Chapter 154 This great honor is for you
Dormitory 413 was emptied out quickly. Everyone packed their bags and went back to their homes to find their mothers. Lu Shan told his parents about going to Yanjing.
Lin Yan was a little reluctant to let go of her child, as he had always been with her for so many years. So she told Lu Shan to bring more clothes and took out a handful of money and stuffed it into Lu Shan's pocket.
"Don't put yourself in a difficult position, even if you are poor at home." This is all Lin Yan can do.
Lu Dehai was also worried, but he was obviously more decisive: "Stop talking. If you keep talking, the children won't dare to go. Go ahead. Are you the only one going to Yanjing?"
After Lu Shan was reborn, he attached great importance to family affection and solemnly told his parents that a teacher would go with him and that food and accommodation would be fully provided.
Lin Yan and Lu Dehai were finally relieved.
Teacher Jiang flew to Yanjing with Lu Shan, and they moved very quickly, mainly because Qiu Chengtong wanted to see Lu Shan as soon as possible.
These days, Qiu Chengtong has been reading Lu Shan's papers. Many of the arguments in them are very novel. Qiu Chengtong sees more possibilities in them and has some ideas in his mind.
This had a certain inspirational effect on his future research.
Qiu Chengtong laughed in silence when he found out that a student had inspired him.
The person who came to pick them up at the airport was Li Guojian. He looked at Lu Shan and Teacher Jiang with deep emotion. If he had won over this student, he would be the one who would guide him while giving the report.
What a good student! Why was Shuimu University so stingy back then?
Thinking of this, Li Guojian couldn't help but complain about the school leaders.
The fact that he was able to publish a paper with Tang Yi at the age of 18 is enough to warrant a higher condition!
Qiu Chengtong and Lu Shan met in the office of Yenching University.
As soon as they met, Qiu Chengtong couldn't help but smile like an elder and praised him: "You are so young and promising! You have produced such a high-level mathematics paper at this age! I heard that you have also published high-level papers in other fields. You really have a bright future!"
As he was talking, Qiu Chengtong suddenly thought of a question and looked at Li Guojian: "Why didn't Shuimu University recruit Lu Shan? The last paper he published was before the college entrance examination, right?"
Li Guojian's psychology was hit hard again. He wanted to die every time this matter was mentioned.
Lu Shan calmly said, "I just don't want to leave my hometown. Transportation is so developed now, it won't stop me from coming to ask you questions."
Qiu Chengtong was very satisfied with the child's emotional intelligence and laughed heartily: "He is capable and humble, not bad."
The greetings lasted only a few minutes, and then they got down to business. Qiu Chengtong was interested in how he argued from an unexpected angle and what made Lu Shan have such an association. Although the proofs in multiple dimensions had similarities, it was still very difficult to explain them in a unified way using mathematical language.
Lu Shan answered questions fluently and really understood Perelman's arguments thoroughly, so this extended paper has reached the extreme of this idea, and it will be difficult for others to come up with new things along this line of thought.
Qiu Chengtong couldn't help but sigh that Lu Shan was truly a talented person.
"How did you come up with the idea of studying the Poincare conjecture? There are so many topics to choose from." Qiu Chengtong was very curious.
Of course, Lu Shan couldn't say that he had drawn Poincare and naturally had to choose this.
After organizing his words, Lu Shan gave his answer: "I have always been interested in topology. Topology is of great significance in studying the properties of geometric figures or spaces that remain unchanged after continuous changes in shape. It has also become a basic tool for other branches of mathematics, such as functional analysis, real analysis, group theory, differential geometry, and differential equations. The Poincare conjecture is the starting point of topology. I think that only by putting an end to this problem can topology truly play the role of a mathematical tool."
Qiu Chengtong was very appreciative: "So what are your thoughts on topology in the future?"
This question is really a question for people. After seeing the conjecture solved, Poincare updated the existing knowledge and chose a research direction from many.
"I think constructive topology will become an important research direction. Topological properties include connectivity and compactness, so we can't avoid the problem of structure. But what's interesting is that these different structures can eventually shrink to a point, which means that everything is the same! We may be able to explain this problem from other angles. What if it is an entity with fluid properties? This is all worth thinking about, and it can also help us have a deeper understanding of our world and the universe."
Lu Shan's eyes began to light up. Qiu Chengtong admired Lu Shan very much and only had science in his mind.
"Okay, we've been talking for so long, you must be hungry too, right? I'm really sorry that we started this discussion right after we got off the plane without letting you rest." Looking at the time, Qiu Chengtong felt a little embarrassed.
"It's okay." Lu Shan was very calm. He was indeed hungry, but Poincare strongly urged Lu Shan to communicate more with Qiu Chengtong and discuss his views.
Turing was very smart, but he was not really a mathematician, at least he did not do academic research.
Qiu Chengtong is the most amazing mathematician he has met since his rebirth. Anyway, he doesn't need to eat, so he can take as long as he wants.
Qiu Chengtong liked Lu Shan more and more as he looked at him, and couldn't help asking, "Are you willing to transfer to Shuimu University? This will also make it easier for us to discuss problems with each other. As for life problems, don't worry at all. If it's hard to leave your hometown, I will arrange for your family to come here as well."
"Shuimu University has established a research institute named after me. I can take you there."
Teacher Jiang and Li Guojian were shocked on the spot. What did they hear?
Qiu Chengtong is actually recruiting Lu Shan as his disciple!
He also promised to take care of Lu Shan's family. This treatment was unprecedented, which showed Qiu Chengtong's love for talent. But Lu Shan declined: "Thank you Professor Qiu for your confidence in me, but I feel that I am still in the undergraduate stage, and there is still a gap between my basic knowledge and the first-class level. I hope to consider other things after I finish my undergraduate studies."
Having said that, Qiu Chengtong didn't say anything. He didn't give up, but was thinking of other conditions that would allow him to stay. However, this kind of thing was hard to say now, and preparation took time.
"In two days, I hope you can give an academic report on this paper. The location will be the newly built Center for Mathematical Sciences. There has never been an academic report here!" Qiu Chengtong said solemnly to Lu Shan.
"Professor Qiu, this is not very convenient, right? I am not even a student of Shuimu University. This honor should be given to you." Lu Shan was a little hesitant.
Qiu Chengtong waved his hand and said, "Mathematics is a free field. Anyone can give a report. Besides, it is an honor for this center to have your paper be the first to be reported."
Lu Shan no longer refused. He really wanted to earn points, and the efficiency of communication through academic reports was obviously higher than that of publishing papers.
During the two days, Qiu Chengtong did not go anywhere. He kept discussing problems with Lu Shan and took him to visit the science center to let Lu Shan see the advanced equipment and outstanding scholars there.
I hope Lu Shan can see the advantages of Shuimu University and eventually become his disciple.
Computer computing power is an extremely important aid to contemporary mathematics. The verification of an idea must go through a large number of calculations. Some rules are useful in a small range, but may fail in a large range.
If the range is very large, human computing power will not be able to handle it.
With the computing power of computers, humans can focus on logical construction rather than computing power.
Mathematics is essentially a tool and a kind of logic. The higher the level, the fewer numbers there are in mathematics, and it is all about logic. Through theorems and formulas, we deduce the subsequent things and find the rules to get formulas or theorems. Many formulas are very long because there is no way to express enough situations in a more concise way.
Once you write such a long formula and then do the calculations, you don’t have to do anything else this morning but write the formula.
When there were no computers in the past, these mathematicians had to be extremely skilled in mental arithmetic and have a photographic memory, otherwise they would not be able to do it at all.
In modern times, no matter how great a mathematician is, he cannot succeed, because mathematics has undergone more changes and has begun to be combined with various fields, and there are more aspects that need to be proven.
Lu Shan knew what Qiu Chengtong was thinking, so he just smiled.
If I want to work on computers, I already have Turing, a great man who has been constantly updating his computer knowledge. In the future, combined with mathematical tools, I will surely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort and achieve better results with worse equipment.
In the future, the most advanced computing will definitely be made by ourselves.
Qiu Chengtong had a lot of connections, and after he sent out the invitation, he immediately received a positive response.
Chinese mathematicians were excited and gathered in Yenching. Western mathematicians were more arrogant, and many of them came reluctantly for Qiu Chengtong's sake.
On the day of the meeting, the largest auditorium was packed with people.
The further back in time a mathematician is, the more famous he becomes.
The younger generation includes Terence Tao, who works at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Among the middle-aged, there was Ladimir Drinfeld, who worked at the University of Chicago, and Sincomburgan from Princeton. Among the older generation, there was Saier, one of the main founders of modern topology.
Such a lineup is truly luxurious. If Qiu Chengtong was not here, these people would probably not have come. Qiu Chengtong's achievements convinced them and also endorsed this academic report.
Lu Shan was a little excited when he saw these people from behind, as these were all points.
Qiu Chengtong, who was standing next to him, thought he was nervous and kept comforting him.
Before the meeting, everyone was chatting and communicating, and the attitude held by Western mathematicians was skeptical.
"Could it be that a big liar is helping a small liar to conduct academic exchanges? Qiu Chengtong wanted to steal Perelman's achievements back then. What achievements can the people he introduced achieve?"
"What you said is a little inappropriate. Qiu Chengtong proved the correctness based on Perelman's derivation. But there is one thing I agree with, that is, Xiaguo's mathematics really can't produce good results. It's all our fault over the years."
"Xia people are like this. They have strong comprehension and can solve problems, but they are really bad at making breakthroughs and innovations. They have won many gold medals in Mathematical Olympiads, but have almost no mathematical achievements. Even if Xia people have good achievements, they were made after leaving Xia. This atmosphere, wow, even Hawking would have to toast if he came."
These Westerners did not take the Xia country's mathematical community seriously at all, and did not even lower their voices when speaking, which made the Xia country's mathematical community very angry.
(End of this chapter)
