Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 586 - 585: Calculation State

So the final choice of Jiang Cheng is clear, which is to solve the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.

The Riemann Hypothesis was proposed by the mathematician Riemann in 1859, and it is a hypothesis concerning prime numbers.

Among natural numbers, there are some special numbers that cannot be expressed as the product of two smaller numbers.

That is to say, such numbers cannot be obtained by multiplying two numbers, and these numbers are called prime numbers.

For example, 3 is a typical prime number, as multiplying any two natural numbers smaller than 3 cannot yield 3, whereas 4 is not a prime number because 2 times 2 equals 4.

Prime numbers are quite common among natural numbers, 2, 5, 19, 137, etc., are all prime numbers, and the Riemann Hypothesis is a hypothesis about these prime numbers.

The distribution of prime numbers among natural numbers seems very random; at first glance, there appears to be no distribution pattern for prime numbers.

But the great mathematician Riemann proposed a complex function, which is called the Riemann Zeta function.

Riemann believed that the Zeta function he discovered is related to all prime numbers.

This means that all prime numbers can be expressed by this function, and prime numbers are not randomly distributed but follow a pattern.

The Zeta function is the pattern of prime number distribution, and this function can help people find all prime numbers.

The hypothesis proposed by Riemann caused a stir among mathematicians as soon as it appeared, because prime numbers are very important for mathematics, being the most fundamental components of mathematics.

If the Riemann Hypothesis is correct, it could significantly advance the development of mathematics.

However, the hypothesis proposed by Riemann is just a hypothesis, not a proven axiom, and therefore cannot be applied in mathematical research.

Thus, many mathematicians began to study this hypothesis, hoping to prove its correctness.

Unfortunately, the research of these mathematicians has not yielded any results, and the Riemann Hypothesis remains a mere hypothesis, yet to be proven by anyone.

Even Riemann, the proposer of this hypothesis, could not prove its correctness.

Time has passed for over 150 years, during which countless genius mathematicians have tried to solve this problem.

Yet after all these years, the Riemann Hypothesis still has not been proven.

Since Fermat's Last Theorem was proven, the Riemann Hypothesis has become the most famous puzzle in the mathematical world, turning into one of the world's toughest mathematical problems.

Jiang Cheng values the Riemann Hypothesis for its fame and its difficulty, which is why he chooses to tackle it.

Although the Riemann Hypothesis is the most difficult mathematical problem, Jiang Cheng is not frightened at all but is instead full of fighting spirit.

To Jiang Cheng, the concept of difficulty never existed.

For Jiang Cheng, no matter how difficult the problem is, it can be solved, only differing in how much time it takes.

Many people have claimed to have proven the Riemann Hypothesis, but unfortunately, these proofs have ultimately been shown to be incorrect.

Even in 2015, there was a Nigerian mathematician who claimed to have proven the Riemann Hypothesis, causing quite a stir at the time.

Unfortunately, the Clay Mathematics Institute, the organizer of the Millennium Prize, did not recognize this mathematician's work, indicating there must be a problem with his research.

After deciding to study the Riemann Hypothesis, Jiang Cheng found the Nigerian mathematician's thesis and began to study it.

He quickly identified the errors in this thesis; the Nigerian mathematician was wrong from the very start, making the entire thesis erroneous.

No wonder the Nigerian mathematician's results were not acknowledged by the Clay Mathematics Institute.

The fundamental direction was flawed, explaining why his research was never recognized by the international mathematical community.

After pinpointing the errors in this thesis, Jiang Cheng promptly discarded the paper.

This erroneous thesis was of no use to Jiang Cheng, not even providing inspiration.

Although the thinking of the Nigerian mathematician was incorrect, Jiang Cheng himself couldn't find any correct solution.

Jiang Cheng sat on the chair thinking for a long time but still couldn't find a way to solve the Riemann Hypothesis.

However, Jiang Cheng's current situation is quite normal, as if he could casually come up with a solution...

Then the "473" problem wouldn't be referred to as the current toughest mathematical problem, not having been proven for over 150 years.

After thinking for a long time without any clue, Jiang Cheng decided to change his approach to think about the problem.

Lucy, help me find all the papers concerning the Riemann Hypothesis, filter out the valuable research results among them, and then classify and organize the final results. Jiang Cheng abandoned meaningless thoughts and turned to Lucy with a new command.

Jiang Cheng felt that if he couldn't come up with a solution, he might as well examine others' research.

Although the research did not prove the Riemann Hypothesis, some papers are still very valuable.

At the very least, those papers can help Jiang Cheng exclude some wrong answers, saving him time in searching for a solution.

In general, those who want to study this kind of mathematical problem all need to understand all past research processes; this is the basic method of mathematical research.

Jiang Cheng is now merely doing something very ordinary, at least from a mathematician's point of view.

Since Jiang Cheng wants to look at past research results, he might as well locate all the papers related to the Riemann Hypothesis.

Examining earlier papers won't cause any loss, and it might even help Jiang Cheng find some inspiration.

However, there are an immense number of papers on the Riemann Hypothesis; after over a century of accumulation, countless mathematicians have studied this problem, leaving behind perhaps tens of thousands of papers.

Just reading all these papers requires a lot of time, and not all of them are useful.

Among them, some papers are completely erroneous and are of no value to Jiang Cheng.

Therefore, Jiang Cheng needs help from Lucy to filter out the useful content; Lucy would naturally assist in analyzing which papers are helpful to him and which are just useless garbage.

This way, Jiang Cheng can save a lot of unnecessary effort and put more energy into research.

Lucy, this artificial intelligence, not only can help him in technical research but is also useful for Jiang Cheng in researching fundamental disciplines.

A top-notch artificial intelligence indeed, able to assist Jiang Cheng in all fields.

After hearing Jiang Cheng's command, Lucy started its computational state again.

Alright, Master, I will help you with the search and selection process, please wait, it will be done shortly."