"As expected of Zhao Shen, even if he went to Princeton University, he still couldn't hide his own light."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that Zhao Shen would make such a big news just a few months after he went to Princeton University. He actually proved the twin prime number conjecture."

"Now that the twin prime conjecture has been proven, should Princeton University issue diplomas directly?

If a diploma is really issued, will Zhao Shen be the fastest graduating graduate student at Princeton University? Is there anyone who knows about this?"

"Different projects and different majors must take different time to study for graduate school. I am not a mathematics major, so I can only provide a reference.

Generally speaking, graduate students at Princeton University take at least 2 years to graduate. The graduate degree programs offered by the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University include PhD, MSE, etc.

Among them, the PhD program takes 5 years to graduate, and applicants are required to have a bachelor's degree.

The duration of the MSE program is 18 to 24 months, which is roughly equivalent to 1.5 to 2 years for graduation."

…

In the Peking University forum, the discussion about Zhao Xiancai's proof of the twin prime conjecture was quite harmonious. After all, Zhao Xiancai graduated from Peking University, and most of the participants in the discussion were students from the School of Mathematics.

But in some other forums and related discussions in China, the picture is not so harmonious.

"Isn't it just a mathematical conjecture?

These things are promoted day by day, and I just don’t understand. What’s the use of learning mathematics well? Do you need to set up an equation before going out to buy groceries, or do you need to set x and y to calculate the distance and toll when you go out to take a bus?”

"This conjecture has not yet been confirmed by the international mathematics community to have been solved, right? He just posted it online and said he solved it."

"My supervisor has read Zhao Shen's paper proving the twin prime conjecture, and he said he can't see any problems."

"Upstairs, who is your tutor? If he can't see the problem, then there will be no problem?"

"I don't want to say much else. I can't understand you even if you say it. All I can do is follow you and shout "Niubi" and "666".

"This Zhao Xiancai is getting better day by day. Why do I feel like the news always reports on him, either solving this conjecture or that conjecture, and I don't even see him getting Fields."

…

Because this paper on the twin prime conjecture was published by Zhao Xiancai, and Zhao Xiancai is from China. In addition, because of some of his previous affairs, almost as long as the title contains the three words Zhao Xiancai, it will bring traffic.

Therefore, some self-media in China quickly reported related matters everywhere.

Because there were many self-media reports on Zhao Xiancai’s incident, it caused a heated discussion on the Chinese Internet.

Moreover, as Zhao Xiancai's name has been reported a lot, some people will naturally have a rebellious mentality and dislike him. Some people who don't like mathematics will also hate Zhao Xiancai.

However, the discussion about Zhao Xiancai on the foreign Internet is not as popular as in China. After all, there are not so many self-media reports on this matter.

However, there are still many posts about Zhao Xiancai on some academic-related forums and Chinese-related forums.

"When I went there, I discovered that Zhao Xiancai had uploaded an article on arxiv about his proof of the twin prime conjecture.

Can anyone tell me if the twin prime conjecture has really been proven?

I have just finished my thesis, which is about the twin prime conjecture, and I am still hoping to graduate with this thesis. If this is true, then my graduation seems to have been postponed."

"I have already read one of his papers, and I don't see any problems. The twin prime conjecture should be solved. I guess we will call it the twin prime theorem soon.

Host, I suggest you discuss with your instructor as soon as possible and change your graduation topic."

"My graduation thesis was about discussing why Britain could not leave the European Union from various aspects. I didn't expect that I was only halfway through the thesis. In June this year, the United Kingdom began a referendum to decide to leave the European Union."

…

After Zhao Xiancai studied the Polignac conjecture in seclusion for a few days, his mentor Deligne personally came to visit him.

"Huh? Tutor, why are you here?"

After hearing the knock on the door and running over to open the door, Zhao Xiancai saw Professor Deligne standing at the door. Along with Deligne, there was also his Peking University President Zhang Ruixiang.

"Is your phone always turned off?"

After seeing Zhao Xiancai, Deligne asked Zhao Xiancai.

"Yes, I'm afraid that my phone ringing often will affect my study of math problems. Did your tutor call me?"

Seeing that Deligne asked about this matter as soon as he came over, Zhao Xiancai also asked with some doubts.

"I didn't call you, but someone did. Think about it, will you have anything going on in the next few days?"

Deligne also walked into the apartment arranged by the school for Zhao Xiancai at this time and continued to talk to him.

"matter?"

Zhao Xiancai thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of anything he could do. His only thing these days was to continue studying Polignac's general conjecture.

"It seems that you have really forgotten all about this matter. On November 4 this year, the International Center for Theoretical Physics will hold the 2016 Ramanujan Award Ceremony and a series of activities.

Do you remember that someone from the International Mathematical Union contacted you earlier and told you that you were the winner of this Ramanujan Prize?"

Seeing that Zhao Xiancai had completely forgotten about receiving the award, Deligne finally told him the purpose of his visit today.

"The International Center for Theoretical Physics and the International Mathematical Union have called you countless times, but your phone has always been turned off. They contacted the school this time..."

After Deligne briefly explained the situation, Zhao Xiancai realized that his mentor came to see him this time to remind him to attend this year's Ramanu Gold Award Ceremony.

However, now that this was all happening, Deligne happened to chat with Zhao Xiancai about his article proving the twin prime conjecture.

"It's already noon. You haven't had lunch, right? Why don't we go have lunch together first and let's chat while we eat.

According to the information I got from the "Annals of Mathematics", your article on the twin prime conjecture should be fine, and I just want to talk to you about some improvements to the sieve method in your article."

Without saying a few words to Zhao Xiancai, Professor Deligne said to Zhao Xiancai again.

Just like that, Zhao Xiancai was pulled out of the room by his mentor.

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