March 14, 2026 marks the seventh “International Day of Mathematics”, with the theme of “Mathematics and Hope”. The Chinese Mathematical Society, jointly with the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the Operations Research Society of China, has specially invited Academician Liu Jianya from Shandong University to deliver a wonderful online science lecture on March 14 for mathematics enthusiasts and professionals, exploring the “Goldbach's Conjecture” together.

Lecture Theme

Goldbach's Conjecture

Lecture Time

March 14, 2026, 3:00 PM

Host

Chinese Mathematical Society

Co-organizers

China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Operations Research Society of China

How to Participate

This science lecture will be live-streamed on Bilibili. Please scan the QR code on the poster to enter the live broadcast room.

Discussion & Q&A

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Lecture Abstract

Goldbach's Conjecture, hailed as the “Jewel in the Crown of Mathematics”, has remained one of the most captivating unsolved problems in number theory since it was proposed in 1742. Over more than two centuries, mathematicians from China and abroad have left their mark on the climb to this summit, with the Chinese school of number theory making outstanding contributions. Chen Jingrun's proof of “1+2” is regarded by the international mathematical community as the “glorious pinnacle of sieve theory”, maintaining its status as the best result in this field for over half a century.

This lecture will take the audience into the fascinating world of Goldbach's Conjecture in an accessible way, reviewing its exploration history and introducing the latest developments in related research, particularly how Chen's Theorem “1+2” has been advanced to our latest result, “1+1.9”.

Science Lecturer

Liu Jianya, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chair Professor at Shandong University. He received his Ph.D. in 1995, conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Hong Kong from 1996 to 1999, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton from 2009 to 2010. His research field is analytic number theory, with a particular focus on automorphic forms and the distribution of prime numbers. He was awarded the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award in 2014 and the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in 2024.

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