Chapter 268: Awards Ceremony at Princeton University
"By the way, Princeton University is still waiting for news that you have woken up. They said that they can hold a ceremony for you at any time to recognize your achievements. And they have already asked the Clay Mathematics Institute to prepare the bonus." Chen Qiyi informed Lu Shan of this matter.
"This is strange, Westerners are so straightforward?" Lu Shan was quite surprised. Westerners did not dwell on this matter too much, and gave honors and bonuses straightforwardly. That was one million dollars, enough to change a life.
It’s not that Lu Shan has a preconceived bad impression of Westerners, it’s just that the way Westerners did things before was too hypocritical.
The slogan was unified, saying that Lu Shan had plagiarized, and even launched a public opinion war, causing chaos in the academic circles at home and abroad.
"You don't know yet! After you fainted, I heard that the academic hall was full of people..." Chen Qiyi told him everything that happened afterwards, and this was also what Qiu Chengtong told him.
When talking about that scene, Chen Qiyi was happy: "It's a pity that I wasn't there. I really want to see the expressions of those people. So many people gathered together, but they didn't understand the paper. The best team only understood half of the fourth page. So many people were present at the seminar but couldn't make any further progress. There is no other way in such a public occasion. They can only give you this honor!"
Chen Qiyi smiled even more happily. He was so happy to see Westerners reluctantly acknowledging the achievements of the Xia people.
Looking back, when I attended international mathematics conferences, I was given the most remote seat and received the most rigorous scrutiny.
This kind of strictness is unreasonable. Papers can be published publicly and reports are also public. Why should the Xia people be examined so strictly?
Are you afraid that the Xia people will steal the microphone?
The situation of being targeted is widespread. Xiaguo scientists are really angry but there is nothing they can do.
After listening to Chen Qiyi's explanation, Lu Shan just smiled briefly.
No matter what the other party does, academic research is academic research, and there is only one truth in academic research.
"No matter what, just get the money first! That's money given by the Americans, it's a waste!" Chen Qiyi drank the drink with a smile.
The next day, Lu Shan showed up on time at Princeton University's awards auditorium, which was much more formal and grand than the place where the academic report was given.
Even when Lu Shan walked up to the podium, there was applause from the audience and flowers all around him.
Lighting and photography are equally important.
When the time came, the host immediately announced the start of the ceremony: "Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce a young and outstanding mathematician, Mr. Lu Shan from Xia Country..."
The introduction used a lot of words of praise, generally saying that Lu Shan was young and promising with a bright future.
The host announced that Lu Shan had proved the Landau-Siegel zero point problem, and more importantly, the Riemann hypothesis had been solved. He did this using only 10 pages of handwritten paper.
The host, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University, spoke highly of Lu Shan's contributions.
The Riemann hypothesis has been proposed for many years, but it was proven in one day.
The Riemann hypothesis is closely related to the distribution of prime numbers, and its correctness is crucial to understanding the distribution law of prime numbers.
The Riemann hypothesis was solved, and Lu Shan greatly promoted the development of the field of number theory.
The host also specifically mentioned the application significance of the Riemann hypothesis. Although the Riemann hypothesis is a mathematical problem, it has important significance for other scientific fields, such as physics, cryptography, artificial intelligence, etc.
Lu Shan has a deep understanding of cryptography. Zemeng Company's security system is based on the application of the zero-point problem, and the original hacking methods are collectively confused.
This shows the awesomeness of this type of mathematical theorems. Whoever can understand them will be ahead of the times in terms of logical thinking.
In Lu Shan's previous life, Warwick paid special attention to the recruitment of mathematical talents. In order to retain talents, he even established a research institute in the Bear Country so that mathematicians could work at their doorstep.
Then these mathematicians made major breakthroughs in the application of mathematics, and 3G, 4G, and 5G were developed.
Faced with such praise, Lu Shan remained calm. Knowing the importance of mathematics, he felt that such praise was not excessive at all.
Then, the host announced the second item, which was also the highlight of the ceremony: "Now, please invite Mr. Jean Lake, the director of the Clay Research Institute, to present the award to Mr. Lu Shan!"
The people in the audience were talking about it. They originally thought that anyone from the Clay Mathematics Institute could be sent, but they didn't expect that the person in charge would also come. This shows how much importance they attach to this ceremony.
Jean Lake, you can tell from the name that he is a French nobleman. If it is difficult to pronounce, it is okay to just call him Mr. Lake. In this scene, pronouncing "Jean" aloud is a sign of respect.
Mr. Lake asked to come here on his own initiative. Such a major event had happened in the mathematics world and he really wanted to be involved in it personally.
Solving the Riemann hypothesis may very well be the greatest mathematical event he could experience in his life.
It was an honor to present the award to Lu Shan. Mr. Lake walked up to the stage slowly, picked up the medal from the etiquette lady's tray, and personally helped Lu Shan put it on his left chest.
The check was handed to Lu Shan, and there was thunderous applause from the audience.
At this time, the microphone was handed to Mr. Lake, asking him to say a few words of encouragement.
“I am honored to present this award to Mr. Lu Shan. Many people regard the award from the Clay Mathematics Institute as a great honor, but this is not entirely correct. In fact, it is these people who have solved the century-old problem that have added honor to the Clay Mathematics Institute.
Mr. Lu Shan has achieved such success at such a young age. I am looking forward to how far he will go in mathematics. I am even more looking forward to whether Mr. Lu Shan will solve another millennium problem. "Mr. Lake's speech was very brief. As the award presenter, he could not steal the show. Just three or five sentences to get the point across.
But even during the half minute of the award ceremony, Mr. Rick was still shocked. Lu Shan was really young. He had a youthful aura, not just in appearance.
The audience applauded Mr. Lake's speech again, and then it was time for Lu Shan to give his acceptance speech. The whole audience suddenly became quiet and everyone looked at Lu Shan.
Lu Shan was looking around the audience from the stage just now, and he unexpectedly saw Professor Tang Yi. Apparently, Professor Tang had just finished the work at hand and rushed over.
Professor Tang Yi had a look of satisfaction and pride on his face. He thought he had discovered this young man himself. Who would have the courage to believe the ideas of a senior high school student?
Who would have the grace to add the name of a high school boy to the author column?
This is rare in the history of mathematics and even in the entire history of science!
Many young people’s achievements have been taken away by more powerful seniors, without them having to say a word.
Lu Shan also accepted Professor Tang Yi's kindness and nodded from a distance.
At this time, Chen Qiyi was grinning from ear to ear, and Zhang Lingxi was so excited that his face turned red and he kept waving his hands. He was even happier than when he received the medal and bonus.
“Focus on efficiency, openness determines thinking. Mathematical research is by no means a closed-door process. We should look at what is happening outside and what new developments are being made in other disciplines.
Only by integrating various things into mathematics can mathematics develop.
Because modern science is a systematic discipline that develops across disciplines, no subject can be improved independently, and each subject is no longer just a subject.
Take topological semimetal semiconductor materials as an example, they have spanned disciplines such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, and electronics.
And the foundation of all this is mathematics. Mathematics is the only one and mathematics is everything!
Mathe is everything! mathe is the only thing!”
Lu Shan used Chinese throughout his acceptance speech, except for the slogan. He was afraid that foreign media would mistranslate it, so he just said it himself.
The applause was thunderous. Lu Shan waited until the applause died down before adding briefly: "Solving the Riemann hypothesis is not the end. On the contrary, it is the starting point to open up a higher dimensional mathematical world. The more you learn, the more you discover that you don't understand! Thank you everyone!"
Lu Shan's speech was equally brief, less than two minutes and the applause lasted for a short while.
There were all kinds of expressions in the audience. Many mathematicians of Xia descent were very jealous of Lu Shan because they had always believed that the West was the center and pinnacle of civilization. Otherwise, why would they give up their Xia nationality?
But this time Lu Shan slapped them hard in the face, turning their cognition into a joke.
Until now, there are still many banana people who stubbornly believe that there is a problem with Lu Shan’s results, and that the zero-point problem was definitely solved by Xia Guo stealing new progress from some mathematical research institution.
The Riemann hypothesis is absolutely nonsense. Don’t you see that Westerners can’t understand it?
In sharp contrast, Westerners recognized Lu Shan's achievements. The master showed kindness and respect to his opponent, but the lackey still stared at him and did his best.
The reason is not hard to understand. Westerners are essentially admirers of the strong and they look down on the weak.
For a long time, Xia Country did not have great progress in basic disciplines, so they looked down on Xia Country. But this time, Lu Shan made such great achievements that he convinced them.
Applied disciplines have never been well received and have always been looked down upon by theoretical disciplines and treated as second-class citizens.
Before this, the Xia Kingdom basically focused on applied sciences in order to rebuild the ruined country as quickly as possible.
But they don’t think about it, being able to transform other people’s theories into amazing applications and create cutting-edge products such as airplanes, aerospace, satellites, missiles, etc., isn’t this also an extremely awesome thing?
Everyone has theories, so why did the Xia people come up with so many things?
Isn’t this because the Xia people themselves are also very smart?
The only powerful yellow country in the world is enough to explain all the problems.
Lu Shan's achievements in mathematical theory were widely spread in the United States, and the news was soon transmitted back to Xia Country. The people of Xia Country were collectively excited, and Lu Shan's name became "Lu God".
(End of this chapter)
