Chen Jingrun

Chinese mathematician and academic

Chen Jingrun - Chinese mathematician and academic
Born

May 22nd, 1933
92 years ago

Died

1996
29 years ago — 63 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

China

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Contributed significantly to number theory and prime number research. Achieved notable progress in Goldbach's conjecture, proving that every sufficiently large even integer can be expressed as the sum of a prime and a number with at most two prime factors. Worked at various educational institutions and published numerous papers in mathematics. Actively received recognition for advancements in analytical number theory.

Proved results related to Goldbach's conjecture

Published influential papers in number theory

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