Chapter 787: Big News
In fact, the official release of the sixth issue of the Mathematics Annual in 1999 was slightly earlier than Chang Haonan expected at the end of November.
Just after the middle of the month, he received an email stating that his paper had been published and had been selected as the back cover of this issue of the journal.
Along with the email was sent an invitation letter from Mikael Lagerstedt with basically the same theme as last time.
But the content is much richer.
The other party said that the annual mathematics conference at the end of next month, because it happens to be at the junction of the millennium, is regarded as "a summary of the previous millennium and an outlook for the next millennium", so it will bring together many people from the previous era. and famous mathematicians of the era.
Of course, these also include Richard Hamilton, Isadore Singer, Michael Atiyah, Yau Shing-tung and other big names in the field of differential geometry.
Furthermore, Lagerstedt also said that the annual meeting will not involve topics such as award selection and project sponsorship, but will only involve pure academic exchanges, as well as eating and drinking.
This basically implies that although the annual meeting is hosted by Princeton, it will not involve disputes over the interests of different schools of thought -
Foreign academic circles also have their own problems.
And because of their high academic level and longer history, the relationship between mountains is even more complicated than in China.
Many of the love and hatred of catching a horse can even be written in a separate book.
It’s just that people who are below a certain level cannot even enter other people’s circles, and of course you can’t feel it from the outside.
Of course, in the final analysis, any mountain is for fame and money.
So, no awards or sponsorships are involved, which saves a lot of trouble.
Looking at this lengthy invitation, Chang Haonan smiled helplessly.
The other party probably regarded him as an aloof and strange person like Perelman.
I thought the reason I didn’t reply to the email last time was because I didn’t want to get involved in the complicated school struggle.
It should be said that as a senior editor, my level is still high.
Unfortunately, I guessed in the wrong direction.
He didn't go to the meeting simply because it was inconvenient for him to go abroad due to his current status, and it had nothing to do with being indifferent to fame and fortune.
If the annual meeting is held in China, he will definitely go there more actively than anyone else...
While thinking this, Chang Haonan copied the link attached to the email to the browser In the address bar——
In this era, the technology to directly identify links in text format still does not exist.
Not surprisingly, it is the reading page of the current issue of the journal.
In the first few years when the digital version of the Annual Journal of Mathematics was released, it provided free reading and downloading. Later, it was discovered that no one would buy the physical version, so it became a paid subscription.
It must be said that as the most influential journal in the field of theoretical mathematics, it is probably not the only one. In addition to Princeton University’s reputation in the field of mathematics itself, the publishing house is also really good at typesetting and proofreading. .
Even the author Chang Haonan looks much more comfortable than the original manuscript he wrote in Word.
By the way, he also took a look at other articles published at the same time as his.
“A complete set of orthogonal incomplete Latin squares...”
"The unique continuation of the wave equation on the hyperplane..."
"Mathematical study of multiphase flow under shear through order parameter formulas and asymptotic analysis..."
"..."
It must be admitted that China does still have a long way to go in terms of theoretical science.
Except for Chang Haonan, there is no other author from China.
Even if there are some Chinese names among them, if you look at the institutions, they are from the United States or Europe.
However, as far as the content of this issue of the journal is concerned, apart from Chang Haonan’s article, there are not many highlights.
On the one hand, it is impossible to have so many earth-shattering results. Even in the world's top journals, many articles in them are inevitably suspected of being filled with water.
On the other hand, as the last issue in 1999, almost half of the space was reserved for review-type articles signed by various big names.
It can be regarded as a slogan that fits the "vision for the next millennium" at the banquet next month.
One of them even mentions his results.
The author is Richard Hamilton...
Considering that the two were actually published at the same time, it is obvious that the other party is also one of the reviewers...
Chang Haonan shook his head, closed the web page, and then looked at the newspaper he had kept next to him these days.
Nancheng Daily.
The reason why he told Tang Lintian not to move before was because he was waiting for this opportunity.
Now, the time is obviously ripe.
At this moment, a notification tone suddenly sounded on his mailbox interface.
A new email.
Judging from the website address, it should be from Yenching University. "Tian Gang?"
Chang Haonan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he and the other party had met once at the dinner after the National Day.
It is a one-sided relationship in the physical sense.
Only a few words in total, not even an acquaintance.
In the text, Tian Gang first congratulated Chang Haonan for his article being published in the Annual Journal of Mathematics, and said that his "Chang's Lemma", or "Millennium Lemma" can be listed among the latest 5 The most important achievement in the field of differential geometry in the middle of the year, and if you look at the domestic perspective, it can be regarded as the most important achievement in the entire field of mathematics since the 1990s...
A rainbow fart wrote two long paragraphs, and then got to the point. He said that Yenching University has plans to establish a mathematics research center, and is currently inviting world-renowned scholars in the field of mathematics to give lectures. He hopes that Chang Haonan can accept the invitation and go. Give a lecture on the field of differential geometry.
Chang Haonan was not surprised by this kind of invitation.
In particular, the other party mentioned "Chang's Lemma" in the email, which shows that this title has gained a certain degree of recognition at least within the international mathematics community.
It has been a long time since such representative results have appeared in the Chinese mathematics community.
Considering that the author is not from mathematics or even science, this article is undoubtedly equivalent to a bombshell.
However, it was only a few hours after the paper was published that I could finish reading the article, write such a long email, and send it to him on the same day...
It is really unlikely.
Therefore, Chang Haonan guessed that Tian Gang was probably one of the reviewers, and these things had been prepared long ago.
Just waiting for this day.
This can also explain why the other party wanted to come up and talk to him at the National Day dinner.
However, Chang Haonan was still prepared to decline the invitation in the email.
If the Mathematics Center of Yenching University continues to develop according to the original timeline, it will involve a series of useless gossip.
No need to get involved.
After thinking for a moment, he also replied to an email.
First, he praised the other party according to the entries on Google, and then said that he was not a professional mathematician and had projects to do. The paper was just some "accidental discoveries" during the research process. Therefore, I really don’t have the energy to take care of other things in a short period of time, but I promise that I will go on stage to introduce my research results at the "appropriate time"...
Then, click Send.
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At the same time, the president’s office of Beijing Hang University.
Tang Lintian answered a call from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Principal Tang, congratulations, you have a great talent!"
Yuan Xiangya’s voice rang on the other side of the phone:
“In less than half a year, we have achieved such a big result without making any noise, which makes those of us who specialize in mathematics feel a little ashamed. . ”
It was a round of flattery that immediately confused Tang Lintian.
He raised his head slightly and spent a few seconds recalling it. He was very sure that he had not heard of any earth-shattering achievements in the school recently.
"Professor Yuan, what are you... talking about?"
Tang Lintian asked somewhat puzzledly.
The two are obviously not on the same channel.
"Principal Tang, you don't have to hide it from me, right?"
Yuan Xiangya said in a half-joking tone:
"When I defend his doctoral degree, , am I still a member of the review committee?”
"Is it...Chang Haonan, Professor Chang?"
He asked tentatively.
Until this moment, Tang Lincai vaguely guessed that the other party should be talking about Chang Haonan.
After all, the latter promised him just last week that there would be big results in the near future.
It’s just that I didn’t expect that this “recent” would be so close.
"Who else could it be?"
At this point, Yuan Xiangya probably realized that Tang Lintian really didn't know the situation, so he explained:
"A paper by Professor Chang was published in It was published in the December 1999 Mathematics Annual, and in a review in the same issue, Professor Richard Hamilton, a leading figure in differential geometry, also directly used 'Chang's Lemma' to name the The two conjectures he proved. "
"Old Tang, although you are not a person in the field of mathematics, you should be able to think of the significance of a result named directly after him..."
After hearing this, Tang Lintian’s hand holding the receiver trembled slightly, and he opened his mouth, but no words came out for a long time.
Chang's Lemma...
You know, Yuan Xiangya also has "Yuan's Lemma" named after him.
The latter was able to become a "half-step academician", that is, a second-level professor, at the age of 39, precisely because of this achievement.
Chang Haonan’s first step into the world of mathematics actually reached this level...
(End of this chapter)