem.
The problem is, that's Goldbach's Conjecture!
Even if it's just proof under specific conditions, how could a few college students possibly answer that question?
Let alone them, even if it were the professors from China present, none of them would be able to answer the question immediately.
Therefore, this question was almost an unsolvable problem for every Chinese person present.
Finished!
It's all over!
We're going to lose!
On the Chinese team's bench, Jiang Ronghao suddenly burst into tears.
As a member of the Chinese national team, he lost in the United States last time.
I was hoping to win this home game, but I was powerless to do anything about it.
Under immense pressure, the young man, who was already in his early twenties, finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears.