Chapter 524 - The proof, completed! (2/2)
They advanced very quickly!
Elder Rong said, ”Equation (1) verification, complete!”
A young mathematician said, ”Function C's equation is correct!”
One of Fellow Wan's disciples was furiously writing and calculating an equation in his notebook. Without even raising his head, he said, ”The logical operation's calculation is reversible, it is valid!”
Xin Ya also joined in, ”Pa.s.sed!”
Han Henian was doing his part with the calculator!
”Valid!”
”Valid!”
The voices rang out one by one.
With every call, everyone became even more excited. When it comes to mathematics, there were some calculations which could be valid, but not necessarily correct. This was also the reason why many conjectures which had been proven still required a large effort and even longer time to be verified. As there might be some hidden mistakes or error which might invalidate a certain equation, the arguments and calculations following it would definitely be invalidated as well. Even if the latter part of the proof were to look perfect, it wouldn't mean a thing if the beginning part of it was wrong. In mathematics, what was important was accuracy and rigorosity. Not a single mistake would be tolerated. This was also the reason why a lot of people were afraid that Zhang Ye had a vulnerability in his proof, as that would invalidate everything he had done so far.
The Chinese were naturally worried about this, worried that Zhang Ye would fail!
Among some of the foreign mathematicians, like Louis and David from the United States, they would probably prefer to see this outcome, hoping that this person would make a mistake.
But what was astonis.h.i.+ng was that this person attempting to solve the conjecture had a brain like a most intricate computer that could handle the calculations in the most precise and accurate manner!
With a larger team of people, the group was speedily catching up to Zhang Ye's progress and calculations.
Suddenly, when another one of the whiteboards was filled, Zhang Ye stopped writing. He looked at the remaining 11 whiteboards and did not move.
”Eh?”
”He's stopped writing?”
”What's the matter?”
”Could it be he has no idea on how to go on anymore?”
”This is where it stops?”
Elder Rong, Fellow Wan, Professor Qu and the others' had a change in their expressions. They seemed like they had a tinge of regret, but they also understood that matters like this could not be forced. What was this conjecture to begin with? It was the great Dale's Conjecture! For this youth to even get to this step was already enough to cause a stir in the mathematics world. They couldn't ask for more than this.
Xin Ya had gotten a little anxious and asked, ”Teacher Zhang?”
A female mathematician from the United Kingdom looked admirably and surprisingly at Zhang Ye. She got the translator to help her say to him, ”You've already done something that no one else thought possible!”
Some mathematicians were sighing, thinking that this conjecture was really more difficult to prove than they had expected.
There were also some reporters who were busy trying to capture the last shots of this event, knowing that all the excitement was probably coming to an end now.
But at this moment, Zhang Ye said something that left everyone dumbfounded. He patted Huang Lingling on her shoulder and said, ”Which one of the remaining whiteboards do you like?”
Huang Lingling just blinked in surprised, ”Eh?”
Zhang Ye smiled, ”Help Big Bro to choose one.”
”Oh, that...that one then.” Huang Lingling did not understand his request, but just pointed out to the second whiteboard at the other side anyway.
Zhang Ye nodded and then walked over to bring the whiteboard back.
Her brother, Huang Leilei subconsciously asked, ”What about the other whiteboards?”
Zhang Ye was just starting to write on the blank whiteboard as he uttered, ”The others? All of them can be taken away!”
Han Henian asked, ”Take them away?”
w.a.n.g Yiming was startled, ”What do you mean?”
Xin Ya also hurriedly asked, ”Teacher Zhang, do you mean....”
The rest of the sentence was meaningless as everyone had already understood. Then, it set off an uproar as the regretful atmosphere earlier once again reignited with a cheer of hope!
Professor Qu was surprised, ”It's not because he couldn't calculate any further, but because he had already finished his calculations!?”
At this key moment, Fellow Wan was no longer able to suppress himself as he raised his shaking hands, ”It's down to the last board?”
Elder Rong took a deep breath, ”He's really gone and done it?”
After the commotion died down, everyone was suddenly quiet again. It was as though everyone present had become frozen. Only the sound of the marker screeching as it left its ink on the whiteboard could be heard!
One minute!
Five minutes!
Ten minutes!
Under the close attention of everyone, Zhang Ye's hand seemed like it was dancing across the whiteboard. A sudden flick of his wrist and an elegant stop. Thereafter, with a few more strokes, he finished writing all that was needed.
And with this, Dale's Theorem was born!
Proven.
-- by Zhang Ye.
In this exact second, everyone at the event venue broke into a frenzied excitement!!
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