Chapter 185 Super luxurious review lineup
It was probably around 5 pm Beijing time when the old man published the paper on arXiv. This time is approximately 11 a.m. French daylight saving time.
Louis Martin approved this paper in the arXiv backend at approximately 11:40 a.m. French time. It's 5:40 a.m. Eastern Time.
Yes, Lot Dugan is still sleeping at this time. April in Princeton is in spring, and this early morning is the time to sleep most soundly.
The rapid ringing of the phone woke Lot Dugan from his sleep. In fact, he was not the only one who woke up, his wife kicked him angrily...
"Damn it, Professor Dugan, can't you just keep that damn phone quiet while you sleep?"
Lot Dugan, whose brain was forcibly awakened, angrily picked up the phone on the bedside table.
Yes, he was obviously also a victim of being woken up. Not only could he not complain, but he also had to be kicked. Who the hell could he ask to reason with this?
I wanted to curse, but I picked up the phone and looked at the number. It turned out to be Pierre Delini calling, and I immediately stopped thinking about cursing. There is no way, this person is more powerful and not easy to scold.
The most important thing is that Lot Dugan knows Pierre very well. If there is nothing special, he will never call him at this time!
So Lot Dugan quickly got up from the bed, threw on a coat, and walked out of the bedroom with his cell phone before answering the call.
There is no way, Lot Dugan knows his wife better. If he dared to answer the phone beside the bed, that woman might actually kick him under the bed.
No, not maybe but definitely.
"Pierre, you'd better be really important..."
Before Lot Dugan could finish his words, he heard Pierre Delini's voice rushing into his brain.
"Qiao Yu claims to have solved the Riemann hypothesis, and the paper has been published on arXiv."
Well, one sentence made Lot Dugan forget what he wanted to complain about just now.
He murmured: "Solved it? Just solved it? Posted it directly on arXiv? So sharp?"
"Yes, using his method. I just briefly studied the paper review and the final citations! Damn it, but I haven't finished reading the paper he published in JAMS.
It is about the geometric mapping of the Riemann Hypothesis in the generalized modal space. It is foreseeable that many parts of the proof process should refer to the conclusion of that article. There's no way to know for sure if it's correct until you read that paper! ”
Lot Dugan's brows knitted together when he heard this.
Damn JAMS, Qiao Yu's paper should be published in its own "Annals of Mathematics"!
What grade is JAMS? Qiao Yu is confused!
"Understood, I will contact Qiao Yu right now. This paper should be submitted to our Annual Journal of Mathematics! JAMS is not qualified to publish this paper! But do you think Qiao Yu is right?"
Lot Dugan asked.
"I don't know. As I just said, I have to read the last paper before I can give an opinion. But one thing I am sure of is that so far, he has not missed it."
Yes, I haven’t missed it yet!
This sentence made Lot Dugan feel dazed for a moment.
As a teenager, he is exposed to the most cutting-edge topics. The most commendable thing is that no one has found any mistakes until now.
This is the most outrageous thing.
You must know that many papers written by long-established scholars can be found with a lot of minor flaws. This is almost inevitable.
Some mistakes are overconfidence, and some mistakes are inevitable misunderstandings in thinking. For example, it is very common to use an equation that has never appeared in the paper.
But Qiao Yu was different.
Every paper he submits is of extremely high quality. Many senior reviewers use a magnifying glass to look for errors, but cannot find them.
And apparently this word is not used much in the paper. I prefer to use it when giving lectures.
This kind of powerful dominance is terrifying!
Damn it, why doesn't this kid come to Princeton?
Thinking of this, Lot Dugan suddenly said: "If he is proved to be right in the end, this year's Fields Medal?"
"There is no dispute!" Pierre Delini's tone sounded firm.
"He is only seventeen years old."
Lot Dugan sighed with emotion: "If it really succeeds, I believe no one will be able to challenge the title of the youngest Fields Medal winner in the future."
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I just want to inform you of this news. I have to read the paper first. I will probably not be able to sleep today."
Lot Dugan said nothing more.
After hanging up the phone, he didn't bother to care about the time difference. He directly found Qiao Yu's number from the phone's address book and dialed it.
I no longer care about using other phones to save on international long distance charges. For a paper that proves the Riemann Hypothesis, and it is very likely to be correct, the impact factor of whose journal should be increased by at least 1 point if it is published.
In particular, this paper must not be published in JAMS. After all, there is already a preliminary paper in JAMS...
If this paper is also published in JAMS, there is no doubt that JAMS will become the journal with the highest impact factor among the top mathematics journals in recent years.
However, he seemed to be a little late, because when he dialed, Qiao Yu's phone was busy.
Well, that's understandable. If he announced that he had proved the Riemann Hypothesis, the phone would definitely be buzzing now.
But Lot Dugan still felt quite nervous. What if David Carter called Qiao Yu first, or several other editors called Qiao Yu first and asked Qiao Yu to agree to them...
Just now, Lot Dugan wanted to scold the person who called and disturbed his dream, but now Lot Dugan just hated Pierre Delini for calling him too late, why not earlier.
Of course, now he could only call over and over again. Fortunately, two minutes later, just when he was considering whether to call Tian Yanzhen directly, the call was finally connected.
"Hello, Professor Dugan."
Qiao Yu's clear voice was like the sound of nature in his ears.
"Ha, Qiao Yu, congratulations, I noticed that you announced on arXiv that you proved the Riemann Hypothesis!"
"Yes, Professor Dugan. But instead of announcing, as I just told others, I'm pretty sure I'm right! My proof was flawless."
"Uh..." That confident tone and wording almost frightened Lot Dugan.
The main reason is that the great mathematicians he usually interacts with, no matter how proud they are, will be a little humble when it comes to this kind of issue.
Of course, Lot Dugan didn't mean to say that Qiao Yu was not humble enough. In fact, compared to the introverted Chinese, Westerners don't like modesty even more, but Qiao Yu's words are too Western...
"Okay, then where are you going to submit your manuscript? I suggest you submit it to our Annual Journal of Mathematics. You know, I can help you find the most professional and efficient reviewers!
In addition, not only will I personally help you keep an eye on the progress of the reviewers, but as long as your paper passes their review, the Annual Journal of Mathematics will publish a special issue for your paper!
Yes, a special issue! It will be published immediately after all processes are completed, and for now it is likely that only this paper will be included! You should know that this is also an extremely rare event in the history of mathematical journals. ”
Lot Dugan said in one breath.
Of course, these words are not lying. The Annals of Mathematics has indeed published special issues in its history to commemorate some mathematical milestones.
For example, Perelman proved the Poincaré conjecture.
Although Perelman's work was not directly published in the Annals of Mathematics, many papers surrounding the geometrization conjecture he proved were published in the special issue of that year.
In short, the Annual Journal of Mathematics will focus on reporting some major mathematical events in a larger space.
However, it is rare for an entire special issue to contain only one paper. At least not in Lot Dugan's memory. But there is no doubt that the Riemann Hypothesis deserves this treatment.
"Huh? What you said is pretty much the same, haha! But Professor Dugan, I just rejected two editors. Guess why?"
"Huh? Well, I can't guess, but I believe that with the relationship between us, you will definitely be published in the Annual Journal of Mathematics."
"Haha, you guessed it right, Professor Dugan. I told them it was too late because I had already submitted it to the Annual Journal of Mathematics. Didn't you check the backend submission system first?
In fact, I am not so anxious, but my tutor and Mr. Yuan are very anxious. In addition, I have written down all the conditions you promised me just now! If you can't do it, I won't vote for you next time. ”
These words made Lot Dugan feel as comfortable as eating ginseng fruit. Really, his whole person became enlightened instantly.
"Believe me, Qiao Yu, this is definitely the most correct choice. Wait until work time... No, I will call the professors at the Institute for Advanced Study now. Don't worry, I will definitely urge them to review it as quickly as possible and give it to them. Of course, please ensure smooth communication during this period, because I believe they will have many questions.”
Lot Dugan said proudly.
Now he feels that he is one of the greatest editors in the history of the Annals of Mathematics.
Look, it's no use even if people come to you. The most promising rising star in mathematics in the world took the initiative to submit to him the greatest paper of this century so far. This recognition is extremely high!
"Okay, Professor Dugan, I promised my tutor that I would check my email every day. Of course you can call me, but you must pay attention to the time difference. Well, speaking of time difference, it should be very early over there now, right?"
"No, no, no, it's almost six o'clock in the morning, so it's not too early. Well, I'll go find a reviewer for you first!"
"Okay, bye, Professor Dugan."
"Goodbye!"
……
After hanging up the phone, Lot Dugan immediately walked into the study with his clothes on, turned on the computer, entered the system background, and found Qiao Yu's paper quickly.
After browsing it for a while, Lot Dugan called Pierre Delini again.
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Isn't this what this guy wanted to express when he called him just now?
Now he has the honor of being one of the reviewers.
Well, Lot Dugan certainly knew that even if Qiao Yu applied to other journals, he would most likely find Pierre Delini as one of the reviewers, but how could he be as comfortable as reviewing for his own journal?
Soon the person on the other side answered the phone: "You called back so quickly, it seems like it was unsuccessful?"
"Haha, Pierre, you guessed wrong! You should open your email now and see that I have sent you a review invitation. Congratulations. If you finally decide that Qiao Yu is right...
Yes, if he is right, you become one of the reviewers of the greatest paper of the twenty-first century so far. Although there is no reward! ”
"This sounds like a pretty good achievement. But you have to be mentally prepared. As I said before, you need to read the prerequisite paper before reviewing this paper.
So it can't be that fast in terms of time. I hope you didn't make some unrealistic promises to Qiao Yu. By the way, how many reviewers do you plan to find for this paper? ”
After Lot Dugan thought for a moment, he said: "Eight, do you think it's enough?"
"Ten to twelve! I think it is necessary to do double verification in many proof links!"
"Then twelve! Damn it! It seems I still need to find a lot more people! What do you recommend?"
This is definitely a happy worry.
If it is an ordinary paper, of course it does not need so many reviewers, but after all, this is a paper that proves the Riemann Hypothesis. It has far-reaching influence, and top experts in many fields must independently confirm its correctness before it can convince the public.
"Enoch Ivich, Henryk Iwanik, Terrence Tao, Elliot Lieberman, Nick Katz, Andrew Wiles, Mikhail Gromov , James Maynard, Peter Schulz..."
When Lot Dugan's brain was not particularly clear, Pierre Delini announced more than ten names in one breath.
All are top mathematicians who have done relevant research, and most of them have done research related to the Riemann Hypothesis. Covers many directions such as number theory, complex analysis and zero-point distribution, geometry and spectral theory, random matrix topology, etc...
Most of them have already won all the mathematics awards they can win. And of course the Fields Medal.
"Okay, I've written it all down. I'll start sending emails right away! Well, there are some people I don't know very well. Can you make a call for me? Mainly because this time is not suitable."
"Don't be so anxious, Lot! I believe they will all be willing to be reviewers. Just send out the invitation first."
"Okay, you're right! Hey, but how can you not be anxious? Do you know what Qiao Yu said when I called him just now? His proof was perfect!
If he is right, I would like to ask him to be a tenured professor at Princeton and recommend that the school and the board of trustees grant him the title of chair professor. What do you think? ”
"The premise is that he is willing to come to Princeton. If the proof process is flawless as he said, universities around the world will be willing to provide him with these honors.
A Fields Medal winner who is less than 20 years old, do you think he will lack fund support in the future? This is a contemporary Gaussian-level prodigy! Even Peter Schulz pales in front of him. ”
Lot Dugan was silent.
Although Princeton's mathematics department is world-renowned, it is also known for its rigorous academic style.
But it doesn't seem that attractive to Qiao Yu.
Almost all research endowments in the world are based on people. As Pierre Delini said, geniuses from all walks of life will never lack these honors.
"Hey... Okay, let me finish reviewing the thesis first. I think I should invite him to come to the school first. Maybe he will like Princeton."
"Of course, I support you! But I think I have to read the paper now, goodbye."
"Goodbye!"
After hanging up the phone, Lot Dugan began to send emails to the big guys who were qualified to review this paper through the backend. He didn't even read it himself first.
Speaking of which, this is actually very lax and inconsistent with the process. But this paper was written by Qiao Yu after all.
And Pierre Delini must have read it first. Due to his trust in this master, Lot Dugan felt that he did not need to do anything more. After all, analytic number theory is not his strong point.
In order to ensure that every reviewer can see the review invitation at the first time, Lot Dugan even sent an email to everyone through their private mailbox...
Being able to achieve this kind of efficiency is already the limit. But there is no way, as Pierre Delini said, reviewers will be very cautious when reviewing this kind of paper.
It's likely to drag on for a long time.
If there is a dispute, it is possible that the review will take one or two years. Fortunately, Qiao Yu's new method simplifies this problem a lot.
After all, the overall logical framework built by Qiao Yu in the early stage has been accepted by the mainstream mathematics community. But it’s also good to save some more time.
Lot Dugan also hopes to have the review completed by mid-July. The members of the International Union of Mathematicians' Fields Jury must be given enough time to decide on this year's Fields Medal candidates.
Yes, if the twelve reviewers can give an agreeable reply before mid-July, then Qiao Yu will definitely win the Fields Medal this year and become the youngest Fields Medal winner in the world.
Lot Dugan is looking forward to this.
……
At the same time, it was almost six o'clock at the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Lu Yanxiang was planning to get off work, have a meal in the cafeteria and then go home.
In the past two days, he has actually been studying Qiao Yu's article published in JAMS. I have to say, the paper is very insightful.
Of course, being published in the four top journals means that it has been reviewed by top mathematicians, which is naturally very powerful.
This also made Lu Yanxiang feel complicated. On the one hand, if the project Qiao Yu applied for at that time was this, which was the modal space geometric mapping of the Riemann Hypothesis, he would definitely have given it.
On the other hand, if Qiao Yu had just applied for the project and had his thesis published and completed in less than a month, it would indeed seem too simple...
Anyway, this is very confusing.
Thinking about these messy things in his mind, he walked out of the office. Suddenly his cell phone rang. Lu Yanxiang took it out of his pocket and looked at it. It was from Academician Xu Zhe upstairs.
"Hey, Professor Xu, what's going on?"
"Brother Yanxiang, have you received the news? It has been spread all over the Internet. Qiao Yu claimed to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis. The paper has been posted on arXiv to take advantage of it. The mathematics community is boiling."
Hearing this sentence, Lu Yanxiang, who has always been very cultivated, suddenly felt that there were ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past in his mind, and the sentence "MMP" was stuck in his throat, not knowing whether to say it or not...
Well, you can't be so gaffe-like.
It took about ten seconds to calm down, and Lu Yanxiang said: "It's not a random paper, right?"
"Haha, Brother Yanxiang is getting more and more humorous. I just downloaded it and read it through it. I think it is very insightful. If you are not busy now, I suggest you also read it.
Okay, I'm just afraid that you don't know, so I want to tell you that there is such a thing. I'll hang up now and plan to study Qiao Yu's two papers together tonight. ”
Lu Yanxiang said: "Thank you, Professor Xu."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanxiang turned around and walked back to the office. This is good, I can save another meal, I am not in the mood to eat at all...
(End of chapter)