I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student

The Chern Mathematics Prize is awarded every two years and is awarded to young Chinese scholars who have made major mathematics research results in the past two years. There are two awards in each session.

Candidates for Chern Mathematics Award are selected by recommendation, and two peer experts can jointly recommend candidates.

Lu Guozhen sat down in a chair in Sun Erxiong's office, flipped through the Journal of the American Mathematical Society, and studied Shen Qi and Ou Ye's proof of the Walsh Conjecture in detail.

"Wash's conjecture is a second-line conjecture, which cannot be compared with Ge Guai and Li Guai, but the proof of this conjecture has solved important practical problems for the study of Diophantine equation and number theory." Lu Guozhen made an objective evaluation.

Sun Erxiong nodded and handed Lao Lu a cigarette. He seldom reached an agreement with Lao Lu on academic points of view: "Conjectures that have been proved to be valid are only useful, and theories that can guide practical applications are good theories. Contemporary. The academic world is very realistic. Regardless of black cats or white cats, those who can catch mice are good cats. But true dragons are flying in the clouds, and mortals can look up but dare not approach, nor can they approach."

"What you mean is that the real dragon is not grounded, vain." Lao Lu lit a cigarette and said: "This proof of Walsh's conjecture belongs to the series of black cats and white cats catching mice. It is grounded and practical. I agree with Lao Sun, you jointly recommend Shen Qi and Ou Ye as candidates for the Chern Mathematics Prize."

"There are a few young Chinese mathematics workers who have made important research results in the past two years. Let's report the names of Shen Qi and Ou Ye first. It shouldn't be too late. It seems that November 30 is the deadline for recommendation." Old Lu will JAMS returned to Sun Erxiong, saying: “However, among the young Chinese mathematicians in the last two years, there is only one paper published in the four major mathematics journals, which is the proof of this Walsh conjecture by Shen Qi and Ou Ye. Papers in the four major journals can at least serve as associate professors in our Yanda Mathematics Institute."

The specific work of recommending candidates is handled by Sun Erxiong. Of course, he has to inform the candidates himself, in case the candidate is unwilling to participate in the selection of the Chern Mathematics Award, it is not funny that he refuses to accept the award in the end.

Sun Erxiong made a phone call to the United States. Although Ou Ye was only 5 meters away from him, Sun Erxiong first contacted Shen Qi. He knew that Ou Ye would definitely listen to Shen Qi.

"Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award candidate? Professor Sun, you are really my mentor! Great grace, I will ask Professor Sun to have a good meal after returning to China." Shen Qi was touched when he heard the news, and you really gave me a helping hand.

"Thank you for the award. Don't be happy too early. It's too expensive for international long distance calls."

After finishing the conversation with Shen Qi, Sun Erxiong came to the office next door and said to Ou Ye: "I will tell you formally, Ou Ye, you will be recommended to the list of candidates for this year's Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award together with Shen Qi. What to prepare, just wait. Shen Qi has agreed to participate in the selection."

"Thank you Professor Sun." Ou Ye expressed his gratitude.

This office was formerly called the SOS office, and it was a dedicated office where Sun Erxiong, Shen Qi, and Ou Ye worked together.

The current office has been renamed the SOZ office, which is a dedicated office where Sun Erxiong, Ou Ye, and Zhou Yuan are working together on projects.

Sun Erxiong has more than one project at hand. After Shen Qi goes abroad, Zhou Yuan will fill the seat.

Zhou Yuan and Ou Ye are in their junior year, and their main direction of attack has been clear. Zhou Yu'an focuses on differential geometry, and Ou Ye focuses on number theory.

Differential geometry uses the theory of mathematical analysis to study the properties of curves and surfaces in its one-point neighborhood. It intersects with topology, variational sciences, and Lie group theory. It is extracted from algebraic geometry and refined to study small areas. Curves and surfaces on the top.

Algebraic geometry + number theory is the core of the Langlands Program. The powerful combination of these two branches is considered to be possible to complete the grand unification of mathematics.

Algebraic geometry and number theory cover a wide range, and these two branches can be subdivided into many small subdivision research directions.

The intersection of differential geometry and analytic number theory is the function of complex variable. Sun Erxiong fully integrated the professional expertise of Zhou Yuan and Ou Ye and arranged for Zhou and Ou to jointly study a complex variable function, the SOZ project.

"It's nice to have a boyfriend like a god." Zhou Yuan holds a copy of "Journal of the American Mathematical Society", and he admires Ou Ye very much.

Shen Qi can publish papers in the four major international mathematics journals, Zhou Yuan does not think it is very strange, sooner or later.

The name of the author of the paper proved by Walsh's conjecture also contained Ou Ye, which made Zhou Yuan feel pressured.

Shen forced Wang to be far away in the United States. This forced Wang was too far away from Zhou Yu'an both in distance and academic terms, and Ou Ye was by Zhou Yu'an.

"This prize should belong to him. I'm just playing soy sauce." Ou Ye expressed happiness. She was only in her junior year and published papers in the four major journals. This is a legend. Her boyfriend is a graduate student in Princeton's mathematics department anyway.

"It's nice to have a boyfriend who is like a god..." Zhou Yu'an repeated these words repeatedly, and she was shocked.

"Writing a paper, Zhou Yuan, now I can only rely on the two of us." Ou Ye was so happy and in a beautiful mood, she sent her boyfriend a wacky expression on WeChat.

"But I don't have a boyfriend like a god..." Zhou Yuan was still repeating.

"Problem." Ou Ye ignored Zhou Yu'an, and she concentrated on writing the part of the paper she was responsible for.

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Princeton, United States.

Even in Princeton, being able to publish papers in the four major international mathematics journals is a matter of great concern.

Take the "Journal of the American Mathematical Society" published by Shen Qi as an example. This journal publishes a quarterly issue. Usually, the next journal publishes about 10 papers and about 40 papers a year. People come from all over the world, and the acceptance rate of papers does not exceed 1%.

All four issues of the Journal of the American Mathematical Society have been published this year, with a total of 39 papers published, 18 of which came from American universities or scientific research institutions.

Of the 18 papers from American universities or research institutions, 5 of them came from Princeton University and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.

The world is not the only academic institution in the United States that studies mathematics, and Princeton is not the only small city in the United States that studies mathematics. New York, Boston, Los Angeles and other big cities also have mathematics leaders.

New York University, Columbia University, MIT, Harvard, and other prestigious schools are equally strong in mathematics. In cities such as Berkeley and New Haven, there are also UC Berkeley, Yale University and other prestigious schools that are involved in the mathematics competition.

In particular, the Berkeley branch has been violent in recent years. The National Institute of Mathematics in Berkeley has been operating in full swing. Berkeley has become the "mathematics capital" on the west coast of the United States, trying to fight Princeton on the east coast.

Princeton University and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study are two institutions. The Princeton Institute for Advanced Study alone undertakes scientific research tasks and is not affiliated with Princeton University. Of course, the Institute of Advanced Studies and General University have inextricably linked historical origins. You can think of them as a pair of sisters. You are in me and you are in me.

Take a look at the 5 JAMS papers from the University and the Institute of Advanced Studies this year. 4 of them are authored by long-established mathematics experts or young backbones who are currently in the limelight.

Only Shen Qi is a graduate student who has just entered the school for three months.

"Gentlemen, we didn't do a great job this year. We published 12 papers in the four major journals, including two from the Institute of Advanced Studies, which happens to be the same as the number of Berkeley." Director Charles Fefferman seemed to agree. Not satisfied with this year's academic results, he is the head of the Princeton Department of Mathematics.

This year, Princeton University published a total of 12 papers in the four major journals, and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study published 2 papers. The Princeton Institute for Advanced Study does not produce many papers, and the big cows there no longer need to brush papers to improve their reputation. They publish articles mainly on the mood.

This is a spacious room, located inside Luther Hall, where the leaders of the Princeton Department of Mathematics met.

The fire in the fireplace is burning vigorously. The retro decoration style makes people mistakenly think that they have returned to medieval Europe. The exquisite teapots and coffee pots with beautiful carved patterns are just like Princeton's style, not seeking big but complete, but small but refined.

"Who said no? I went to Berkeley many times, more times than I returned to Israel." Professor Elon-Linden Strauss said, "Know that Berkeley is most famous not for mathematics, but for girls. "

Ha ha ha.

A group of gentlemen in the room smiled knowingly, and the atmosphere eased.

There are a total of 10 Fields Medal winners sitting in this room. Director Fefferman and Professor Linden Strauss who have just spoken have all won the Philippine Prize~www.readwn.com~ The remaining 20 people have not He has won the Philippine Prize, but each has the same famous mathematics awards as the Wolf Prize, Abel Prize, Crawford Prize, Ramanu Gold Medal and so on.

If lawbreakers attacked this room at this time, causing the gangsters inside to be wiped out, the mathematics community might go back more than ten years and return to the 20th century overnight.

Shen Qi, who won the International Olympiad Gold Medal Award, did not dare to speak, and he did not know why he was called to attend the monthly meeting of the mathematics majors. It is said to be the meaning of Fefferman, the head of the mathematics department.

What Shen Qi can do is to pour coffee and pour coffee for Professor Witten next to him.

In this room, IMO gold medal winners are more precious than Philippine award winners, and things are precious.

Professor Witten made a thank-you gesture and cast an encouraging look at Shen Qi.

"The only surprise this year came from a graduate student who published a paper on JAMS. It is not easy to do." Director Feaverman looked at Shen Qi and said, "No matter what, Walsh guessed it. Proof is a meaningful thing, Shen Qi, talk about your point of view, about the Walsh conjecture."

"Oh?" Shen Qi was a little surprised. I'm just a little Mengxin who is listening. Why are you calling my name?

"In Princeton, publications in the journals are not considered official publications. Those of us who pass it will be considered." Professor Witten told Shen Qi about Princeton's internal rules.

So, there is still this rule? Why don't you people go to heaven?

Shen Qi cleared his throat, adjusted his mentality and prepared to speak.

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