Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 59: Pure mathematics is simple? The Dean and the Vice Dean face off!

“The level of skill is obvious!”

"It's obvious who plagiarized whom!"

The news of the two articles in the four major journals boosted the morale of the "Zhang Shuo faction".

Many people who supported Huang Hui chose to remain silent, but there are always some people in public opinion who cannot be convinced. They immediately found arguments to refute it.

"Zhang Shuo himself said that the number of papers and the impact of the journals they are published in do not represent the level of mathematical proficiency."

"Being able to publish in the four major journals, does that mean there is no plagiarism? Maybe his master's thesis was plagiarized, and he later completed the research for the published thesis while studying for a doctorate."

"There is no direct correlation between publishing a paper in a top journal and plagiarism. Do rich people not steal things? Some people just have this habit..."

"..."

The academic community doesn't see it that way.

Would a "big shot" who published two papers in the four major mathematics journals plagiarize a small paper in SCI Zone 4 half a year ago?
This is just rubbing their IQ into the ground!
If one of Zhang Shuo and Huang Hui must be the plagiarist, then the plagiarist can only be Huang Hui.

If plagiarism does not exist, saying that the two people happened to be researching the same content is much lower than the chance of winning five million, and it is also an insult to their IQ.

So the conclusion is obvious.

That night, all major media outlets no longer remained neutral and began to express their opinions.

Because Donggang University has not responded yet, some major media did not talk about the plagiarism incident, but praised Zhang Shuo for publishing two papers in "New Advances in Mathematics".

"It is the first time in China that a doctoral student has published a paper in one of the four major mathematics journals. Zhang Shuo has broken the record for papers published by doctoral students in mathematics in China."

"The two papers in Advances in Mathematics were enough to attract all the universities to apply to him."

"The judges of the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Award of the Chinese Mathematical Society don't have to worry anymore. We can now announce that Zhang Shuo has secured the award in advance."

Some major media outlets indirectly mentioned the plagiarism incident and pointed the finger at Donggang University. "There is no room for fraud in academia, and even less in mathematics!"

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, it will eventually be taken out for a walk."

"Young scholars should have a stable research environment and should not suffer inexplicable injustice."

For a time, the pressure on Donggang University increased dramatically.

No one in the academic circle believes that Zhang Shuo would plagiarize. Donggang University is one of the famous universities in China and is of course within the academic circle.

It is impossible for them to betray their own circle for Huang Hui.

So they can't remain silent any longer.

In fact, many people inside Donggang University knew that the person who plagiarized was most likely Huang Hui.

There must be some connection between Huang Hui and Zhou Kaijun.

Huang Huifa's SCI Zone 2 paper is one of the evidences, because the field of the paper is differential geometry, Huang Hui's mentor Zhang Ping studies algebraic geometry, and Zhou Kaijun's research field happens to be differential geometry.

In the field of mathematics, the difference between different fields cannot be said to be as great as a mountain, but it is still very large.

Zhou Kaijun probably didn't expect that the method he used to ask Huang Hui to prove that she didn't need to plagiarize would become the biggest loophole in the eyes of mathematical scholars.

However, there are still obstacles to the investigation.

Administrative director Tian Jun also believes that Huang Hui was the one who plagiarized, but it is difficult to come to a clear conclusion through investigation. They are not the police or the court. Zhou Kaijun and Huang Hui both insist on their statements. They have no evidence and cannot make a direct judgment.

In addition, Academician Jiang Weizheng also stands behind Zhou Kaijun.

Jiang Weizheng is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the dean of the School of Science at Donggang University, the director of the Donggang Center for Mathematical Sciences, and a top figure in the domestic mathematics community.

Tian Jun didn't want to offend Jiang Weizheng.

Soon, he won't have to worry anymore.

The next day, Vice President Wang Zhigang rushed to the administrative building and convened a meeting with the investigation team and the academic committee.

After the meeting, Donggang University responded to public opinion.

They announced the establishment of a "temporary investigation team" directly led by Vice President Wang Zhigang to re-investigate Zhang Shuo's thesis plagiarism incident.

……

at the same time.

The Institute for Advanced Studies of Soochow University was also in a meeting. Participants included Vice President Zhang Qiu Sheng, President of the Institute of Advanced Studies Tan You Ming, and several researchers and administrative staff of the Institute of Advanced Studies.

Their meetings were less serious.

At the beginning of the meeting, everyone was in a heated discussion, and the core point was Zhang Shuofa's papers. "Two papers published in four major journals!"

"I laughed out loud when I saw this news yesterday. It turned out to be true..."

"New Advances in Mathematics, two articles. I don't know if I can publish another one in my lifetime."

"That's good. Our high school now has two more articles published in the four major journals. If we only count the number of publications in the four major journals in recent years, we have surpassed the Donggang Mathematics Center."

"Indeed..."

What mathematics institutions compete on is the number of the four major mathematics journals.

Mathematical papers are also divided into Zone 1 and Zone 2, but in the eyes of top scholars, journals outside the four major journals can be regarded as "other journals".

The most cutting-edge research results will only be submitted to the four major mathematics journals.

The four major mathematics journals are also divided into high and low levels. "Annals of Mathematics" and "Acta Mathematica Sinica" are the highest-level journals.

"New Advances in Mathematics" is relatively inferior, but it is still among the "Four Major Journals".

What does it mean to publish two articles at once?
Donggang Mathematics Center is a national mathematics institution.

In recent years, the Donggang Mathematics Center has introduced a large number of talents and formed several heavyweight research teams.

Such a top mathematics institution publishes only one paper in the four major journals on average each year.

The Institute of Advanced Mathematics of Soochow University has also published several papers in the four major journals in the past few years, but there is still a gap in quantity and quality compared with the Donggang Mathematical Center.

Of course, it is normal to have gaps.

In terms of level, the Institute of Advanced Mathematics can only be considered "provincial", and is essentially a scientific research institution affiliated with the School of Mathematics.

After Zhang Shuo's two papers, the number of papers published by the four major journals of the High Court exceeded that of the Donggang Mathematical Center.

This is also an important reason why everyone in the venue was smiling.

"This kind of talent must be retained!"

Tan Youming spoke up and finalized the content of the meeting. "The High Court has already determined that the paper subsidy is 15 for one paper and 30 for two papers in total, but it is meaningless to rely on subsidies. We still need to discuss how to retain talents."

Qi Zhixiang said, "Zhang Shuo must be given the highest level of attention. He is not just a talent, he can already be called a genius." "You may not know that he also has a mathematics paper in Zone 2, plus a mathematics and computer science paper published in the Journal of High Energy Physics. In less than a year since he enrolled, he has published four papers, three in top journals, and one in Zone 2."

"Any treatment for a genius like this is not too much!"

Zhang Qiusheng suddenly said, "I have an idea. Doesn't your High Court always have a doctoral supervisor?"

Tan Youming nodded and explained, "The mathematics doctoral supervisors in the school can take up a post here and get a few hundred yuan more in subsidies every month. They can also enjoy subsidies from the high court when they publish papers."

Zhang Qiusheng said, "In this way, let Zhang Shuo also serve in the High Court and give him the salary of a researcher."

"He is still a doctoral student, and he enjoys the treatment of a researcher in advance. After graduation, the school will hire him as a professor. As a professor and a researcher, the treatment is also top-notch, right?"

"Also, regarding thesis subsidies, they will all be treated the same as faculty and staff benefits in the future."

"His two papers also receive the same treatment as faculty members. The school pays him 100,000 yuan for each paper..."

……

Computer room.

Zhang Shuo reported in early.

Since last night, he has been hearing congratulations and talks about papers and things on the Internet. He really wants to be quiet for a while.

He sat at the computer and discussed some algorithmic issues with Kevin Cui, and then carefully read the email sent by Agostini.

Agostini sent a lot of content, all of which were research progress and ideas.

They communicated via email all the time.

In terms of research, Zhang Shuo also has many ideas, which he sent to Agostini. They are currently discussing the issue of "how to distinguish signals that conceal CP violation signals."

Among a large number of signals, there are signals that hide CP signals, and the rest are ordinary signals.

What is the difference between the two?

Agostini believes that his signal evaluation mechanism may be effective. "Perhaps the signal within a certain probability range hides the CP signal."

This judgment is a guess and has no basis at all.

Zhang Shuo found that the progress of the task had improved. He couldn't help but sigh that scientific research sometimes really relies on temporary ideas.

Of course, the premise is to stick to the idea and continue researching.

He emailed Agostini back.

While affirming the other party's ideas, I also wrote some of my own suggestions for modifying the signal evaluation mechanism.

If the signal evaluation mechanism can be improved, the chances of finding the signal hiding the 'CP signal' will be higher.

After sending the email, he opened the task system to check -

【Task 2】

[Research project name: Prove that the 'signal conversion analysis' method hides the CP violation signal (difficulty assessment: B). ]

【Progress: 31.734%.】

(The task can be canceled. Currently, the number of scientific research coins required to cancel the task is 16.)
(The remaining progress requires 207 scientific research coins.)
“It’s progressing very quickly!”

The mission progress has exceeded thirty percent.

As your contribution to research increases, the number of scientific research coins required to cancel tasks will continue to increase.

Zhang Shuo felt a little complicated.

Research occupies a task bar, which means that new tasks can no longer be created. Research cannot be completed in a short period of time. Just revising the signal evaluation system requires a lot of time and effort.

He stared at an item on the interface thoughtfully...

【Scientific research currency: 85. 】

"or……"

"Large dose of krypton coins, upgrade?"

Zhang Shuo thought about it, gritted his teeth and looked up at Luo Yongjun, "Teacher Luo, have you made any progress in your research?"

"well enough……"

Luo Yongjun was a little confused, so he shook his head and said, "I haven't done anything these past few days. I was really depressed this morning, so I went to the Science and Technology Department and found Gao Ming was not there!"

"I'm not in a hurry for this research. The funding period is two years, and there's still one year left."

"Take your time. You can't get the funds back if you don't finish it."

He shook his head nonchalantly.

Zhang Shuo hurried over and said enthusiastically, "I am also interested in the Monge-Ampere equation. How about we study it together?"

"Study together?"

"Yeah, you're the instructor and I'm the student, what's the big deal about doing research together?"

"This... is fine too."

Luo Yongjun hesitated and reminded, "This kind of pure mathematical research cannot be completed in a short time. Won't it waste your time? Don't you still need to communicate with the Institute of High Energy Physics? And cooperate with Agostini?"

"It doesn't matter. Pure mathematics is simple. What if I get inspiration and can finish it quickly?"

Suddenly, a shout came from the door, "Pure mathematics... simple?"

Tan Youming walked in, followed by a group of people. He said with a smile, "Zhang Shuo, you are really a bit arrogant!"

Zhang Shuo smiled and explained, "President Tan, please don't misunderstand me. I don't look down on pure mathematics. I just wanted to encourage Teacher Luo."

"alright."

Tan Youming didn't care. He said directly, "I came here to tell you a good news. The High Court has decided to hire you as a researcher. Of course, for the time being, you will only enjoy the treatment of a researcher."

"You are still a doctoral student. You cannot affect your studies. You still need to hurry up and finish your thesis."

As soon as Tan Youming finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the door, "I object!"

Sheng Zhenhua walked in quickly and said seriously, "President Tan, I am not targeting you or the High Court."

"But I think the most suitable place for Zhang Shuo is our Institute of Science and Engineering!"

"If you want to be a researcher, you can go to the Institute of Science and Engineering!"

(End of this chapter)