The most touching story of mathematicians

Chen Jingrun (1933.5~ 1996.3) is a modern mathematician in China. 1933 was born in Fuzhou, Fujian on May 22nd. 1953 graduated from the Mathematics Department of Xiamen University. Because he improved a result of the problem, Hua attached great importance to it. He was transferred to the Institute of Mathematics of China Academy of Sciences. He was first an internship researcher and assistant researcher, then promoted to a researcher, and was elected as a member of the Department of Mathematical Physics of China Academy of Sciences. Chen Jingrun is one of the world famous analytic number theorists. In the 1950s, he made important improvements on the existing results of Gauss circle lattice point problem, sphere lattice point problem, Tali problem and Waring problem. After 1960s, he made extensive and in-depth research on screening methods and related important issues.

1966, Chen Jingrun, who lives in a 6-square-meter hut, borrowed a dim kerosene lamp, leaned against the bed board and used a pen to consume several sacks of draft paper. He actually conquered (1+2) in the world-famous mathematical puzzle "Goldbach conjecture", creating a distance from taking off the crown jewel of number theory (1+66). He proved that "every big even number is the sum of the products of a prime number and no more than two prime numbers", which made him a world leader in Goldbach's conjecture research. This result is called "Chen Theorem" internationally and is widely quoted. This work also enabled him, Wang Yuan and Pan Chengdong to win the first prize of China Natural Science Award with 1978 * *. His achievements in studying Goldbach conjecture and other number theory problems are still far ahead in the world. A world-class master of mathematics and American scholar A Will (A? Weil) once praised him like this: "Every job in Chen Jingrun is like walking on the top of the Himalayas.

1978 and 1982, Chen Jingrun gave a 45-minute lecture at the invitation of the International Congress of Mathematicians. This is the pride and pride of China people. His achievements and honors have set up an immortal banner for thousands of intellectuals in Qian Qian, Qian Qian, reflecting the three mountains and five mountains and calling on hundreds of millions of young people to forge ahead.

Chen Jingrun has published more than 70 academic papers.

Chen Jingrun: The first conqueror in the world.

China Mathematicians' "Goldbach Conjecture"

1On June 7th, 742, the German mathematician Goldbach put forward an unproven mathematical conjecture that "any even number can represent the sum of two prime numbers", abbreviated as "L+ 1". This conjecture is called Goldbach conjecture. China people opened the door of Goldbach's conjecture with new methods and won the championship, which attracted worldwide attention. This man is the first person in the world to conquer Goldbach's conjecture-Chen Jingrun.

Chen Jingrun, 1933, a native of Minhou, Fujian. My family is poor and I study hard. Without graduating from high school, I was admitted to Xiamen University with the same education. When he was in primary and secondary schools, he had a soft spot for mathematics. He did exercises whenever he had time and became a "little math fan" at school. He is inarticulate, sincere and kind, never cares about personal gains and losses, and has devoted his life experience to the cause of mathematics. When Chen Jingrun was studying in Huaying Middle School in Fuzhou, he was lucky enough to listen to a learned math teacher in Tsinghua University. He told his classmates a world mathematical puzzle: "About 200 years ago, a German mathematician named Goldbach put forward the abbreviation 1+L, which means' any even number can represent the sum of two prime numbers'. He never proved it all his life, so he wrote to Euler, a mathematician in Petersburg, Russia, and asked him to help prove this puzzle. After receiving the letter, Euler began to calculate. He tried to prove it to the death. Later, Goldbach passed away with a lifetime of regret, but left this mathematical problem behind. For more than 200 years, Goldbach's conjecture has attracted many mathematicians, but it has never been fruitful and has become a big unsolved mystery in mathematics. " The teacher also made an image metaphor here. The queen of natural science is mathematics, and Goldbach conjecture is the jewel in the queen's crown! This fascinating story left a deep impression on Chen Jingrun, and Goldbach's conjecture attracted Chen Jingrun like a magnet. From then on, Chen Jingrun began the arduous process of selecting crown jewels.

1953, Chen Jingrun graduated from the Department of Mathematics of Xiamen University, and once stayed there. He works as a librarian in the library. In addition to sorting out books and materials, he is also responsible for correcting homework for students in the mathematics department. Despite the tight time and busy work, he insisted on studying math science. Chen Jingrun has a keen interest in mathematical theory. He used all available time to systematically read the mathematical monographs of Hua, a famous mathematician in China. While continuing to learn English, Chen Jingrun learned Russian, German, French, Japanese, Italian and Spanish, so as to read foreign materials directly and master the latest information. Learning these national languages is an amazing breakthrough for a mathematician, but it is only the first step for Chen Jingrun.

In order to make his dream come true, whether it is hot or cold in Chen Jingrun, he can't sleep at night in that small room of less than 6 square meters and devotes himself to his studies. The calculated toilet paper alone is full of sacks. From 65438 to 0957, Chen Jingrun was transferred to the Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. As a new starting point, he studied harder. After 10 years of calculation, 1965 in May, he published the paper "Big even number represents the sum of the products of a prime number and no more than two prime numbers". The publication of the paper has been highly valued and praised by the world mathematics community and famous mathematicians. British mathematician Haberstein and German mathematician Li Xite wrote Chen Jingrun's paper into a math book, which is called "Chen Theorem". Chen Jingrun finally solved the mystery of "Goldbach conjecture" in world mathematics, which was finally deciphered by Chen Jingrun, and the jewel in the crown of the Queen was finally taken off by Chen Jingrun. However, the world's elites in the field of mathematics don't know the classification of commodities in their daily lives, and some commodity names are called "idiots" and "weirdos".

The publication of Xu Chi's "Goldbach Conjecture" was as shocking as a whirlwind, shocking the Chinese and foreign mathematical circles. Comments at home and abroad say: "Chen Jingrun has become a major landscape in China's scientific spring". He was invited to attend the National Science Conference, and Comrade Deng Xiaoping cordially received him. Chen Jingrun was in poor health at that time, and Comrade Xiaoping took good care of him. After the meeting, Chen Jingrun was sent to Gao Qian Ward of 309 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army. His arrival caused a sensation in the whole hospital, and the leaders of the hospital warmly received him. Doctors and nurses revere the world's first mathematical sage.

1977 1 1 You Kun, who was sent from Wuhan Military Region to 309 Hospital for further study, was dragged by his companions to see China, a famous figure. This is really fate. In the past, people in Chen Jingrun didn't even mention women's names and didn't even say a word. Chen Jingrun, who is nearly half a century old, saw Youkun this time, and his eyes lit up. He cordially greeted you Kun and invited them to come in and sit down. Later, Kun was sent to the ward in Chen Jingrun as a doctor on duty. There are more opportunities for such contact. Every time Kun Yi appears, Chen Jingrun is particularly happy. One day, Chen Jingrun asked Youkun with concern, where does he live? Do you have a family or a boyfriend? When Yu Kun was unprepared, he said sincerely, "No, no, it's still early." Later, Yu Kun also paid close attention to the China mathematician, and they fell in love. They got married with the help of the organization. Since then, Chen Jingrun, a mathematician known as "idiot" and "eccentric", has a warm home. He doesn't brush his teeth very often, and he doesn't often take a shower to clean the house, so he often smells.

Chen Jingrun not only overcame this problem, but also deeply studied and discussed the relationship between combinatorial mathematics and modern economic management, cutting-edge science and technology and human beings. Invented 5 1 scientific papers in newspapers and periodicals at home and abroad. He has published books such as Mathematics Interest Talk and Combinatorial Mathematics.

Chen Jingrun served as a deputy to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth National People's Congress, an academician of China Academy of Sciences and a member of the State Science and Technology Commission for Mathematics. "The water flows at will, and the old pine is breezy." This is a couplet inscribed by Wang Yongjian, a famous calligrapher, which is still hanging in the living room of Chen Jingrun's home. This math superstar has been dead for 12 years. However, he is still in the leading position in the world in overcoming Goldbach's conjecture and number theory. A world-class master of mathematics, American scholar A Vettel praised him like this: "Every job in Chen Jingrun is like walking on the top of the Himalayas." This is the pride and pride of China people.

Chen Jingrun, a famous mathematician, made great contributions to overcoming Goldbach's conjecture and founded the famous "Chen Theorem", so many people affectionately called him "the prince of mathematics". But who would have thought that his achievement originated from a story?

1937, diligent Chen Jingrun was admitted to Huaying College in Fuzhou. At this time, during the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Professor Shen Yuan, director of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering in Tsinghua University, returned to Fujian to attend the funeral, unwilling to stay in his hometown because of the war. Several universities got the news and wanted to invite Professor Shen to give lectures. He declined the invitation. As he is an alumnus of Huaying, he came to this middle school to teach mathematics to his classmates in order to report to his alma mater.

One day, Teacher Shen Yuan told us a story in math class: "A Frenchman discovered an interesting phenomenon 200 years ago: 6=3+3, 8=5+3, 10=5+5, 12=5+7, 28=5+23. Every even number greater than 4 can be expressed as the sum of two odd numbers. Because this conclusion has not been proved, it is still a guess. Euler said: Although I can't prove it, I am sure this conclusion is correct.

It is like a beautiful light ring, shining with dazzling brilliance in front of us not far away. ..... "Chen Jingrun stare eyes, absorbed.

From then on, Chen Jingrun became interested in this wonderful question. In his spare time, he likes going to the library. He not only read the counseling books in middle schools, but also eagerly read the textbooks of mathematics and physics courses in these universities. Therefore, he got the nickname "bookworm".

Interest is the first teacher. It is such a mathematical story that aroused Chen Jingrun's interest and his diligence and made him a great mathematician.