Chapter 228

A week later, the trestan City Central theater.

Originally, it was a place for performing drama. In the past, many famous plays were performed here, but today, a group of people in robes gather here.

Naturally, these people are all mages, but they don't come from the same place or faction, and most of them don't know each other.

The mages sitting in the theater hall are a little noisy, but they all know what they are here for.

"It's said that this is a special reward for mages who study mathematics. Why do people in the High Council suddenly do this?"

"I didn't expect to be invited. I thought I was long forgotten."

"You all study mathematics? I always thought that only I would put my time on it. "

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the mages exchanged their research, and some even argued fiercely. But soon, with the dim light, all the voices gradually subsided, and people looked to the stage.

That's a high-level mage, William Saxon of the law department.

He and Mr. Alberton invented calculus almost at the same time, but they are very different in the practical application of calculus. At present, he is a master of seven rings, and he is the president of the academic organization and weavers of the law department.

"Good afternoon, everyone. I'm William Saxon, a member of the High Council. I think you all learned about this meeting through the invitation letter. Naturally, we also know that this meeting is a gathering of mages from various factions and ranks who study mathematics. The purpose is to reward those mages who have made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics."

Saxony pauses and goes on.

"In the past, because mathematics could not get feedback from the world and could not directly enhance the magic power, there were very few mages who were willing to study mathematics. Maybe most of you turned to seek the support of mathematics because they encountered problems in their routine research. In fact, when I studied calculus, it was also because I appeared in the construction of a magic If you want to mend the flaws, you may not go out of your way to study mathematics. "

His words made everyone in the audience nod slightly. Indeed, none of them became a mage for the sake of studying mathematics. They all began to think when they encountered mathematical problems in their own research. Some people applied them to their own magic and gained benefits, while others still buried themselves in books and solved one mathematical knowledge after another But there is still no end to the problem.

"Recently, Mr. Alberton introduced me to a paper, which is a pure mathematical paper, aiming at solving the unification of equations of motion."

Saxon's words made all of you take a breath. The unification of equations of motion is a difficult problem that even the legendary mage can't solve. Did the author of that paper succeed?

Next, Saxon gave a brief introduction to this paper. Since this is not the focus of this meeting, he did not elaborate on the key part.

"It's a pity, however, that this paper, which was written ten years ago, was buried because no one recognized it, and its author died of depression. It was not until ten years later that this paper was discovered. This is a tragedy of the mage world, and also a bad result of years of neglect of mathematics."

All the mages on the scene were silent. They all suffered from similar blindness more or less. The most common question they heard was what the purpose of your research was. They felt the same way with Saxon's speech.

"Taking this master's thesis as an opportunity, the High Council decided to set up an award to recognize those masters who have made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics. They will get magic props engraved with six levels of magic, a large number of academic points and money awards. We all know that choosing to study mathematics will delay their promotion in a certain sense. This award is very important It's a compensation to encourage scholars who focus on their own goals. "

At the same time, he also announced a number of measures, including the establishment of a special mathematical journal to strengthen academic exchanges among mages in various places, he said. Finally, he said.

"As we all know, the mercury balance has the gold cup of hornheim, and the weavers also have awards such as the Abbott's scepter. These academic awards are named after the famous or legendary mage. On the proposal of a related person, the High Council decided to name the mathematical award after the author of the paper on the unified equation of motion, cyris 。”

Celestine award, the mages here whispered the name.

"Before the award, I'd like to invite Lena Ian gray to give us an award speech. It was he who discovered the paper and made it get the proper evaluation."

"Lena Ian gray!" "The skull breaker?" "My God, I'm not going to have a cognitive breakdown, am I?"

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Lena stepped into the middle of the stage, smiling helplessly.

"Please rest assured that what I'm going to say next is absolutely safe and will not have any impact on your perception."

At his words, there was a good laugh in the crowd.

"I believe that all of you have a deeper understanding of mathematics than I do, and can better understand the importance of mathematics in magic. But at the same time, the study of mathematics often falls into a question, that is, what is the meaning of mathematics?"Lena's voice is loud, and with the unique structure of the theater, everyone can hear him clearly.

"Many mathematical theories may not be able to be applied for hundreds of years, and even some strange conclusions that go against common sense will not be understood all their lives. What is the significance of studying mathematics and solving one problem after another?"

His questioning made the mages think deeply. This kind of self questioning has been lingering in everyone's mind.

"But what I want to say is that our exploration of mathematics and our pursuit of truth is the meaning itself. In fact, mathematics may be the only discipline that we can surpass the times. Perhaps the formula with unknown meaning that we have found now is the answer to the ultimate problem."

Lena continued with a smile.

"In fact, when we solve a certain mathematical problem, the means we create may become the cornerstone of a certain theory. We can't evaluate the discipline leading to the future with the narrow vision of the present."

The mages on the scene felt that their pursuit over the years had been answered. At least, some people could understand what they had done.

"In this award ceremony, I don't have much to say, but I brought some mathematical questions, which may be able to let you have a discussion."

After a pause, Lennard made up his mind and threw out these difficult peaks in mathematics.

"The first is that when the integer n is greater than 2, the indefinite equation x ^ n + y ^ n = Z ^ n about X, y, Z has no positive integer solution. You can call it Lerner's conjecture."

Hearing Lena's words, Saxon nodded subconsciously and calculated rapidly in his brain, but with his calculation, a terrible fact appeared in front of him.

That is, he could not think of a quick way to prove this seemingly self-evident conclusion.

Before Saxon could recover, Lena had already raised a second question.

"The second is that any plane map can use only four colors to make countries with common boundaries have different colors. I call it the four color conjecture for short."

The second question concerns reality, but after careful consideration, it is difficult for Saxon to refute it immediately.

God, Saxon thought that although Alberton had mentioned some ideas about Lena before, Saxon did not expect that the young man was deeper than he thought.

As people ponder over these two puzzles, Lena puts forward his third guess.

"The third conjecture is about prime numbers, that is, any even number not less than 4 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers. You can call it the Ian gray conjecture."

If the first two conjectures can still give people room to think, then the third conjecture put forward by Reiner will make all those who have a deep understanding of mathematics hold their breath.

Behind the simple and elegant proposition is the deep thinking like the vast sea. To put forward this conjecture, we need not only a solid mathematical foundation, but also a heart of seeking knowledge.

These three conjectures conform to the perfect form of mathematical problems: the expression is simple, the conclusion seems self-evident, but the proof process is extremely complex.

It can be expected that in many years to come, these three conjectures will become the three most shining gems in the crown of mathematics, waiting for people to pick them.

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