The top student must be diligent.

Chapter 91: Being a math genius is so joyful

Time passed gradually.

Xiao Yi's two papers have also been officially submitted to the "Annals of Mathematics". Of course, according to normal procedures, these two papers still need to go through expert review.

Although many mathematicians have recognized the results of these two papers during this period, no one has questioned the steps involved, because Xiao Yi's two papers are indeed written in great detail, so it is difficult to find problems.

However, for such an important result, a sufficiently careful and comprehensive review is still very necessary.

To this end, the Annals of Mathematics organized a very high-level review committee to conduct the final review of the two papers.

Enrico Bombieri was the chief reviewer, and the reviewers also included Jacob Stix, who was responsible for the far Abelian geometry content of Etale fundamental groups and algebraic varieties, Faltings, who was responsible for the algebraic geometry content of p-adic Hodge theory, and Terence Tao, who was responsible for analytic number theory such as automorphic forms and trace formulas.

In addition to these four main reviewers, there are also some mathematicians who are specialized in certain areas and have been commissioned by the "Annals of Mathematics" to conduct the final review of the two papers. James Maynard is among them, and I heard that Shinichi Mochizuki has also been invited.

All in all, this is a pretty luxurious lineup.

Of course, these mathematicians are also happy to accept such a commission. After all, it is a recognition of them, and it is also the obligation of mathematicians with the best abilities in a certain field.

Testing important achievements in mathematics is not only a responsibility to their academics, but also a responsibility to the mathematics community.

As for the final review cycle, it is not fixed and may be very short or very long.

However, it can be said that quite a number of mathematicians have more or less publicly expressed their hope that Xiao Yi's papers will eventually pass the review, because once Xiao Yi's theory is approved by the review committee, they will all benefit from it.

"Brother Xiao, your two papers are too awesome, aren't they?"

In the dormitory, Song Ziyang was reading an article on Zhihu, and then he exclaimed.

"According to incomplete statistics, at least 40 mathematicians have been able to complete their projects through your theory, and more than 100 have said that their projects can make great progress with the help of Etale's theory of automorphism of algebraic varieties. In addition, many more scholars have said that your theory has inspired them and given them some ideas about the direction of their next project."

"Oh my god, is this true? Send me the link!"

Next to him, Ye Cheng shouted immediately after hearing Song Ziyang's words.

Xiao Yi shrugged and said, "Don't say anything. I have received at least 100 emails from other mathematicians in my mailbox in the past few days."

"Too much mustard?" Song Ziyang's eyes widened immediately.

"Give me a check, give me a check." Ye Cheng on the side immediately rushed to Xiao Yi and wanted to check his mailbox.

Song Ziyang and Luo Qiao were also very curious and came over.

Seeing several people coming over, Xiao Yi had no choice but to open his email.

Then the three roommates were blinded by the densely packed English emails in their mailboxes.

Open any email.

"This is... a mathematics professor from MIT?"

I clicked on another one. "Wow! From Princeton University! Another professor."

“Oh my god, this is from Cambridge University again!”

……

As they watched, they even pushed Xiao Yi aside and sat directly in front of his computer to browse emails.

All in all, eighty to ninety percent come from world-renowned universities, and basically the QS rankings for mathematics majors are among the top 50 in the world, covering a variety of countries.

They deeply felt what it meant to be treated like a genius. "Hey, this person only said his name was Andrei Okunkov, and expressed his gratitude... Oh, it should be another professor. He said that his student completed his graduation thesis with the help of your theory, and also provided some help for the topic he is currently researching?"

Xiao Yi, who was standing next to him, was a little surprised when he heard the name, and then said, "Huh? It's Professor Okunkov, a Fields Medal winner from Princeton University."

The three of them fell silent. Well, now that even the Fields Medal winner has appeared, it wouldn't be surprising if anyone else showed up next.

"Mr. Xiao, let me interview you. As a math genius, are you really happy?" Luo Qiao's face became serious and he stretched his fist in front of Xiao Yi as if it were a microphone.

"Uh……"

Xiao Yi was stunned. After thinking for a long time, he sighed: "You can probably see that I spend most of my time studying every day. I have been isolated from any form of entertainment. Basically, I only have math books to accompany me every day, so..."

The three people seemed to be able to hear a kind of loneliness that belongs to the strong in his tone.

Maybe this is the price?

Just when they wanted to comfort him, Xiao Yi's tone suddenly changed: "This is really so joyful!"

"I can be with mathematics every day, face various mathematical problems, and solve world-class mathematical problems like the Elliott-Halberstam conjecture. Why would I feel unhappy?"

The three people's expressions suddenly became embarrassed.

Depend on!
If I had known earlier I wouldn’t have asked!
What a world-class mathematical problem.

To be honest, they still don't understand what the Elliott-Halberstam conjecture is.

They and Xiao Yi are from two completely different worlds!

"Okay, it's time for class, get ready to go to class!"

At this time, Xiao Yi looked at the time, then picked up his schoolbag and threw it behind him.

After so long, he is finally going to attend his first class after college.

……

This class is mathematical analysis, and the teacher is Professor Liu Bin.

When Xiao Yi appeared in the classroom for this class, all the students in the class became excited.

There have been rumors before that Xiao Yi would not be like them, following the set training program and completing these four years. Maybe in one or two years, he would become a graduate student.

So there is a high probability that even if Xiao Yi comes back, he will not attend classes with them.

Unexpectedly, he appeared in the classroom today.

So they all greeted him: "Hello, God Xiao!"

Facing the greetings from his classmates, Xiao Yi also smiled and nodded at them, "Good job!"

Then he sat down with his three roommates.

For a moment, Ye Cheng and the other two seemed to be able to feel the envious and jealous gazes from their classmates.

Hey, who are they so lucky that they were assigned to the same dormitory with Xiao Yi?

(End of this chapter)