Chapter 1037 I’m not interested in money
After packing the two sets of high-pressure and low-pressure turbine samples and sending them to the UK, Chang Haonan finally returned to the capital where he had been away for a long time.
In fact, the Air Police 2000 project is at the most critical juncture.
Liang Shaoxiu has just completed the design of the overall plan, and the modification work of the Tu-214K has also progressed to a critical stage -
Half of the luggage compartment was replaced with a fuel tank, the tail fin was installed, and the After the height of the tail, a piece of skin on the back of the aircraft was cut to prepare a bracket for fixing the disc-shaped radome...
Although Chang Haonan did not directly participate in this project, because the internal equipment installation process also involved data link hardware, he should have stayed in Haojing.
But there is no way.
The time has come to mid-December.
The International Congress of Mathematicians is about to open.
According to general rules, this meeting is usually held in the summer, that is, from July to August.
But on this timeline, the 2002 meeting was repeatedly postponed due to various reasons.
The most important one is -
The "scheduling" problem of many mathematicians, including Perelman and Chang Haonan.
Ordinarily, as the largest and most prestigious conference in the international mathematics community, it should not be postponed due to the absence of individual people.
But this time there are some exceptions.
The main reason is that the work they did two years ago had a huge impact.
Not only has a great influence in the public opinion circle, but also has a great influence in the mathematics community.
It would be fine if Perelman could not be contacted directly like in the previous life, but before the meeting was about to be finalized on August 20, the staff of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) actually received him responded to the meeting stating that he could attend the meeting but would need extra time to prepare the report.
Considering his importance, IMU finally passed the decision by one vote to postpone the meeting until the autumn.
But this is a slippery slope, and it may be difficult to overcome the psychological barrier for the first time.
But after the first time, it became much easier...
In autumn, Chang Haonan was in Haojing and couldn't leave.
For the same reason, it was postponed to winter again.
Finally, boiling frogs in warm water, it was like this all the way to the end of the year.
IMU and the Chinese Mathematical Society are really in trouble.
If you wait any longer, it will be 2003.
You know, except for the two world wars, the tradition of holding the International Congress of Mathematicians every four years has never been interrupted.
Pushing it from summer to winter is still within the acceptable range, but New Year's Eve...
Absolutely not.
We at IMU also have dignity.
You two are indeed important, but it can't be more important than the two world wars, right?
In short, despite some stumblings, the 24th International Congress of Mathematicians opened in Beijing on December 16.
This is not only the first conference of mathematicians in the millennium and new century, but also the first conference of mathematicians held in a developing country in history.
In addition, the Clay Mathematics Institute has long announced that it will award the Millennium Prize of US$1 million to two scholars, Perelman and Chang Haonan, at this conference.
The combination of these factors has caused this conference to attract attention from far beyond the mathematical community from the very beginning...
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In fact, for Chang Haonan, participating in such a meeting with thousands of people is no longer a big deal.
But this is indeed my first time to participate in such a large-scale international conference.
The Numerical Algorithm and Computational Science Conference he organized before, in terms of scale, level and influence, is indeed still somewhat different from the International Congress of Mathematicians.
However, speaking of nervousness...
That's not the case.
Chang Haonan did not come from a professional mathematics field. Although he had heard the names of the big guys who came to attend the meeting, he basically only heard their names and had a rough understanding of the extent of their respective achievements.
It is impossible to have a fan filter.
On the contrary, it was Zhu Yadan and others' turn to worry about this situation again.
Although well-known mathematics experts generally have checkable backgrounds and are older, they do not seem to pose much of a threat.
But in this case, it is also impossible to implement too strict security measures.
In 2002, it happened that some forces with ulterior motives were trying to smear China.
This is the International Congress of Mathematicians again.
If there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, then China’s international image will not be needed.
We can only consider other methods.
Therefore, on the opening day, Chang Haonan was forced to get up early and enter the venue before the peak flow of people arrived when most people arrived. Unsurprisingly, there were almost no people inside the International Convention Center at this time.
Even the specially prepared first three rows of seats have not even been arranged yet.
Chang Haonan had no choice but to find a relatively deserted and remote location to sit down for the time being.
The organizational process of the entire conference is strictly confidential. Even though he is the confirmed winner of the Millennium Prize and the most popular candidate for the Fields Medal, he does not know the specific arrangements.
Therefore, Chang Haonan was ready to seize the opportunity to catch up on some sleep so as not to be unable to hold on until the meeting was halfway through.
But as soon as I closed my eyes, I heard a voice not far away from me.
"Professor Chang."
With a slight Shanghainese accent.
Someone called him, so he had no choice but to open his eyes and follow the sound.
He was found to be an old man with kind-faced eyes and silver hair.
Chang Haonan did a simple search in his memory and quickly found the name.
The visitor is none other than the chairman of this conference, Academician Wu Wenjun.
He is also one of the two winners of the first National Highest Science and Technology Award in 2000.
The other person with him is Academician Yuan who studies hybrid rice.
It is enough to show his great contribution to the Chinese mathematics community and even the entire scientific community.
Somewhat coincidentally, Academician Wu’s main academic achievements are also concentrated in the field of topology.
Although as a scholar active from the 1950s to the 1970s, his specific research direction is very different from Chang Haonan's topology, it does not delay the recognition of the importance of the latter's results...
So, after seeing Chang Haonan arriving at the venue early, he took the time to come and say hello.
“Hello, Academician Wu.”
Chang Haonan stood up to greet him and shook hands with the other person:
"I'm really sorry. I saw that I came early just now, so I was thinking of taking a little more rest..."
In public and private matters, In fact, he should have taken the initiative to go on stage to visit the other party, but he really didn't notice it just now.
Fortunately, Academician Wu didn’t care about these minutiae and asked with a smile:
“Is it because I was too excited last night and didn’t get a good rest?”
Chang Haonan shook his head:
“I’m not too excited, mainly because I just came back from a business trip and I’m not used to the bed at home.”
When hearing his explanation for the first time, Academician Wu even He was stunned for a moment, then realized:
"Yes...blame me, blame me, forget that you are not only engaged in mathematical theoretical research...but also hold other important positions..."
Wu Wenjun's response to Chang Hao Nan can't be said to know the basics, but given his position, he still understands some of the actual situation of the latter.
Anyway, it is the kind of treasure that the highest-level leader has personally taken care of and cannot just let go abroad.
As for what he has done other than mathematics...he didn't ask casually.
"I can't talk about important positions. I'm just giving some heat to the country..."
Chang Haonan has already seen people who look like other scholars walking into the venue one after another, and he knows in his heart that they are probably taking a rest. If that didn't work, he simply followed Academician Wu and walked all the way to the center of the venue.
"The conference has specially arranged seats for you and Mr. Perelman, right here... Of course, you can sit on the other side if you want."
Academician Wu pointed to a seat in the third row in the middle and said.
Generally speaking, because those who attend the International Congress of Mathematicians are all decent people, it is unlikely that they will fight for seats. Therefore, in addition to those who work at IMO or are responsible for conference organization like Academician Wu In addition, most people will not be directly assigned to their positions, but will only be roughly divided into several areas.
Situations like this are actually rare.
Looking at this arrangement, which was obviously made for the convenience of entry and exit, Chang Haonan was a little bit dumbfounded:
“Is this a bit of an imperial decree...”
"Rubber talk... what's the point?"
Academician Wu glanced at him helplessly:
"It's not that both of you refused to go to France and ruined Clay's mathematics research. I can’t even send out any money, and I can’t catch up to this conference to give you awards..."
At this time, Chang Haonan remembered that the awards to be awarded at this conference were far more than that. Several traditional awards...
"I almost forgot about this..."
He scratched his head in embarrassment.
“Forgot?”
Even Academician Wu was a little nervous about this explanation:
“That’s half a million US dollars, just forget it. ?”
“Hey...”
Chang Haonan almost without thinking, directly gave an answer that has become a classic in the previous life:
"I am not interested in money..."
(End of this chapter)