my scientific age

Chapter 247 Tempest!
Returning to the office with the submitted documents, the editor Kyle simply made a cup of black tea and opened the first manuscript on the top.

As the primary review editor, Kyle's job is very simple, reviewing the original text, understanding the content and structure of the submitted article, deciding whether to pass the manuscript based on the two, and then arranging the order according to the value of the article, and submitting it for review.

Of course, this is just the preliminary review process.

In fact, Kyle has to do a lot of things, check whether the paper conforms to the scope and completeness of the journal content, check the scientificity and innovation, the paper format and so on.

The annual report of mathematics is mainly for the field of mathematics. You submit a paper in the field of physics or chemistry, no matter how shocking the content is, even reaching the level of "Heuristic Viewpoints on the Generation and Transformation of Light" by a technician at the Berne Patent Office, it is impossible to pass the paper. Initial trial.

The first submission was from New York. The title of the article was "A Method for Proving Prime Number Theorem in Elementary Number Theory". The author's name is John Pulson. The primary editor Kyle shook his head slightly when he saw the title. Theoretical manuscript.

If you are a new editor, you may be surprised, but as an old editor, Kyle has seen too much.

The elementary proof of the prime number theorem is a problem that has been passed down for hundreds of years but still unsolved. If the prime number theorem is proved by the elementary method, this person will instantly become a hot mathematician.

This is the weight of the elementary proof of the prime number theorem.

Every year, the annual mathematics report receives thousands of manuscripts proving the prime number theorem. However, these manuscripts do not even have the most basic paper format, and the proof methods are also ridiculous, and none of them can pass the preliminary review.

Despite the helplessness in his heart, Kyle still maintained due respect and courtesy to academic achievements, opened the manuscript and began to review it.

After a few minutes, the paper was re-closed with the red lettering of rejection.

The content of this article is inconsistent, there are extremely fatal logical errors, one of the classic examples.

Kyle shook his head, took a sip of black tea, picked up the second manuscript again, and looked at the email information column as usual. Suddenly, the whole person was startled.

Mailing address: Tsinghua Park, Peiping, China, mailer - Hua Luogeng.

"Professor Hua Luogeng?!" Kyle was a little surprised. Isn't this Hua Luogeng, a Chinese mathematician solemnly invited by the school?
The name of Hua Luogeng has spread all over the international mathematics community. The reason is very simple. Hua Luogeng has made many outstanding and important achievements with Professor Hardy. Although his academic status and reputation are not enough to reach the level of Hilbert and Hardy, he has Strength is undeniable.

"The impact and role of asymmetric cryptography on cryptography, Hua Luogeng, Yu Hua... What is asymmetric cryptography?" With doubts and expectations after reading the title information of the article, Kyle opened the email, opened the paper and began to review.

There is no one-size-fits-all elementary proof of the prime number theorem, and it is no longer a classic article lacking rigor and logic, and it is directed at cryptography, which has a decisive impact on human communication.

Asymmetric cryptography sounds very high-end.

But, who is this Yu Hua?

A student of Professor Hua Luogeng?

Adhering to the rigorous attitude that the preliminary review editor should have, Kyle carefully reviewed the article. After reading the first paragraph on the concept of symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption, his expression revealed a dignified expression.

The second paragraph of the article describes the core structure of the asymmetric cryptosystem, and proposes public and private keys.

The third paragraph of the article is about [-] words. It systematically describes the relationship and operation principle between the public key and the private key, explains the security improvement coefficient between symmetric and asymmetric ciphers, and compares the two in mathematical language. between the pros and cons.

The whole article concludes with a conclusion.

Time passed by, and the primary editor, Kyle, as if facing an enemy, carefully reviewed and considered every sentence in the article, put it into his mind, and understood it.

"Currently, the private key encryption algorithm is based on the discrete logarithm theory. It can be predicted that the asymmetric cryptosystem completely surpasses the symmetric cryptosystem, and the security increases by an order of magnitude. The more variable factors are introduced, the higher the security..." After counting for 10 minutes , Kyle slowly read out the summary paragraph of this paper on asymmetric cryptography.

Quiet.

In the office, there was a brief silence.

Kyle sat blankly on the chair, looking at the papers on the desktop with a pair of blue eyes, he knew that his wonderful afternoon tea time was gone.

because of this article.

"God, Professor Hua has almost created an era, a new era of cryptography." After a few seconds, Kyle finally came back to his senses, and his heart was extremely shocked, and he stood up suddenly: "No, I have to find it right away. Editor-in-chief, right now."

"Kyle, what's the matter with you?" In the office, colleagues saw Kyle's actions and were a little puzzled.

"A new era of cryptography has come, and I have to go to Professor Lefschetz immediately." Kyle responded, picked up the entire manuscript and left his seat, rushing to the editor-in-chief's office.

Solomon Lefschetz, professor of mathematics at Princeton University, editor-in-chief of the Annals of Mathematics, is the top mathematician in the international mathematics community. influence.

The colleague looked at Kyle's behavior with a confused expression: "Enough to alarm Professor Lefschetz's manuscript?"

……

Mathematical Annual Report Editorial Department, Chief Editor's Office.

Lefschetz, who is 53 years old, is sitting on a chair, reviewing papers at his desk, his eyes are piercing, revealing a feeling as bright as amber. Although he is half a century old, his mental state and physical condition The state is like a strong man full of strength.

Wearing a gray suit, his body is filled with the unique temperament of a top human wise man.

In front of the desk, the primary editor, Kyle, stood upright, like a student. In fact, Kyle was indeed a student taught by Lefschetz.

After a long time, Professor Lefschetz raised his head, rubbed his slightly sore eyes, and frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

Seeing Professor Lefshetz's expression, Kyle knew that the other party had read it, and said softly, "Professor..."

He wanted to know the editor's attitude towards the paper.

As the editor of the journal in charge of the preliminary review, Kyle's behavior of skipping the review process and submitting the paper directly to the editor-in-chief is extremely special. If the content of the paper does not reach the level of alarming the editor-in-chief, then he will become the joke of many editors in the journal.

Wages won't be deducted, but it's hard to save face.

"This paper is indeed an epoch-making academic achievement for cryptography. The structure of the paper is very mature and does not need to be revised to meet the standards for publication. However, for rigorous considerations, I think it still needs to go through a lot of reviewers cross-reviewed.”

As a topology master, Lefschetz lightly tapped the desk with his right hand, thought for a while, looked at Kyle, and gave his attitude: "Kyle, please go to the research institute and invite Professor von Neumann. and Professor Weyl, as reviewer."

If this cryptography paper is to be officially published, it must be cross-reviewed by multiple reviewers to ensure that it is foolproof to the greatest extent possible.

rigorous.

This is something that flows in the blood of mathematics.

At present, the reviewers who can review this cryptography paper are only Professor von Neumann and Professor Weyl. The former is very deep in cryptography research, and the latter is an all-around mathematician in the school.

I am mainly in the field of topology, and I am not suitable to be a reviewer of this paper.

Of course, despite this, Lefschetz understands the value of this cryptography paper.

Let cryptography enter a new era!
"Okay, professor." Kyle breathed a sigh of relief when he got this answer. Fortunately, his judgment was not wrong.

"Kyle, have you heard the name Yu Hua?" Lefschetz then asked about the name of the first author.

Kyle shook his head: "Never, this is the first time I have seen this name, it sounds like a pure Chinese."

"I didn't expect that in addition to Professor Hua, there are also Chinese scholars who have made achievements in the field of cryptography. It seems that the mathematics world is about to welcome a young scholar, Kyle, go ahead." Lefschetz nodded. , There were some surprises and sighs in my heart, and motioned for Kyle to go to work first.

Kyle nodded, full of anticipation, and quickly left the editor-in-chief's office and went to the place where von Neumann and Weyl were.

A storm that belongs to the field of cryptography research is coming.

If it is said that the vast majority of mathematical research fields are considered high and low in the eyes of others and have no practical effect, then cryptography is the most practical representative of mathematics.

The development of cryptography fundamentally determines whether a country's information transmission is secure.

storm.

A storm is coming.

……

"Review invitation? This is very interesting. My requirements for papers are very strict." Not long after, von Neumann, who was staying at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, received a review invitation from the Mathematics Annual Report. For fun, he smiled at the editor of Kyle in front of him.

This is the first time this year that the annual report has issued a review invitation to him.

Generally speaking, review invitations will not be sent randomly, and journals will select reviewers based on the quality of the paper. If a paper of ordinary quality is sent to a top scholar at the level of Einstein for review, the result is obvious. Was mercilessly criticized the content of the article and the structure of the paper, etc.

Most of the time, the job of a reviewer is to pick the nit.

Of course, Einstein, who was at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, rarely accepted invitations to review manuscripts.

"This paper will satisfy you, Professor Neumann," Kyle responded.

"I hope so." Neumann smiled, and he was also a little curious about what kind of paper would invite him to be a reviewer for the Mathematics Annual Report.

In the Institute for Advanced Study, von Neumann is the youngest employed professor, and his academic status and academic level undoubtedly belong to the top level of the pyramid system of mathematicians.

The reason why the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study is called the 'world center of mathematics' and replaced the status of the University of Göttingen is because the Institute for Advanced Study has hired six world-class masters.

Einstein, Lefschetz, Professor Weyl, who is as famous as Hardy, Professor von Neumann, Professor Morse, Professor Alexander, and six world-class masters have made the mathematical research level of the Institute for Advanced Study reach the world's top level , beyond the University of Göttingen led by Hilbert.

The University of Göttingen, which once belonged to the world mathematics center, has lost its original glory in the growth of Germany.

No way, most of the top academics at the University of Göttingen are Jewish.

In the evening, Neumann finished today's research, returned home, and had a warm time with his wife, suddenly remembered the review of the manuscript, and came to the study. A submitted paper from the Mathematics Annual Report has been placed on the study table.

With curiosity, Neumann sat down to pick up the submitted paper and began to review the manuscript.

At first, Neumann didn't feel anything, but as he continued to read the content of this paper, his expression became more serious and solemn.

Three 10 minutes later.

Neumann carefully put down this paper, and as the invited reviewer, he was full of shock and amazement at the moment: "God, this paper is like the F=(G×M of physics compared to the field of cryptography. ×M)/R is as flawless as it is, it's really an incomparably great work, Hua Luogeng, Yu Hua..."

"My dear, it's time for us to eat." At this moment, the door of the study was opened gently, and the young wife said to Neumann.

"My dear, I'm afraid I can't eat it. I have to go to the editorial office of the annual mathematics report immediately." Neumann shook his head and said.

When the words fell, I didn't have time to explain anything to my wife, so I got up, quickly packed up the printed submission paper, and walked towards the door.

At the same time, another reviewer, Professor Herman Weyl, the most influential mathematician of the first half of the twentieth century, was also on his way to the Annals of Mathematics.

Both Professor Neumann and Professor Weyl were shocked by this paper.

The result of this is...high review efficiency.

……

Late at night.

"Professor Neumann, Professor Weyl, what's your opinion?" In the editorial department, Professor Lefschetz was sitting in the editor-in-chief, looking at the two professors who were reading the manuscript together. asked.

I have to say that he did not expect Neumann and Weyl to visit directly.

"My opinion is that it has been drafted. The concept of public key and private key proposed by Professor Hua Luogeng and Professor Yu Hua is completely revolutionary compared to cryptography, and the security of our information transmission will be exponentially improved. This is a very Huge theoretical contribution." Weyl, with a serious face, gave his answer in a rigorous and academic perspective.

In Professor Weyl's view, a scholar who can make top academic achievements with Hua Luogeng is at least a professor. He does not hesitate to regard Yu Hua as a university professor.

"My opinion is also overdraft. It's really hard to imagine that Professor Hua Luogeng and Professor Yu Hua will create such a shocking academic achievement." Professor Neumann slowly put down the original manuscript of the paper. Although he had read it once, he was still shocked. Unable to calm down: "The theory of asymmetric cryptography is unbelievably perfect. This is simply a perfect cryptography. I didn't expect that Professor Hua Luogeng has not only made achievements in the field of analytic number theory, but also has a very high level of research on cryptography."

Asymmetric cryptographic security formula: private key A*private key B+public key A, concise and perfect.

"Okay, this may be one of the fastest submissions in the annual report of mathematics. I will arrange publication immediately. Professor Neumann, Professor Weyl, do you have any good suggestions?" Lefscher Ci received the review reply from the two top mathematicians, shook his head in failure, and asked after joking.

"If possible, I hope that the school will send another invitation to Professor Hua Luogeng and this Professor Yu Hua. They should come here and come to Princeton to obtain a better academic environment and make more meaningful results." Professor Weyl said.

Neumann said: "My suggestion is consistent with Professor Weyl. The theory of asymmetric cryptography can greatly promote the development of communication security in the United States. Princeton needs these two Chinese scholars, and the United States needs it too."

"I will send an invitation to Professor Hua Luogeng and Professor Yu Hua." Lefschetz heard the words, nodded, and did not refuse. Neumann and Weyl's suggestions coincided with what he had in mind.

In the middle of the night, a decision negotiated by three top mathematicians was passed, and this decision meant that the article jointly signed by Hua Luogeng and Yu Hua had entered the state of publication.

On the second day after the editorial department of the Mathematics Annual Report received the email, this cryptography paper, which has been reviewed and approved by the editor-in-chief, entered the final publication workflow and will be listed on the 1937 No.20 five-week issue at the fastest speed. The journal Annals of Mathematics announced this important achievement to the world.

(End of this chapter)