Chapter 175 You have your rules, I have my choice
"Congratulations, this time in front of so many people, you have once again proved your academic strength."
De Ligne looked at Wang Donglai with a kind expression and congratulated him.
When the closing ceremony was about to begin, Deligne found Wang Donglai and took Wang Donglai out.
In Deligne's words, the closing ceremony was meaningless at all, it was simply a waste of time.
For this reason, Deligne took the initiative to find Wang Donglai, and the two attended the closing ceremony together.
If anyone else saw the look on Deligne's face now, they would definitely be shocked.
Because Deligne is not like this at all on weekdays. He is not moody or irritable, but has a heavy sense of oppression, making everyone who comes close to him feel a sense of oppression. oppression.
This is mainly because Deligne's academic achievements are so high that many people are in a state of awe.
Over time, it became like this.
"Compared to your research work on the Weil conjecture, my achievements are nothing."
In front of Deligne, Wang Donglai still behaved calmly, and did not give birth to any anger like others. Awe and other intimidating emotions.
Wang Donglai's performance made Deligne even more satisfied.
“No, it’s not the same.”
“Your academic talent has been demonstrated. If we were the same age, it would be hard for me to say that I could surpass you, but what I have now My academic status is only based on being born earlier than you. I believe that if it were you, Weil’s conjecture would not be difficult for you.”
Deligne shook his head with a smile, denied Wang Donglai's statement, and said calmly that his advantage was just that he was born earlier than Wang Donglai.
“Language can deceive, but mathematics cannot. Professor, your attainments in this area are recognized all over the world, and I am still just a newcomer without any awards.”
< br>After joking to himself, Wang Donglai prepared to change the topic.
However, Deligne showed a proud smile when he heard Wang Donglai's words.
“You should know that with your achievements it is impossible not to be without awards, but this year’s Abel Prize was won by me, the Fields Medal will not be awarded until tomorrow at the Global Mathematics Conference, and the Wolf Prize Time has passed, and at that time, you had not proven Hodge’s guess.”
"But, I promise you, next year will be a good harvest year for you."
Deligne didn't say much, but after finishing this sentence, he said no more.
Wang Donglai is also a smart man. How could he not understand what Deligne said when he heard it.
With Deligne's academic status, some troubles would not be hidden from him at all, but he didn't pay much attention to it in the past.
Now, since Wang Donglai has said this, there must be some definite news.
The Fields Medal is an award awarded at the International Mathematical Congress of the International Mathematical Union. It is awarded once every four years to young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions. A maximum of four people can win each time. The winner must be younger than 40 years old. It can be called The Nobel Prize of mathematics.
The Wolf Prize, founded in 1976 and started to be awarded in 1978, mainly rewards people who have made outstanding contributions to promoting human science and art civilization. It is selected once a year and awards awards in agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, medicine and People who have achieved outstanding results in one of the four major projects of architecture, music, painting, and sculpture in the field of physics or art. Among them, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics has the greatest influence, has the nature of lifelong achievement, and is one of the highest achievement awards in the world.
The Abel Prize is an international award that rewards outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics. Although it only appeared in 2002 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abel’s birth, it still does not affect it from becoming one of the highest honors in mathematics. .
In addition, there is the Shaw Prize in Mathematics, known as the Nobel Prize of the East.
The four awards established by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) are the Fields Medal, the Rolf Nevalinner Prize, the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for Applications in Mathematics, and the Chen Shengshen Prize.
There are five awards established by the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), the ICIAM Coraz Award, the ICIAM Lagrange Award, the ICIAM Maxwell Award, the ICIAM Innovation Award, and the ICIAM Su Buqing Award.
These awards can be said to be relatively well-known awards in the world.
In addition to these awards, there are some other awards that also have great reputation.
"By the way, there is one thing that I need to ask for your opinion on."
With that said, Deligne mentioned another thing.
"Professor Deligne, please tell me." Wang Donglai responded calmly.
“Actually, I originally thought about letting you come to Princeton for further study, but your growth rate is far beyond my imagination. First the ABC conjecture, and then Hodge’s conjecture, if I let you come to study again, It’s no longer appropriate.”
"Now I have thoroughly demonstrated my strength at the academic report meeting."
"So, are you willing to accept an honorary doctorate from Princeton University?"
Deligne is very happy Directly, he expressed his thoughts directly.
"The rules of the game here may be different from those in your country. If you accept this honorary doctorate, then I believe you at least don't have to worry about your skin color causing you trouble when it comes to winning the award."
This The words were a bit cryptic, but Wang Donglai still understood.
The rules of the game in the West are like this.
If you are not one of your own, you will set up various levels.
If you are one of your own, it will become extremely simple.
According to Deligne's suggestion, he was only on the same starting line as the Westerners, not ahead.
"Heh..."
Smiling softly, Wang Donglai looked at Deligne with gratitude and expressed his gratitude aloud.
"Professor Deligne, thank you very much for your love. Princeton is a holy place for academics and you are also a good elder. I am very grateful."
"It's just an honorary doctorate, please forgive me. Sorry.”
In fact, Wang Donglai was a little surprised now.
The number of times he and Deligne had met could be counted on one hand. As a result, Deligne's favorable impression made him a little uncomfortable.
It doesn’t look like someone whose basic favorability is only ten points.
"Can you tell me why? You should know these rules, and you should also know the honors I have, and my title. Just academics cannot do this."
Deligne was not angry and still asked Wang Donglai calmly. "It's not that I don't understand these rules, it's that I don't want to abide by these rules. These are Western rules. As an Easterner, I will be discriminated against no matter what. Instead of doing this, it is better not to have delusions from the beginning. The West has the West. The rules of the East must also be the rules of the East.”
"The weak follow the rules, and the strong make the rules!"
Wang Donglai's last words were sonorous and powerful, and his eyes were fixed on Deligne with an extremely serious expression.
As if he saw the iron-clad determination in Wang Donglai's eyes, Deligne laughed softly.
“So, are you ready to refuse the Fields Medal, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics and other awards? Some of these awards have lasted for decades. The reputation and fame accumulated over time still take time. Go catch up, are you going to spend the rest of your life doing this? ”
After Deligne finished speaking, he waited for Wang Donglai's answer.
"No, I believe Professor Deligne will see this day."
After saying this, after thinking about it, Wang Donglai added another sentence and said: "Time , It won’t be long!”
Deligne took a deep look at Wang Donglai, trying to see whether he was really confident or just talking nonsense.
After just watching for a while, Deligne chose to give up.
"Well, I also hope to see this scene, and I hope you won't keep me waiting too long."
Touching his bald head, Deligne changed the topic again and started talking : "Are you planning to submit the paper that proves Zhou's conjecture to the "Annual Review of Mathematics"?"
Hearing this, Wang Donglai understood instantly.
Professor Deligne wants to personally review his thesis in order to speed up the approval time of his thesis.
A top-notch paper does not just need to be written. It must pass the review of the review editor, plus the identification of the editorial board, and finally the evaluation of the academic community.
The first step of publishing requires the professional ability of the review editor.
But this job is free and takes up free time. If it weren’t for quick access to the world’s top cutting-edge technologies, I’m afraid no one would be willing to stick with it.
The news that Wang Donglai proved Zhou's guess has spread. Although it is unlikely that someone will have a wrong idea, there is no guarantee that there will be such a fool.
So, Professor Deligne asked this question.
With his academic ability and reputation, he can definitely help Wang Donglai get this paper published quickly.
"Thank you, Professor Deligne." Wang Donglai thanked him sincerely.
“You don’t need to thank me. If your paper is terrible, I won’t let you pass it. I only appreciate valuable academic papers, and you just didn’t let me down.”
< br>Deligne smiled, then quickly retracted his smile and regained his composure.
"By the way, if you have any ideas, you can go see my teacher. I believe he will be happy to communicate with a genius like you!"
Hearing Deligne With these words, Wang Donglai's eyes suddenly lit up.
Alexander Grothendieck.
Just by talking about one of his achievements, you can know how powerful he is.
The founder of modern algebraic geometry.
With this simple sentence, those who know the industry can know his power and greatness.
And he is also known as the greatest mathematician of the 20th century.
If you open any modern algebraic geometry textbook or monograph, you will frequently see terms such as Groth.topology, Groth.cohomology, Groth.ring, etc. These are all achievements of Grothendieck.
The great changes brought about by the broad and profound theoretical system of modern algebraic geometry he founded can be felt in almost all core branches of mathematics.
If it weren’t for the fact that he became reclusive in the later period, he was unwilling to accept interruptions and interviews from the outside world, nor was he willing to accept various awards.
I'm afraid he has already become the holder of the most awards.
“I really respect Senior Grothendieck, and I hope to have the opportunity to meet him.”
Wang Donglai responded seriously, even thinking about his itinerary in his mind.
If possible, go directly to meet this contemporary super figure in mathematics.
Because he knows that this super boss in the world of mathematics does not have long left.
Hearing the sincerity in Wang Donglai's tone, Deligne became even warmer.
"Okay, after saying so much, I'm afraid you are a little impatient. After all, it's more fun to chat with a bad old man like me than to chat with young girls, so I won't delay. You went to the party, I wish you a pleasant experience.”
"As for the position of my teacher, I will send it to you by email then, just pay attention."
After saying this, Deligne said goodbye to Wang Donglai.
Wang Donglai was a little surprised to see Deligne leaving. He also did not expect Deligne to say such words.
It is true that the contrast is too great.
However, Wang Donglai did not refute Deligne's words.
Originally, he only wanted to attend the closing ceremony to see it, but since he was stopped by Deligne, he gave up the idea.
As for the party, there is no need to go.
Now, he has a more important thing to do.
The temporary task has been completed and you can go to the lottery.
Technology that is no more than a hundred years old really makes him feel itchy.
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