Chapter 283 The fierce man who promotes the development of the discipline, the calculation of the top journal
“Good news! Professor Wang Donglai of our school once again proved the world’s mathematical problem-the hail conjecture!”
At the end of November, domestic After receiving a good news from Tangdu Jiaotong University, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Logically speaking, mathematics is a niche circle. Although it is very important, the number of people is not large because the talent requirements for researchers are too high.
This kind of news usually circulates within the circle, and at most it only sends out a few press releases to the outside world.
However, Wang Donglai was different.
From the beginning, he had a lot of attention and a good public impression.
From the top scorer in the national liberal arts college entrance examination to the youngest university professor, he has proven multiple difficult problems in the world of mathematics.
If it were just like this, it wouldn’t have received such great attention.
But Wang Donglai also has the identity of a billionaire and the ability of a [genius student].
Money + academics, young age and magical abilities given by the system naturally win the favor of many people.
Ever since, the news that Wang Donglai proved the hail conjecture was sent out from Jiaotong University in the capital of Tang Dynasty, which aroused huge discussion in the whole society.
Although many people don’t know what the hail conjecture is and what the significance of proving this mathematical problem is, it is enough just because Wang Donglai is the first Chinese scholar in the world to prove this mathematical problem. .
In just one hour.
On the official Weibo website of Tangdu Jiaotong University, there are more than 100,000 comments.
It has been forwarded over 10,000 times and cited by major media.
In a short period of time, it became a hot spot.
In addition to Weibo, this is also true on other media platforms.
After all, this is Wang Donglai’s second attempt to prove a difficult problem in world mathematics after proving Goldbach’s conjecture, which is of great significance.
Although the hail conjecture is not as famous as Goldbach's conjecture, Wang Donglai was able to prove the hail conjecture again a few months after proving Goldbach's conjecture.
This means that Wang Donglai’s academic research ability proves that Wang Donglai’s academic research ability is today’s first-class level.
"Professor Wang has done a great job, brought glory to the country, and is a role model for the younger generation!"
"Although I don't understand what the hail conjecture is, I have seen that over the past few decades, the whole country has become a model for learning!" Scholars and professors in the world have not proven it, but Professor Wang has proved this conjecture. This is enough!”
“Come on, Muyang dogs, come and see yours!” Mathematics problems that foreign adults have been unable to prove for decades have been proven one after another by Professor Wang, and Professor Wang has never studied abroad or received any foreign education. They are entirely domestic educational achievements!”
“Congratulations to Professor Wang for once again proving the world’s difficult mathematics problem. I hope Professor Wang can continue his efforts and enhance our country’s prestige!”
"..."
In this media, many people congratulated Wang Donglai for proving the hail conjecture this time, with a proud tone.
Occasionally there are some voices of doubt and slander, but they are almost always suppressed as soon as they appear.
Wang Donglai's paper proving the hail conjecture has been submitted to "Mathematical Futures" for review and approval. According to common sense, it should have waited for the journal to be released before it was published.
However, the relationship between "Mathematical Future" and Wang Donglai and Tangdu Jiaotong University naturally does not need to be like this.
After deliberation, it was decided that Tangdu Jiaotong University would announce the news directly.
This is not only to express the school's importance to Wang Donglai, but also to warm up "Mathematics for the Future".
As soon as this news comes out, "Mathematical Future" will inevitably sell out again.
It can also successfully help "Mathematical Future" gain a firm foothold in the domestic and global mathematics circles.
Of course, this decision was made with Wang Donglai’s consent.
Regarding this academic news, mathematics professors from major domestic universities do not know what words to use to describe their inner feelings at this moment.
Envy!
Jealous!
There are many emotions, both towards Wang Donglai and Tangdu Jiaotong University.
Sometimes, breakthroughs in a single subject area cannot be achieved by time or by large numbers of people.
Instead, we need to wait for an extraordinary genius to single-handedly drive the development of this field.
For example, Gauss in the field of mathematics, and Amy Noether, known as the "founder of abstract algebra."
Einstein, Newton...
There are not a few such geniuses. It is precisely because of their emergence that they greatly promoted the development of science and technology such as mathematics and physics.
Many people may not feel this way. That is because evaluating the achievements of the ancients from the perspective of future generations is divorced from the basis of reality.
Just like many people will imagine that if they go back to the past, they will be able to move the wind and rain and reach the peak of life.
But in fact, this is a dimensionality reduction attack that takes advantage of the prophet. If you are really capable, why can't you stand out among your contemporaries?
It has only been two years since Wang Dong came to prove ABC’s speculation.
Many professors have just understood Wang Donglai’s proof of ABC conjecture, and have made some other academic breakthroughs through this proof.
This time cannot be considered slow, it’s just that Wang Donglai’s academic breakthrough was too fast.
Hodge's conjecture, Mersenne's exact distribution formula of prime numbers, Goldbach's conjecture.
The proofs of these mathematical problems have sent professors across the country and around the world who don’t know mathematics into ecstasy.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the past two years, every time Wang Donglai proved a mathematical problem, a large number of mathematics professors made great progress in their research.
After all, many academic problems are related to each other. A breakthrough can lead to other academic problems related to it.
At this time, the importance of mathematics can be reflected.
As the most basic subject and the most important subject 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 time of the second issue is set for three days, without distinguishing between domestic and overseas.
……
When the news spread overseas.
Princeton, Institute for Advanced Mathematics.
In an office, Deligne was chatting with an old man with gray hair.
The old man's name is Camilo, and his reputation is not known to the outside world. Only people in the field of mathematics know how powerful this old man is. You can tell just by talking about Camilo's identity.
One of the chief editors of "InventionesMathematicae".
Together with Benoit Bost of the University of Paris, he is the editor-in-chief of Inventiones Mathematicae, a top journal in the field of mathematics.
At this moment, Camilo is communicating with Deligne.
"Deligne, I am very sorry for the death of senior Grothendieck. I also know that you are very sad about this, but this is not the reason for doing this!"
< br>Camilo looked calm and said this to Deligne calmly.
Yes, Grothendieck died two days ago.
This also caused a stir in the academic world.
As a disciple of Grothendieck, Deligne has deep feelings. When he heard Camilo say this, his eyes narrowed slightly and he said lightly: "Academics are free!"
< br> Camilo smiled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his expression, and said: "Academics are free. This freedom means that everyone can conduct academic research, instead of allowing them to pollute the academic environment with their academic garbage. "
"Professor Camilo, I have to remind you, do you mean that Professor Wang Donglai's academic achievements are rubbish? Professor Luo can provide evidence to prove it. If not, then please ask Professor Camilo to take back this sentence."
Deligne's eyes suddenly became sharp and he asked questions without any politeness.
Camilo did not expect that Deligne would be so disrespectful to him, not caring about his identity as the editor-in-chief of "Inventiones Mathematicae", and his face immediately became ugly.
"Deligne, don't forget, you and I are both Westerners, Wang Donglai is an Easterner, and we are our own people."
"Before, you dated him Over-density is not a problem, but he is no longer ready to accept our academic leadership. He wants to start over and create a field of mathematics in the East. "This is absolutely unacceptable to us!"
"It will greatly affect our academic monopoly and leadership. It is to lose the right of our scholars and professors to speak in this field, which is absolutely unacceptable.”
Camilo talked a lot, not shying away from his fear and hatred of the East.
Deligne was not surprised at all. After hearing what Camilo said, he only asked softly, "Is this what Professor Camilo meant or Princeton's idea?"
With one sentence, Camilo was immediately stopped.
I wanted to explain a few words, but when the words reached my lips, I swallowed them.
Camilo is not stupid. He knows the current public opinion environment. As long as what he just said spreads out, it will definitely cause an uproar.
If it's serious, it could even cause him to lose his position as editor-in-chief.
So after calming down, Camilo regretted a little and shouldn't have said what he just said.
The atmosphere became quiet.
Camilo hesitated again and again before speaking out: "Deligne, you and I are both colleagues at Princeton. As the editor-in-chief of "Inventiones Mathematicae", I treat you pretty well and there is nothing wrong with you."< br>
"Today, I just want to tell you that if Wang Donglai insists on publishing his paper in "Mathematical Futures", it will only affect himself!"
Hearing what Camilo said, Deligne sneered and said: "Professor Camilo seems to think that I am a fool. Wang Donglai and his alma mater founded journals. It is their freedom. He regards himself as a fool." It is their own freedom to publish their papers in "Mathematical Futures"! "
"As for whether they can become a top journal, this is something they need to work hard on."
" And "InventionesMat" "Hematicae" is one of the top journals in the field of international mathematics. It is a joke to be afraid of a newly established journal! Doing so will only lead to academic stagnation and slower development.”
“The world is big and can accommodate four top journals, and naturally it can also accommodate the fifth and sixth. , even the seventh one!”
"If you keep insisting on this idea, then I think it is very likely that one name will be missing from the top journals in the future, and that is "Inventiones Mathematicae"."
"Professor Camilo, you too Princeton professor, I hope you can show your true academic skills instead of relying on your own studies. "You can question Wang Donglai's proof thesis, debate with him, and refute him. These are all okay, I can." Let me help you, if you are willing!"
Deligne did not give Camilo face. After saying this, he stood up and prepared to leave.
As for Camilo at this moment, he already had an angry look on his face.
"Deligne, you have gone too far!"
Deligne was not afraid at all and said: "Oh, so what does Professor Camilo want to do? Are you going to reject my submission from now on, or are you going to Are you joining forces with other journals to reject my submission, or are you planning to deny my past academic achievements?"
Camilo's face darkened, but he remained silent.
However, after Deligne left, Camilo became more and more angry, so he picked up the phone and made a call.
Surprisingly, it was Zams, the editor-in-chief of "Mathematical Yearbook".
"Failed, Deligne is not willing to obey our arrangements!"
Camilo opened his mouth and told what happened just now with more exaggeration.
The editor-in-chief Zams on the other end of the phone also felt a little angry after hearing this.
As one of the top journals in mathematics, "Annals of Mathematics" is as famous as "Inventiones Mathematicae".
Previously, Wang Donglai's papers were published in "Annals of Mathematics", which greatly improved the impact factor of "Annals of Mathematics" and made it the first among the top journals in a very short period of time. .
However, a few months ago, Wang Donglai proved Goldbach's conjecture, directly rejected the invitation to publish a paper in "Annals of Mathematics", and instead put this paper in "The Future of Mathematics".
During this period, Zams, as one of the chief editors, tried various ways to get Wang Donglai to change his mind, but all failed.
In the end, I can only watch Wang Donglai's paper proving Goldbach's conjecture be published in "Mathematical Futures".
This also aroused Zamus’ dissatisfaction, but facing a top academic genius like Wang Donglai, Zamus could only endure it even if he felt unhappy.
As a result, now that I heard that Wang Donglai proved the hail conjecture and still published the paper in "Mathematical Futures", Zams was immediately angry.
Under his persuasion, Camilo, one of the chief editors of "Inventiones Mathematicae", also developed a hatred for Wang Donglai, which led to the scene just now.
“If Deligne is not willing, it will not affect our plan!”
“In this case, then we will just choose another person.”
“ In the field of mathematics, we are the real kings. It is simply wishful thinking for a mere genius to change the academic situation for decades."
"I will let him know that the power of top journals is his. Unimaginable! ”
Zamus' slightly sinister voice came from the microphone.
Hearing this, Camilo nodded slightly to express his approval and said: "It is simply wishful thinking for an Easterner to want to start a top journal. This is absolutely unacceptable!"< br>
“It would be fine if he didn’t say this goal, but he said it unabashedly. This is a mistake. And in the face of this kind of mistake, we must not give him the slightest chance!”
(End of this chapter)