l***o
发帖数: 7937 | 1 貌似没有吧。看来张的证明已经基本被数学界承认了。张确实不简单，单独一个人，能
把一
个极具挑战性的数学难题一次性解决，而且几乎没有漏洞，连基本的修补都没有，太牛
B了。张的思考还是很缜密的。 | l***o
发帖数: 7937 | 2 Yitang Zhang, an overseas Chinese mathematician who is currently a lecturer
at the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Statistics of New
Hampshire University, has made a splash in the international mathematical
circles due to his recently-released paper on the weak twin prime conjecture
. Thanks to his breakthrough in this ancient mathematical problem, this
modest and little-known Chinese mathematician has suddenly attracted the
attention of the mainstream media, and has been lauded as a quiet genius
becoming famous overnight.
Twin Prime Conjecture
In April 2013, Yitang Zhang contributed his paper regarding the so-called “
bounded gaps between primes” to a prestigious journal, Annals of
Mathematics. His tremendous breakthrough has astonished mathematicians at
home and abroad. It is the first time that someone has proved there are an
infinite number of primes separated by an actual number.
Got inspired when visiting his friend
Dr. Zhang has studied the twin prime conjecture for the last four years, but
the epiphany didn’t come to him until last July when he visited his friend
in Colorado.
As Dr. Zhang’s proof is very clear and convincing, his discovery not only
is an astounding breakthrough, but undoubtedly is an important milestone in
mathematics as well.
Yitang Zhang has turned down an offer from a pinnacle research institute in
China saying that going back to China might not be good for his research. (
Photo courtesy of University of New Hampshire)
Henryk Iwaniec, an American mathematic theory expert and also one of the
reviewers of the British journal Nature commented: “The proof is super
important relatively to everything that happens in maths – and mathematical
physics.”
Yitang Zhang was invited to give a keynote speech at Harvard University on
May 13, in which he presented the progress of his research. His speech was
highly praised by the audience. The British journal Nature’s online report
referred to his achievement as an important milestone. In the meantime, his
academic achievement has caused a sensation among major US research
institutions, and various institutions have sent invitations to him one
after another.
Life is hard, but he never gives up
Born in 1955, Yitang Zhang is from Beijing, China, and his ancestors were
from Pinghu in Zhejiang Province. In 1978, he was admitted to the
Mathematics Department of Peking University with honors, and earned his
masters degree there. In 1985, he went to the United States, and got his
doctorate in Purdue University afterward.
After getting his doctoral degree in 1992, Yitang Zhang couldn’t find any
academic job. To make a living, he did a variety of work, such as temporary
accountant, restaurant assistant, food delivery worker, etc. Though
wandering around and suffering hardships, he persistently researched
mathematical problems.
In 1999, Zhang finally found a non-established teaching assistant job at the
University of New Hampshire. A few years later, he became a lecturer of the
university. In addition to teaching undergraduate classes, he taught
graduate classes as well. Though Zhang’s teaching job was quite busy, he
still managed to find time to study math problems interesting to him.
Perseverance-the reason for his success
When asked to share the reasons for his success, he said that what’s most
important is perseverance. As to his feeling about his becoming famous
overnight, he mentioned that there are three things that made him feel happy
, saying “Firstly, I am happy to have solved the problem. Secondly, I am
pleased to see my findings recognized so quickly. Thirdly, I am delighted to
be able to persevere with the problem.”
He added that another reason for his success is that he is very lucky. He
explained that he is very lucky to be able to persevere in what he has a
passion for. He stressed, “You’ve got to pay full attention to it all year
round.”
That being said, he has turned down an offer from a pinnacle research
institute in China, saying, “I won’t go back to China in the near future.
” He added that his main concern was that going back to China might not be
good for his research, and there might be a lot of interference. As an old
saying goes, “You can’t always do as you like; one has to compromise in
this world;” That being the case, “I would not be what I am now,” he
added.
- See more at: http://www.chinagaze.com/2013/07/07/overseas-chinese-math-expert-makes-splash-in-international-math-circles/#sthash.4eCT2toy.dpuf | s**e
发帖数: 1834 | 3 Though it is being a while, Zhang's story still bring me to tears.
【在 l***o 的大作中提到】
: Yitang Zhang, an overseas Chinese mathematician who is currently a lecturer
: at the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Statistics of New
: Hampshire University, has made a splash in the international mathematical
: circles due to his recently-released paper on the weak twin prime conjecture
: . Thanks to his breakthrough in this ancient mathematical problem, this
: modest and little-known Chinese mathematician has suddenly attracted the
: attention of the mainstream media, and has been lauded as a quiet genius
: becoming famous overnight.
: Twin Prime Conjecture
: In April 2013, Yitang Zhang contributed his paper regarding the so-called “
| g****t
发帖数: 31659 | 4 确实牛.基本不需要任何修改.
Tao那个组应该已经搞懂了.一点点印刷的脚标错误.
【在 l***o 的大作中提到】
: 貌似没有吧。看来张的证明已经基本被数学界承认了。张确实不简单，单独一个人，能
: 把一
: 个极具挑战性的数学难题一次性解决，而且几乎没有漏洞，连基本的修补都没有，太牛
: B了。张的思考还是很缜密的。
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