From all-round academic master to chief scientist

"Finally found the proof that there are infinitely many prime numbers in the Fibonacci sequence."

After seeing the 'Fibonacci Sequence', David's eyes lit up, then he turned it out and downloaded the PDF file in his mailbox.

"Huh? The author's name is...Lin Xiao? He's from China?"

After seeing the name, David was stunned for a moment.

"Maybe it's an ABC."

I thought about it for a moment. After all, it was Professor Sarnak who entrusted me with it. The one he introduced should also be American, right?

ABC is the abbreviation of American Chinese.

For David, most of the Chinese-looking people he sees usually hold green cards and speak more authentic English than him because he is Irish.

The Irish speak English and are often teased for wearing a muzzle on their mouths.

Of course, the key point is that David does not believe that this is a paper written by a Chinese, or because the results of this paper do not seem to be the achievements of a Chinese.

Chinese achievements in mathematics are very outstanding in the world, but Chinese people are not outstanding at all. Although Chinese middle school students often win the first place in the team in IMO competitions, even the American IMO team members are basically Chinese. , so much so that every year during the IMO competition, it is jokingly called a 'civil war' by the Chinese.

But all in all, David subconsciously believed that this must have been done by a Chinese American. If not, it should be a Chinese from other countries.

Then, he continued to look at other information about this person named LinXiao.

"Age...17...my Defa?"

Seventeen?

Are you kidding me?

Seventeen years old... isn't it the age when you should stay in a certain high school and join the baseball club?

As a result, this problem that has puzzled the world’s mathematical community for countless years was solved?

Unbelievable, so unbelievable that it even made David wonder if the person named Lin Xiao had filled in the wrong form.

But then, he saw the person's address and organization.

The address is Unit 2, Sunshine Community, Jincheng City, Huaguo, Qin Province.

The affiliated institution is Huaguo, Qin Province, Jincheng, Jincheng High School, senior high school students.

"Excuse-me?"

David had a black question mark on his face, except that the question mark was not displayed on the top of his head.

Is this really a Chinese, or even just a Chinese high school student?

When will China have such a super young genius?

He couldn't believe it, and even wondered if he had found the wrong paper, or maybe this guy was the kind of person who posted papers randomly, betting that the editor of their annual journal of mathematics would be confused and pass the manuscript.

But no matter what, he searched through countless submissions and found no other paper related to the Fibonacci sequence, and the title of this paper was so consistent.

He took a deep breath, and finally could only say in his heart: "Let's take a look first."

Then, he opened the PDF file and read the paper from the beginning.

As for the result, it was the same as everyone who had read Lin Xiao's paper before. After looking at it, he became absorbed in it. At the same time, he also took out his scratch paper and started calculating.

Until finally, he raised his head with a confused look on his face.

No problem, no problem at all, or he couldn't find the problem himself.

However, are all high school students in China able to achieve this level?

And soon, he stood up from his seat, thinking in his mind: "I have to go to Professor Sarnak and tell him the news."

As the editor of the Annual Journal of Mathematics, he does not have the ability to decide whether a paper can be published, because whether the paper can be drafted still needs to be reviewed by experts, that is, it must be reviewed again by experts with a certain reputation in the mathematics community.

As the winner of the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 2014, Professor Peter Sarnak is also the editor-in-chief of their mathematics annual journal, so he can come and review this manuscript.

Soon, David found Professor Peter Sarnak. Although Professor Sarnak still had his own affairs, when he learned that David had asked him to review the manuscript, he temporarily put aside his work.

"You said, you have read the paper that proves that the Fibonacci sequence has infinite prime numbers, and you still have no problems?"

Professor Peter Sarnak was a little surprised when he heard the news.

"Yes." David said doubtfully, "Why are you so surprised? You gave me this paper."

Professor Sanak said speechlessly: "You should have read the author of this paper, right?"

"A seventeen-year-old high school student from China."

"That's right! As a seventeen-year-old high school student, I didn't believe that this paper could really prove success at first. If Professor Xu Ji from China hadn't asked me to help, I wouldn't have helped."

David: "..."

So you thought it was impossible before, why do you want me to see it again?

"But no matter what, you will know after reading it that this paper is really amazing."

After David said so, Sanak naturally no longer refused. He opened the paper and read it. Until the final result, there was naturally no need to say more.

"Unbelievable!"

Sarnak exclaimed. He was mainly engaged in research on number theory. His understanding of the methods used in this paper was naturally beyond what David could compare with. He could see almost at a glance what Lin Xiao showed in every step. way of thinking and mathematical methods.

"This method of building functions is really too subtle."

"This is a completely new idea!"

“David, I think I’ve found the direction for my next project!”

Professor Sarnak's words one after another made David stunned. Professor Sarnak actually saw a new topic direction from this paper?

It also……

A little too outrageous, right?

Why can't I see so many things?

It seems that this paper needs more research.

"So, according to what you mean, this paper can be published, right?"

"No, no, no, the review process still has to go through."

Sarnak shook his head: "For such an important achievement, it is necessary to be as rigorous as possible."

Not to mention that in their mathematics annual journal, any paper that is drafted needs to go through preliminary review and review by several experts before it can be officially published.

This is respect for mathematics and respect for all math people.

"I understand, I will contact other reviewers immediately." David responded.

"Well, of course, from my point of view, this paper has been completed. I believe that other people will not have too many problems. If there are no problems in the review, then arrange for publication as soon as possible. At least before I complete the project, I can Please quote this paper."

Sanak quipped, and then both laughed.

David: "Then I'll contact you as soon as possible, but the paper for the March issue has been confirmed, so we have to wait for the May issue."

"Well, go ahead. Oh, by the way, I have to add a comment to this paper."

David was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Please tell me."

Professor Sarnak said with a smile: "This paper uses a groundbreaking innovative method to open the door to the prime number problem. Then, let us solemnly introduce to the world a seventeen-year-old mathematician. genius!"

Publish another chapter secretly without letting the editor know.

Shh.