From small town scholar to chief scientist

Chapter 365 I Have a Different View

Zhou Yi secretly rejoiced when he heard Tan Mingming's anxious tone,

This guy's mathematics level is barely acceptable internationally, otherwise he would not be qualified to be a mathematics professor at Princeton University.

But in Zhou Yi's eyes, it was just average.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi quietly waited for the paper that was a stick.

It's no wonder that this stick swells, not only from a famous teacher,

Since learning mathematics, it has been smooth sailing. In 2009, I went to Ugly to study, and in 2011, I proved the Reid conjecture;

The Rota conjecture was subsequently proved in 2015;

In 2017, Xu Yuer and Wang Botong, who was born in Beijing University, used the knowledge of algebraic geometry to prove that the Dowling-Wilson conjecture holds in the case of a representable matroid;
In 2020, Xu Yuer, Wang Botong and their collaborators used the theory of Lorentz polynomials to prove that this conjecture is true in all matroidal situations.

Think this is over?

Far more than that, in 2013, in the case of representable matroids, Lenz proved the Mason conjecture.

In a broader context, Xu and his collaborators have completely proved this conjecture using Lorentz polynomials.

The experience along the way can be called against the sky.

So it's understandable to be proud.

But Zhou Yi shook his head, compared with himself, he was still a little bit worse,
Compared with Schultz, it is also a little less interesting.

But strong is still strong.

Princeton No.13 Fields Medal winner.

After answering Tan Mingming's call, Zhou Yi started his own work.

And Tan Mingming sent a transoceanic email to Zhou Yi.

It contains the title, time and speaker of the joint report meeting of the American Mathematical Society.

After reading it, Zhou Yi didn't care too much. Maybe he could deal with it if he knew it in advance.
Let the mathematics professors of Chongqing University prepare in advance to pick the thorns.

Come and don't go indecent.

There were also people from the Ugly Mathematics Society who were criticizing at the beginning.

The purpose is also to suppress the influence of the Institute of Mathematics of Chongqing University.

Now is the time to prepare ahead of time to fight back against them.

Time flies, and it will be the end of 2028 in a blink of an eye.
On New Year's Eve, a large family gathers around a round table for dinner.

Xia Xue's mother said earnestly while eating:

"Zhou Yi is 25 years old this year, Xue Er is also 24 years old, it's time to have a child.

The best childbearing age for girls is only a few years old. If all of them are dedicated to scientific research and to the country, what will you do? "

Not only was Xia's mother urging, but Xia Huanian who was on the side also said:

"We're married, so we have to have a child, right? It's good for me to hug my grandson."

Zhou Yi ate without speaking, and Xia Xue also blushed and ate without speaking.

The mother-in-law and grandpa also wanted to remind them, but they were silent when they saw the two were silent.

Finally surviving until the end of the meal, I thought it was over, but I didn't expect Xia Xue to be called over by Xia's mother alone.
Don't know what to say.

After Zhou Yi finished washing the dishes, he ran back to his study in a hurry.

In just a few years, they started urging to have a child, and Zhou Yi said that he was still a child!
Not long after Zhou Yi lay on the bed, Xia Xue came back blushing, and after whispering a few words in Zhou Yi's ear,

Zhou Yi still shook his head and said:
"Just wait a few more years and have a child before the age of 30.

Within five years, Great Xia's technology will undergo earth-shaking changes again,
At that time I may have a lot of free time. "

Seeing what Zhou Yi said, Xia Xue also nodded to express her understanding.

Children need to be accompanied by their parents.

Parents' precepts and deeds have a great influence on children.

Now Zhou Yi is not the poor boy he was in the past. Since he wants to give birth, he must give birth to eugenics.

In the early morning, Zhou Yi and Xia Xue set off firecrackers in the yard to welcome the new year of 2029.

Xia Xue wears a chick hat on her head to welcome the coming of the year of the rooster. She is pink and tender, very cute.

"Let's go, go back to sleep."

Zhou Yi hugged Xia Xue tenderly and said softly.

"kindness."

The next day, the first day of the first month, was no different from the first day of the previous year.
The only difference is that Xia Xue's grandfather did not come again this year,

Presumably, after being warned, he didn't dare to do anything excessive.

The seven-day Spring Festival holiday passed quickly, and it was gone in a blink of an eye.

The scientific research personnel from all walks of life in Chongqing University have also returned one after another, and the professors from the Institute of Mathematics have also returned.
Started to study the papers from the American Mathematical Society.

If you can find the mistake and point it out on the day of their annual meeting,

Not only can it suppress their arrogance, but also improve the prestige of Chongqing High Court;

It can also make yourself famous in one battle and show off in front of many international colleagues.

The fastest way to become famous is not to develop some mathematical theory, or to prove some important conjecture,
Instead, he took advantage of the loopholes of famous mathematicians.

When Newton and Leibniz created calculus, many mathematicians wanted to step on their heads.

Success and fame are irresistible to 99.999% of people.

So everyone is full of enthusiasm.

Zhou Yi was also looking at Xu Yuer's paper.

Xu Chengyang admired while watching,
"As expected of a Fields Medal winner's thesis, its level is truly world-class."

Zhou Yi was silent and did not speak,

The field of algebraic geometry is not covered by Zhouyi, but this does not mean that Zhouyi will not.

Zhou Yi said:

"I still can't tell whether his thesis is correct or not. Keep reading. Your level is not bad."

Xu Chengyang smiled wryly and said:

"It's rare for Academician Zhou to comfort us. I still know the gap."

Zhou Yi said:

"The past achievements represent the past, and it's really hard to say what the future achievements will be. Didn't Zhang Yitang only make achievements when he was old?

A temporary lead is not a permanent lead, and latecomers abound. "

"Thank you Academician Zhou for your encouragement, we will work hard."

Xu Chengyang said.

For three days in a row, Zhou Yi was reading the thesis of this Goryeo stick.

I have to say that this guy has two brushes, and Zhou Yi strives for perfection, even if he is picky, he still can't find any mistakes.

The efforts of two generations of Fields Medal winners should not be underestimated.

Xu Chengyang said in the office:
"Academician Zhou, I read it a few times, and there is nothing wrong with it. I guess they must have found other mathematicians to correct it.

Otherwise it can't be so perfect. "

Zhou Yi glanced at Xu Chengyang and said:

"It must have been found by other people."

Tan Mingming's information seems to be not very accurate, or they found other mathematicians during this period.

The entire island country, the Bangzi country, and the ugly country's mathematics community are their backing, and it is only outrageous if they make mistakes.

"But this proof can be simplified a lot, their proof is too complicated."

Zhou Yi finally uttered a sentence.

Xu Chengyang was taken aback for a moment, and said:

"Even simplifying their proofs can make a big difference.

Their proof is more than 100 pages long, academician Zhou, how much can you simplify? "

Zhou Yi said directly:
"The proof can be completed in about ten pages, it's too complicated."

Maynard on the side said:
"If we hang up more than ten pages of papers directly on the day, they don't know if they will be embarrassed?"

Sun Song said with a hint of excitement:

"It will definitely, and it will be a slap in the face. Mathematics is originally for geniuses, and what geniuses pursue is simplicity.
Complexity is not the purpose of mathematics. More than 100 pages, aren't you tired after reading it?
Therefore, if academician Zhou personally made a move that day, it would definitely be a lore. "

Donaldson shook his head at this moment and said:

"This is not considered a lore. After all, it is not a mistake. Academician Zhou Yi should not do it himself that day.
This will reduce the price. How can ordinary Fields Medalists be compared with Academician Zhou Yi. "

Everyone looked at Donaldson and asked in unison:
"What do you mean, Professor Donaldson?"

Donaldson said with a straight face:

"Send students to bring our achievements to the scene to point out in person, and slap them in the face on the spot."

Everyone:! ! ! .

Why didn't I notice this old concealment? It's so insidious.

Donaldson said with a righteous face:
"Isn't this uncomfortable? Their level is not as good as our students, and they want to compare with us,

Isn't this cool? "

"Not only can they frustrate their grand event in one fell swoop, but they can also severely swell their faces, and even establish the name of us and our students."

This is like two martial arts sects,

The two sects were not convinced by each other, and they both prepared a grand event to show their strength.

As a result, the elder of one sect was slapped in the face by the disciple of another sect,

Isn't this a judgment call?
Zhou Yi thinks it's okay, anyway, it's impossible for him to talk about these issues in person, it's best for students to do it for them.

"Then how should we arrange it? Keep it low-key, don't make a fuss, and be more high-profile when the face is finally slapped. At that time, there must be a lot of media and reporters."

Zhou Yi said.

"Okay, we'll each arrange for a student to go to Princeton."

Everyone said.

The simplified version of the proof paper was written by Zhou Yi in a day.

And it was handed over to Zhang Jiahui and others.

"I asked you to read Xu Jin'er's thesis before, have you finished it?"

Zhang Jiahui and others said:
"Well, I've finished reading them all, and the proof is very wonderful."

Zhou Yi said:

"Now there is a very important task for you to do, are you willing to do it?"

Zhang Jiahui looked at Zhou Yi with suspicious big eyes, and said:
"Teacher Zhou, what's the matter?"

"Go to the Ugly Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, and interrupt Xu Yuer at the climax of his speech,
Tell him his proof can be simplified. "

Zhang Jiahui:! ! ! .

"Will this be killed by them?"

Zhang Jiahui asked weakly.

Zhou Yi said persuasively:
"This is also an opportunity to become famous. You can grasp it yourself or not. I see that your senior sister Shen Yiyu is very interested."

Shen Yiyu has a strong personality and a humble background, so he is very interested in becoming famous in the mathematics circle.

Shen Yiyu said:
"I'm very interested, and I even want to start jumping out at that step of his Theorem 11."

Zhou Yi: . .

You will really be beaten to death and never come back.

It's safer to let Zhang Jiahui point it out, this guy is more timid.

Zhou Yi said:

"This time Zhang Jiahui is the main one."

"By the way, this time I am going abroad at public expense, and all expenses will be reimbursed.

You can even give a speech at Ugly Universities and then come back. "

"speech?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Yi with doubts in their eyes.

"It is to go to various colleges and universities to report your achievements. At the age of 26, 27, and 28, you are enough to crush their peers."

I get it, I'm going to kick the gym.

Everyone is not a fool, and instantly understood what Zhouyi meant.

"Don't worry about safety, because we will send people to go with you to protect you,
Secondly, our sixth-generation fighter jets have been sold in Europe,
They dare not embarrass you now. "

If Zhou Yi goes there, it goes without saying that he would rather start World War III than leave Zhou Yi there.

There are only four students in Zhouyi's eight mathematics directions, this time,

Most of the students in each class are doing collaborative research, so it doesn't make much sense to go all the way.

If Ugly Country is really insane, the entire army of students will not be wiped out.

In the evening, a total of 7 candidates were identified to go to Ugly Country.

With less than a week to go before their annual meeting,
Zhou Yi also booked air tickets for them, and went three days in advance,
At that time, Tan Mingming will be in charge of the connection.

After Zhou Yi and Tan Mingming made an agreement, they let go of the big stone in their hearts.

Although he wanted to train the students, as their teachers and elders, how could he not worry at all.

And still in this atmosphere, it takes a lot of courage to go abroad.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the plane from Mudan International Airport to Uggo officially took off.

Zhou Yi watched them leave,

This trip has a lot to do with it, and it may be a turning point for the mathematics center.

Soon, Shen Yiyu and Zhang Jiahui arrived in Princeton, the ugly country, and successfully met Tan Mingming.

Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief after knowing the news.

The issue of safety in the future should not be a problem. Zhou Yi asked Zhang Bin to let the people above arrange it.
Zhang Bin also gave a specific reply, saying that the higher authorities had secretly sent people to protect them.

There will be people on your side protecting you near the hotel room where you live.

The Lantern Festival is just around the corner, and the entire Princeton Institute for Advanced Study is beaming

The whole world is full of talents, there are great gods in talking and laughing, and there are no weak people in dealings.

Except for the mathematicians in Rabbit Country, basically all mathematicians from all over the world have gone.

Because they have too many veteran bosses, even if they don't want to contradict the Yugao Court,

However, if invited by my teacher, uncle, uncle or brother of the same school, or the boss who owed some favors at the beginning,

Can this still be refused?

What's more, the mathematics circles in Europe are already a bit bad, just watch your ugly country's mathematics circles compete with the rabbit country's mathematics circles.

It's best to fight to the death.

Not long after, in Lecture Hall [-] of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,

Overcrowded.

The opening ceremony has passed, and the person on the podium now is Xu Jiner, a professor of Princeton University and a winner of the Fields Medal, explaining his thesis.

Except for the few people of the same age in the world, this guy,
Famous, and also under the tutelage of the great mathematician and Fields Medal winner Heisuke Hironaka, after a well-established family,
He is still from a family of scholars, and today he is explaining the problems left by his master,

The entire lecture hall has long been overcrowded.

It not only gathered mathematicians from all over the world, but also countless journalists.

Media from island countries, media from Bangzi countries, media from ugly countries, and media from Europe abound.

At this time, Xu Yuer explained to the climax,

The entire lecture hall burst into applause.

"I don't think anyone in this place has any other opinions?"

Shen Yiyu on the side touched Zhang Jiahui's arm and whispered:
"At this time, do you want to talk? If you don't say it, I will get up and say it?"

Zhang Jiahui is still hesitating at this moment, Shen Yiyu said:
"pay close attention!"

Xu Jiner said with a slight smile:
"I think there's nothing wrong with this place."

At this moment, Zhang Jiahui stood up suddenly, and said sonorously:

"I have a different opinion!"

As soon as this remark came out, all eyes of the audience were on Zhang Jiahui!

(End of this chapter)