When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

Chapter 283: A powerful person who promotes the development of the discipline, the calculations of the top journals

"Good news! Professor Wang Donglai of our school has once again proved a difficult mathematical problem in the world - the hail conjecture!"

At the end of November, the country suddenly became lively with the release of a piece of good news from Tangdu Jiaotong University.

Logically speaking, mathematics is a niche field. Although it is very important, the number of people involved is not large because it requires such high talent from researchers.

Such news is usually circulated within the circle, and at most a few press releases are issued to the outside world.

However, Wang Donglai was different.

From the very beginning, he has received a lot of attention and a good public impression.

From being the top scorer in the national liberal arts college entrance examination to being the youngest university professor, and having proven many difficult problems in the world of mathematics.

If that were all, it wouldn't have received so much attention.

But Wang Donglai happens to be a billionaire and has the ability of a genius student.

Money + academics, youth and the magical abilities granted by the system naturally won the favor of many people.

Therefore, after the news that Wang Donglai proved the hail conjecture was released by Tangdu Jiaotong University, it caused huge discussion in the whole society.

Although many people do not know what the hailstone conjecture is and what the significance of proving this difficult mathematical problem is, the fact that Wang Donglai is the first Chinese scholar in the world to prove this difficult mathematical problem is enough.

In just one hour.

There are more than 100,000 comments on the official Weibo account of Tangdu Jiaotong University.

It was forwarded over 10,000 times and quoted by major media outlets.

In a very short time, it became a hot topic.

In addition to Weibo, this is also true on other media platforms.

After all, this is Wang Donglai's second proof of a world mathematical problem after proving the Goldbach conjecture, which is of great significance.

Although the hailstone conjecture is not as famous as the Goldbach conjecture, Wang Donglai was able to prove the hailstone conjecture again just a few months after proving the Goldbach conjecture.

This means that Wang Donglai's academic research ability proves that Wang Donglai's academic research ability is at the first-class level today.

"Well done, Professor Wang. You have brought glory to our country and are a role model for the younger generation!"

“Although I don’t understand what the hailstone conjecture is, it’s enough to see that decades later, scholars and professors around the world have not proved it, but Professor Wang has proved it!”

"Come on, come on, you foreign admirers, come and see how Professor Wang has proven the difficult math problems that your foreign masters have been unable to prove for decades. Moreover, Professor Wang has never studied abroad, nor has he received any foreign education or training. These are all the results of domestic education!"

"Congratulations to Professor Wang for proving another difficult mathematical problem. I hope Professor Wang can continue to work hard and enhance the reputation of our country!"

"..."

In this media, many people congratulated Wang Donglai for proving the hail conjecture with a proud tone.

Occasionally there are some questioning and slanderous voices, but they are almost always suppressed as soon as they appear.

Wang Donglai's paper proving the hail conjecture has been submitted to "Mathematical Future" for review and approval. According to common sense, it should have waited until the journal publishes it before it was announced.

However, the relationship between "Mathematical Future" and Wang Donglai and Tangdu Jiaotong University naturally does not require this.

After discussion, it was decided that Tangdu Jiaotong University would announce the news directly.

It not only expresses the school's attention to Wang Donglai, but also warms up for "The Future of Mathematics".

Once this news comes out, "Mathematical Future" will definitely sell out again.

It will also help "Mathematical Future" to gain a firm foothold in the domestic and global mathematics community.

Of course, this decision was made with Wang Donglai's consent.

Regarding this academic news, mathematics professors at major universities in China don’t know what words to use to describe their feelings at this moment.

envy!

envy!

There are many emotions, both towards Wang Donglai and Tangdu Jiaotong University.

Sometimes, a breakthrough in a single subject area cannot be achieved by just relying on time or numbers of people.

Instead, we need to wait for an extraordinary genius to drive the development of this field on his own.

For example, there is Gauss in the field of mathematics, and there is Amy Noether, who is known as the "founder of abstract algebra."

Einstein, Newton...

There are many such geniuses, and it is their sudden emergence that has greatly promoted the development of science and technology such as mathematics and physics.

Many people may not have this feeling, that is because evaluating the achievements of the ancients from the perspective of later generations is divorced from reality.

Just like many people would fantasize about going back to the past, how powerful they would be and how they would reach the peak of their lives.

But in fact, this is a kind of dimensionality reduction attack using the advantage of being a prophet. If one is really capable, why can't he stand out among his peers?

It has only been two years since Wang Donglai proved the ABC conjecture.

Many professors have only just fully understood Wang Donglai's proof of the ABC conjecture, and through this proof, he has achieved some other academic breakthroughs.

This time cannot be considered slow, it’s just that Wang Donglai’s academic breakthroughs are too fast.

Hodge conjecture, exact distribution formula of Mersenne primes, Goldbach conjecture.

The proofs of these difficult mathematical problems made professors across the country and around the world who knew nothing about mathematics fall into ecstasy.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the past two years, every time Wang Donglai proved a difficult mathematical problem, a large number of mathematics professors made great progress in their research.

After all, many academic problems are related to each other, and a breakthrough in one can lead to the solution of other related academic problems.

This is when the importance of mathematics comes into play.

As the most basic discipline and the most important discipline in modern science, every breakthrough in it will lead to breakthroughs in many fields.

After Tangdu Jiaotong University issued the good news, "Mathematical Future" also started to warm up.

The release date of the second issue was set for three days later, without distinguishing between domestic and overseas.

……

When the news spread overseas.

Institute for Advanced Mathematics, Princeton.

In an office, Deligne was chatting with a gray-haired old man.

The old man's name is Camilo. He is not well-known in the outside world. Only people in the mathematics community know how powerful this old man is. Just by talking about Camilo's identity, you can know.

One of the editors-in-chief of "Inventiones Mathematicae".

He is co-editor with Benoit Bost of the University of Paris and controls Inventiones Mathematicae, a top journal in the field of mathematics.

At this moment, Camilo was communicating with Deligne.

"Deligne, I am very sorry for the death of Mr. Grothendieck. I know you are very sad about this, but this is not a reason to do this!"

Camilo said this to Deligne calmly.

Yes, Grothendieck died two days ago.

This also caused a stir in the academic community.

Deligne was a disciple of Grothendieck and had a deep relationship with him. When he heard what Camillo said, his eyes narrowed slightly and he said lightly: "Academics are free!"

Camilo smiled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm on his face, and said, "Academics are free. This freedom means that everyone can conduct academic research, rather than allowing them to pollute the academic environment with their academic garbage."

"Professor Camilo, I have to remind you, do you mean to say that Professor Wang Donglai's academic achievements are rubbish? If that's what you mean, then I hope Professor Camilo can provide evidence to prove it. If not, then please take back what you said."

Deligne's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he asked back without any politeness.

Camilo did not expect that Deligne would be so disrespectful to him and not care about his identity as the editor-in-chief of "Inventiones Mathematicae". His face immediately turned ugly.

"Deligne, don't forget that you and I are both Westerners, and Wang Donglai is an Easterner. We are the same people."

"Before, your close contact with him was not a problem, but now he is not ready to accept our academic leadership. He wants to start a new business and create a top journal in the field of mathematics in the East."

"This is absolutely unacceptable to us!"

"It will greatly affect our monopoly on academia and our right to lead, and will also deprive our scholars and professors of their voice in this field. This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Camilo said a lot, not hiding his fear and hatred of the East.

Deligne was not surprised at all. After hearing what Camilo said, he just asked softly, "Is this what Professor Camilo meant or what Princeton thought?"

With just one sentence, Camilo was stumped.

I wanted to explain, but when the words came to my lips, I swallowed them back.

Camilo is no fool. He knows the current public opinion environment. As long as what he just said spreads, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

In serious cases, he could even lose his position as editor-in-chief.

So after calming down, Camilo felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have said what he had just said.

The atmosphere became quiet.

Camilo hesitated for a long time before speaking: "Deligne, you and I are colleagues at Princeton. As the editor-in-chief of Inventiones Mathematicae, I have been quite nice to you and we have no grudges against each other."

"Today, I just want to tell you that if Wang Donglai insists on publishing his paper in Mathematical Future, it will only affect himself!"

Hearing what Camilo said, Deligne sneered and said, "Professor Camilo seems to think I'm a fool. It's Wang Donglai's freedom to establish a journal with his alma mater. It's also their freedom to publish his paper in Mathematical Futures!"

“As for whether they can become a top journal, it is something they need to work hard on themselves.”

"As one of the top international mathematics journals, Inventiones Mathematicae is actually afraid of a newly established journal. This is simply a joke!"

"I don't agree with your approach, both emotionally and logically. If you do this, it will only lead to a more closed academic world and slower development."

“The world is big enough to accommodate four top journals, so it can certainly accommodate a fifth, a sixth, or even a seventh!”

"If you insist on this idea, I think it is very likely that there will be one less name among the top journals in the future, and that is Inventiones Mathematicae."

"Professor Camilo, you are also a professor at Princeton. I hope you can show your real academic ability instead of trying to use your academic status and reputation to do things that are not in line with your status."

"You can question Wang Donglai's proof of thesis, or debate with him and refute him. All of these are possible. I can help you make connections if you are willing!"

Deligne did not give Camilo any face. After he finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.

As for Camilo at this moment, his face was already filled with anger.

"Deligne, you're going too far!"

Deligne was not afraid at all and said, "Well, then what does Professor Camilo want to do? Is he going to reject my submissions from now on, or is he going to join other journals to reject my submissions together, or is he going to deny my previous academic achievements?"

Camilo's face darkened, but he said nothing.

However, after Deligne left, Camilo became more and more angry, so he picked up the phone and made a call.

It turned out to be Zams, the editor-in-chief of the "Annals of Mathematics".

"We failed. Deligne is not willing to follow our arrangements!"

As soon as Camilo opened his mouth, he recounted what had just happened with exaggeration.

After listening to this, the editor-in-chief Zams on the other end of the phone also felt a little angry.

Annals of Mathematics is one of the top journals in mathematics, and is as famous as Inventiones Mathematicae.

Previously, Wang Donglai's papers were all published in Annals of Mathematics, which greatly improved the impact factor of Annals of Mathematics and made it the number one among the top journals in a very short period of time.

However, a few months ago, Wang Donglai proved the Goldbach conjecture and directly rejected the invitation from Annals of Mathematics to write an article. Instead, he published the paper in the Future of Mathematics.

During this period, Zams, as one of the editors-in-chief, tried various ways to make Wang Donglai change his mind, but all failed.

In the end, we could only watch as Wang Donglai’s paper proving the Goldbach conjecture was published in “The Future of Mathematics”.

This also aroused Zams' dissatisfaction, but facing a top academic genius like Wang Donglai, even if Zams was unhappy, he had to endure it.

As a result, when Zams heard that Wang Donglai had proved the hailstone conjecture and still published the paper in "Mathematical Future", he immediately became angry.

Under his persuasion, Camilo, one of the editors-in-chief of "Inventiones Mathematicae", also developed hatred towards Wang Donglai, and the scene just now happened.

"Even if Deligne doesn't want to, that won't affect our plan!"

"If that's the case, then we can just change the candidate."

"In the field of mathematics, we are the real kings. It is wishful thinking for a mere genius to change the academic situation over the past few decades."

“I will let him know that the power of top journals is beyond his imagination!”

Zamus's slightly sinister voice came out from the microphone.

Upon hearing this, Camilo nodded slightly to show his approval, and said, "It is simply wishful thinking for an Oriental to want to establish a top journal. This cannot be allowed!"

"It would be fine if he didn't say this goal, but he said it without any reservation, which is a mistake. And facing this kind of mistake, we must never give him the slightest chance!"

(End of this chapter)