6. Thirteen
Professor Insu Lee’s lab, Department of Mathematics, Korea University.
After the interview, reporter Han Century opened his mouth with a recorder and microphone.
“Professor, thank you for taking the time today.”
“I am rather grateful that a reporter came so far. haha.”
Segi Han put the recorder in his bag, took out a copy of Jeong-ho’s notebook, and handed it to Professor In-soo Lee.
“Professor, if you’re not busy, can you take a look at this?”
The professor asked with a curious expression.
“what is this?”
“I was curious about what this was, so I brought it. It seems to prove the Riemann hypothesis… I don’t know.”
Professor In-soo Lee’s expression, looking at the copy, changed seriously, and Segi Han accurately caught the change in his expression.
“I don’t think this is normal.”
Professor Insu Lee nodded and said.
“Hmm… It’s about the critical line of the zeta function… Where did you get this?”
“I… I’m sorry, but that’s hard to say until the article comes out. But is this proof of the Riemann hypothesis?”
“Actually, this is not my major… Wait.”
Professor Insu Lee picked up the lab phone.
“Hey Professor Park, if you’re not too busy, come over to my lab. No, come now even if you are busy. Because there’s something Professor Park might like here.”
After a while, Professor Park Soo-Soo entered Professor Lee In-Soo’s lab.
After the conversation with reporter Han Century, Professor Insoo Lee opened his mouth.
“Professor Park, are you still holding on to the Riemann hypothesis?”
“Haha, no. I thought I would get mentally ill if I continued doing that, so I deliberately put my hands on it these days.”
“That’s right. But take a look at this.”
As soon as he looked at the first page of Jeong-ho’s notebook, a small groan came out of Professor Park’s mouth, and his little eyes grew a little bit bigger each time he turned the page.
Professor Insoo Lee said.
“Isn’t it unique from the start?”
“Yes, it is very unique. And the Grey-Hamilton theorem? Have you heard of this arrangement?”
Professor Insoo Lee shook his head.
Then a century-old reporter intervened.
“What is unique about it?”
“I developed the logic on the assumption that among the zeros of the zeta function, there is another zero other than 1/2 for the real part.”
Professor Insu Lee added to Professor Bosu Park’s answer.
“To be precise, it assumes that the real part of the zero point is equal to or greater than one zero.”
A reporter from the Han century who understood the words of the two professors as if they were from the Department of Mathematics, nodded his head.
“then… Is it some kind of restitution?”
Except for the fact that it has a small number of regularities, the Riemann hypothesis is described as an equation as follows.
‘The real part of all non-name zeros of the Riemann zeta function is 1/2.’
That is, all non-obvious solutions of the Riemann zeta function lie only on the straight line x = 1/2 (called the critical line) in the complex plane.
One of the most difficult mathematical problems is the Riemann hypothesis.
One of the reasons why the proof of the Riemann hypothesis is difficult is the fact that there is no field of mathematics to which the Riemann hypothesis does not belong.
The Riemann hypothesis is a theory that started with number theory, a branch of algebra, but in order to approach the Riemann hypothesis, knowledge of algebra, analysis, and even geometry is required.
For this reason, there is a difficulty in not knowing where to start the proof of the Riemann hypothesis.
Professor Park Bo-soo’s words meant that Jung-ho started his proof on the premise that denied the Riemann hypothesis.
If a mathematical logic is developed on the premise that negates the Riemann hypothesis, and an error occurs during this development, it means that the error occurred because the Riemann hypothesis was rejected.
In other words, the Riemann hypothesis is true, and the proof ends.
This kind of proof is called the induction method.
Professor Park Bo-soo answered the question of the century about the reversion method.
“It looks like a regression law, but… Since the interval is divided according to the slope of the Riemann zeta function, that is, the partial differential in the x direction, I think we will have to wait until the end of the proof to know whether this is a regression method.”
Prof. Park Bo-soo, who checked up to the fifth page, raised his head and opened his mouth.
“Isn’t this the next page?”
In the hands of a reporter of the century, a recorder and a microphone were already in hand.
“Unfortunately, that’s all. But, has it been a proof of the Riemann hypothesis?”
Professor Park Bo-soo burst into laughter at the question of reporter Han Se-gi.
“ha ha ha! Our journalist teacher has a sense of humor. A Riemann hypothesis is not a Riemann hypothesis if it can be proved in five papers. ha ha ha!”
Professor Park, who stopped laughing, opened his mouth with a serious expression.
“These five pages are the introduction to the proof, but… With this level of knowledge, he must have been holding the Riemann hypothesis for at least 10 years… .”
He continued talking to Professor Insu Lee.
“Yes? This professor?”
Professor Insu Lee nodded and said.
“maybe… It’s like a doctor or professor in topological mathematics… Has anyone in Korea studied the Riemann hypothesis other than Professor Park? Hmm… Or maybe a graduate student was studying while organizing a famous thesis… .”
He turned his head and asked a century-old reporter.
“Are you really not going to tell me who did this?”
The reporter of the century opened his mouth with an embarrassed expression.
“haha! Professor, that’s still a secret. Journalists like me make a living on a scoop, so I can’t tell you right now. I’m really sorry. professor.”
Professor Park Soo-soo, who is quick-witted, opened his mouth.
“Special? If it’s special… Did a young student do this by any chance?”
“Ahahaha! Professor Park, please! There will be an article in the morning paper tomorrow. Please keep the embargo until then. haha!”
There was a person that suddenly came to mind in Professor Park Soo-soo’s head, who narrowed his brow, but he kept his mouth shut.
A century reporter told two professors.
“I recorded the conversation between the two professors now, would it be okay to prepare an article with this content? And please forgive me if there are some adaptations in the article.”
When the two professors nodded, a reporter from Han Century asked again.
“Are there any special problems or errors during the proof process you have seen?”
“It is still in the beginning of the proof, so there is nothing to call it an error. But the approach is so fresh… How can you think like this… haha.”
Reporter Han Century left the professor’s lab and headed for the payphone in the lobby of the math department.
After dialing the phone number, Segi opened her mouth with a ringing tone.
“Isn’t it Southwest National School? Kim Seon-jung, please.”
After a while, the voice of the choice was heard.
– Segi-senpai, what’s going on?
“Can I go there now?”
-Here you go? Why are you here?
“I want to interview that student now. This is going to be a huge scoop.”
Segi had just met two math professors, and the selection seemed hesitant.
– Jung-ho doesn’t know anything about this.
A century called for joy inside.
“Then better. It will be a very natural interview.”
-Senior, I think we should talk about this with Jeongho’s parents first. And Jung-ho might not like it.
“No, it’s not like this, I’m going there now. If you take a taxi, it will be there in 20 minutes.”
-senior! So reckless… .
Han Segi hung up the phone before the end of the speech and left the math department building with a brisk pace.
* * *
Lunch hour.
“Hey Jeongho! Chae Jung-ho!”
I turned my head to the voice calling me and looked at the back door of the classroom.
it was weekly
“Jeong-ho, the teacher has been in the office for a long time now.”
My partner, Youngmi, answered instead of me.
“Are you eating right now?”
“He told me to come right now. I told you.”
For a moment, I had a gut feeling that it had to do with the notebook the teacher took yesterday.
I immediately got up from my seat and headed to the office.
The teacher handed me a notebook, and I politely received it with both hands.
“Teacher, I will never do anything else in class from now on.”
“Jeong-ho, have you ever read the newspaper?”
I nodded slowly at the teacher’s sudden question.
“Now the newspaper reporter is coming to school. When the journalist uncle comes, can you explain what Jung-ho wrote in this notebook?”
You are using the expression that your eyes are getting dark at times like this.
It’s an angry situation, but let’s calm down first.
A first grader in elementary school can’t be angry with the teacher, nor can it be resolved by arguing.
And it was clear that it would not work if I had to express my intention not to meet with reporters.
I fixed my expression and asked the teacher.
“By the way… When is the reporter coming?”
“The time has come for you to come soon… .”
The teacher patted my shoulder and continued.
“Jeong-ho, you don’t have to be so nervous. If your uncle asks a question, you just have to answer it comfortably. Understand?”
“Teacher, I… Friends eating lunch together are waiting… .”
“ah! Alright, let’s go and eat, and the teacher will go to the classroom with the journalist.”
Worst case.
First of all, journalists should be avoided.
As soon as I returned to the classroom, I packed my bag, and Youngmi asked me with a worried expression.
“Jeong-ho, why are you packing your bag?”
“I think I should go home.”
“What’s going on?”
“I just had some urgent business.”
I said to Youngmi in a low voice.
“If someone asks if you know our home address, will you tell me you don’t know?”
Because of my serious expression,
Youngmi nodded her head with a serious expression without asking any more questions.
Seeing me who should be at school, my mother asked with a look of great surprise.
“Why are you already home at this hour? What happened at school?”
After thinking and thinking for about 20 minutes walking home from school, I came to only one conclusion.
It’s about getting help from your mother.
I explained the situation to my mother.
I hate being a genius and getting the world’s attention, and I hate the gifted education that my father wants. He just wants to go to school with his friends as an ordinary kid.
Of course, he did not bring up the absurd story that the memories of his previous life had returned.
My mother looked at me with a worried expression without saying a word.
Suddenly, the phone in the living room started ringing.
My mother answered the phone, and based on the content of the call, it seemed that the homeroom teacher was calling.
My mother explained that I had just come home, and said that I would not be sending her back to school today because she seemed not feeling well.
As soon as the phone conversation with the teacher was over, the doorbell rang.
When my mother opened the front door, I could recognize the person standing outside the door.
He was a century-old journalist.
ah… ! Are there any other misfortunes like this?
* * *
past life.
When I was discharged from the medical service due to symptoms of paroxysmal epilepsy, it was the century that the reporter wrote the article as if I had been fooled.
It’s not just this.
It must have been four years before I died.
At that time, the world was buzzing with the appearance of a genius girl with an IQ of 200 or more.
Before entering elementary school, she was a really cute language genius who spoke seven languages.
Then I got a phone call from a reporter from Han Century asking for an interview.
It was an interview that asked for advice for the future of that genius girl. I, who was in bad health, apologized for the difficulty of long stories, and left a short piece of advice to the effect that I would like to avoid exposure to the media until the child grows up to a certain extent.
the next morning.
Yeong-mi took the phone from me and said.
Don’t watch internet news for a while… .
A week later, when I got my phone back from Yeong-mi, I searched for and read the article by a reporter of the century just in case.
There was also a story about me in the middle of his article, but I still remember the sentences in that article clearly.
‘Mr. Chae Jung-ho emphasized that Miss Eunha should never be exposed to the media. He spoke as if he was worried about Miss Eunha, but his tone seemed like someone worried about losing his genius title to a 7-year-old child.’