From failed candidate to chief scientist

Chapter 175 Curtis Cooper, Numb

"Ding, you have new mail!"

"Ding, you have new mail!"

A jingle of bells woke Curtis Cooper from his sleep.

Curtis Cooper sat up from the sofa with a start.

He had been anxiously waiting for Lin Mo's reply to the email yesterday, and waited until late at night, but he still could not wait. In a state of high mental stress, Curtis Cooper finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell into a deep sleep.

But before going to bed, Curtis Cooper set up his mailbox so that once a new email comes in, there will be a sound reminder.

Did mo lin email me back?

Ignoring his numb hands and feet from sleeping on the sofa with his clothes on, Curtis Cooper stumbled to the computer and opened his mailbox.

However, to his disappointment, the new email was not a reply from mo lin, but a system email message from GIMPS.

Curtis Cooper was a little disappointed, but he still moved the mouse over and clicked on the email.

Then, he froze again.

Because there was only one very brief sentence in the email.

If you find a new Mersenne prime number, please go to the system to check it.

This is a small setting he made on GIMPS before going to bed. When GIMPS appears a new Mersenne prime, it will send him an email reminder.

Curtis Cooper didn't take it seriously at first. He only thought it was an email reminder of the 49th and 50th Mersenne prime numbers discovered by Mo Lin before. Due to the delay of the system, it was only sent out now.

But he suddenly thought that something was wrong. This email reminder was set just before he went to bed. At that time, the 49th and 50th Mersenne primes had already been discovered. How could he still send an email reminder?
Is it...

Curtis Cooper couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart.

He quickly opened GIMPS and logged in to check.

Then, he saw two new pieces of information.

"The 51st Mersenne prime number, M7*******, was discovered by mo lin, from the Mathematics Research Center of Dongshan University in Xia State."

This is a Mersenne prime number located between the 50th Mersenne prime number and the original 51st Mersenne prime number M74207281. GIMPS assigned it to the 51st position, the original 51st position, and the order was postponed.

"The 55st Mersenne prime number, M8*******, was discovered by mo lin, from the Mathematics Research Center of Dongshan University in Xia State."

This is a Mersenne prime number that is larger than the largest Mersenne prime number currently discovered, M82589933, so GIMPS directly assigned it the largest serial number and became the 55th Mersenne prime number.

There are two new Mersenne primes, and one of them is the largest Mersenne prime so far...

And the discoverer is this Mo Lin...

Curtis Cooper was stunned for a moment, he couldn't believe the facts in front of him.

why?
What exactly is this for?
Within two days, four new Mersenne primes were discovered. Oh, no, in terms of time, the time interval between the discovery of these four new Mersenne primes did not exceed 24 hours. In other words, they were discovered within one day!

Are Mersenne primes so easy to find?

If Mersenne primes are so easy to discover, what have we been doing before?Are we wasting time and life?

Curtis Cooper felt like his whole world was falling apart.However, looking at the verified Mersenne prime number, Curtis Cooper was speechless.

According to Xia Guo's popular saying, Curtis Cooper was numb at this moment!

Curtis-Cooper mechanically opened the GIMPS forum, edited it, and posted the news of the two newly discovered Mersenne primes on the forum.

"Mo Lin from Xia State has discovered the latest Mersenne prime number M7********. This will be the 51st Mersenne prime number. The original M74207281, M77232917, and M82589933 are postponed in order. Congratulations to Mo Lin."

"Mo Lin from Xia Guo discovered the latest Mersenne prime number M8*******. This will be the largest Mersenne prime so far and the 55th Mersenne prime. Congratulations to Mo Lin."

After Curtis Cooper posted the news, he was about to exit the GIMPS forum, but at this moment, a post in the forum caught his attention.

[Reveal the true identity of Mo Lin, the latest discoverer of Mersenne primes! 】

Curtis Cooper quickly clicked in.

[Hello everyone, I believe many people are curious about the identity of the person who discovered two latest Mersenne primes in a row. After some investigation on my part, I have found some clues. Based on these clues, I have speculated reveal this person’s true identity.I don’t know if anyone wants to know. If so, please reply to the post and I will reveal the true identity of this mysterious man on the 101st floor. 】

Curtis Cooper frowned, a hint of displeasure rising in his heart.

This man was obviously building a building and deliberately titillating people's appetites. However, after seeing the dense replies, it was obvious that there were many people who were as curious about his true identity as he was. Curtis Cooper suppressed his unhappiness and searched for the first page. Floor 101.

[Okay, thank you for your replies. I have received your enthusiasm. Now, I will reveal the identity of this person for everyone. 】

[First of all, what I want to say is that according to official information, this person discovered new Mersenne prime numbers in a very short period of time, and there were not just one, but two. What does this mean?This shows that this person discovered these two Mersenne primes not just by luck!According to my speculation, this person may have created a more efficient and faster algorithm for calculating and verifying Mersenne prime numbers. Therefore, I speculate that this person is an insider in our mathematical community! 】

[Then this is interesting!Well, I have something to be busy with. I will reveal my identity further on the 201st floor. 】

I am special!
Curtis Cooper slapped the table unhappily.

However, he was unhappy, but his eager curiosity to know the identity of this person made Curtis Cooper suppress his emotions, hurriedly looked through the pages, and found the 201st floor.

[Ah, I'm sorry, I just went to do other things. I didn't expect you friends are still here. Your enthusiasm really touched me, so let's continue to reveal the secret. 】

[I searched for some information about this person through some means. For the sake of everyone’s enthusiasm, I will reveal it to you now! 】

[This person’s name is Mo Lin, from Xia State, and works at the Mathematics Research Center of Dongshan University. 】

F***!

Curtis Cooper directly used foul language. This information was included in the news he released. What else needs to be revealed?
Curtis Cooper was so angry that he wanted to block the account of the poster directly, but he still held back because he saw what he said next.

[You think this is what I want to reveal?How is that possible?Get rid of it, this is all public information. If I talk for a long time just to say this, then wouldn’t I be a complete liar? 】

Is not it?Are you a liar?

Curtis Cooper complained fiercely in his heart, but his eyes continued to look down.

[I know, you are scolding me in your heart, but I don't blame you, because you don't know what I have learned. Okay, my wife called me to eat, I will go to have a meal first, and when I come back, I will The final answer will be revealed to everyone on Floor 501! 】

WTF!

Snapped!
The keyboard in Curtis Cooper's hand split into two halves!

(End of this chapter)