Reborn Tech Scholar

Chapter 593 Interview and Response

It was not until 05:30 in the afternoon that the closing ceremony of the World Congress of Mathematicians was officially held, and the closing ceremony came to an end amidst the singing and dancing of a group of artists.

At the same time, the LOGO of the conference outside the venue was officially removed, and the scholars went to the restaurant under the guidance of volunteers. Because it was the closing ceremony, the food in the restaurant was much richer than the previous few days. The dust-cleaning banquet at the opening ceremony of the day can be compared.

Because of Qin Yuanqing's report, the time was postponed, and scholars changed the flight time one after another, so basically all the mathematicians who participated in the dinner went. I hurriedly left the venue and rushed to the airport to catch the return flight.

Different from the opening ceremony, at the closing ceremony celebration dinner, each scholar communicated in a low voice while eating, exchanging the harvest of the past few days. Every World Congress of Mathematicians is a grand meeting for mathematicians to exchange ideas. Therefore, inspiration often bursts out, and people can gain a lot.

This is also the charm of the World Congress of Mathematicians. As long as there is time, mathematicians will try their best to participate.

Qin Yuanqing did not go directly from Shanghai to the capital that night, but stayed in Shanghai for another night and returned to the capital tomorrow morning.

Although after the closing ceremony, mathematicians from all over the world set foot on their return trips, but because Shanghai is the economic center of China, the annual passenger throughput of the two airports combined reached 1.3 million, and the annual passenger traffic of trains exceeded 5500 million. person-times.The number of tens of thousands of people is really nothing to Shanghai, and it was easily wiped out without even causing any congestion.

At eight o'clock in the morning, after breakfast, Qin Yuanqing went to the airport under the escort of his bodyguards. He took a special plane, took off from Modu Airport, and flew directly to Beijing Airport.

After returning to the capital, Qin Yuanqing accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV at the Shuimu Tsinghua Garden. The host of this interview was none other than Xiao Sa, who had gone farther and farther on the road to Versailles. After the soul crit, Xiao Sa seemed to be consecrated, suddenly enlightened, and opened his own road to Versailles.

For example, Xiao Sa once revealed in a Tucao program how entangled he was after receiving the admission letter from Yanda University: go to Yanda University, stay away from home, and stay away from friends.If you don't go, Yanda is okay.

Since then, the meme of "Yan University is okay, Xiaocao" has been played by netizens with great joy, and it has been playing for more than ten years.

For example, when the hosts talked about the results of the college entrance examination that year, Xiao Sa said with a little complacency: "It's true to sit with people who still need to take the exam", which caused a roar of laughter.

Versailles is definitely worthy of the name.

But at this time, Versailles couldn't get up either. He sat upright and motioned to the photographer next to him to start, then smiled, looked at Qin Yuanqing and said, "It's a great honor to have this opportunity to interview you. , I would like to ask you a few questions on behalf of the audience in front of the TV."

Qin Yuanqing smiled and said: "Ask, as long as I know and can tell, I will know everything!"

"Don't worry, it's not a difficult question." Xiao Sa smiled.

Then, he paused, and continued to speak: "At this World Congress of Mathematicians, your report on Hodge's conjecture was watched by over 5000 million people in China, and about [-] million people watched it overseas. But judging from the comments of netizens, everyone said that they were at a loss when they heard it, and even fell asleep after reading it. Many people talked about a topic. How many people can understand your report? It’s so difficult to understand theory, what's the point of it?!"

Qin Yuanqing smiled and said: "Mathematics is very particular about talent. People without talent will not be able to make great mathematical achievements no matter how hard they work! When the math report reaches a certain level, ordinary people will not be able to understand it. , It needs a professional mathematician to understand it. If it is more advanced, even a mathematician, in fact, it is difficult to understand it in different fields.”

"The report on Hodge's conjecture itself involves a lot of brand-new mathematical knowledge, and most mathematicians can't understand it. It is estimated that there are no mathematicians who can understand that report meeting." Qin Yuan He smiled lightly.

"As for people not understanding, this is normal! The emergence and development of theories can promote the development of science! It is useless to think that difficult theories are useless, but people who know this way are too superficial! When Newton proposed the law of universal gravitation , I don’t know much about it, but this achievement has influenced so far. There is also calculus, which has long been a widely used mathematical tool.” Qin Yuan smiled lightly.

If it was someone else, they would be more polite, but Qin Yuanqing would not, to tell the truth!
"But the theory always needs to be studied by scholars, otherwise this society will not be able to move forward! For example, in theoretical physics, gravity has been proposed for almost 400 years, but human beings have spent more than three centuries. We can only I can understand a little bit." Qin Yuanqing smiled and said: "We don't even understand the origin of gravity."

Xiao Sa asked incredulously: "Are there no conclusive conclusions about the cause of gravity?"

"Of course, gravity is probably the most mysterious field of physics, and while we may experience it more intuitively than the other three fundamental forces, we know the least about it. Even string theory and loop quantum gravity, respectively, The reason for its birth has been explained from two diametrically opposite ways, but until today, no one can say with certainty which of them is correct." Qin Yuan smiled lightly: "It is even said that their explanations are all wrong Yes, it is also a high probability thing.”

Qin Yuanqing spread his hands and said: "So, the exploration of knowledge is always lonely, and most people actually don't understand it. But just because most people don't understand it shouldn't make people stop researching, then human beings will have no hope at all. .”

"The proof of Hodge's conjecture is not the result, but the new mathematical tools and new mathematical theories that appear in the process, which will greatly promote the development of mathematics!" Qin Yuan smiled lightly: "For example, Hodge's conjecture The proof of this has promoted the birth or development of seven new mathematical disciplines, which is huge for the development of science and technology!"

"So... what technological achievements will it bring?" Xiao Sa couldn't figure it out, but it didn't prevent him from asking a question that everyone cared about.

"One of the most obvious ones is to stimulate the birth of anti-gravity technology!" Qin Yuan smiled lightly: "Why are many countries in the world researching anti-gravity technology, but so far they have not produced any decent results, and only our Huaxia A historic breakthrough has been made in this regard!"

"What do you mean, our Huaxia anti-gravity technology project is because you proved Hodge's conjecture?" Xiao Sa asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Qin Yuanqing said calmly.

With the successful development of the anti-gravity device now, Huaxia is far ahead of the world in anti-gravity technology. By this time, unless it is the core technology, there is no need to hide anything else.

The reason is simple. It will take at least ten years to study these subjects overseas and produce anti-gravity technology. By then, if nothing else, many fields in China will use anti-gravity technology. Much simpler, reverse research is much simpler than forward research.

"It's unbelievable. It seems that you can experience anti-gravity technology in your lifetime!" Xiao Sa sighed.

Qin Yuanqing smiled and said: "Xiao Sa, you are only 50 years old. If nothing happens, you will experience it."

"Academician Qin, can you tell me that mathematics is still a very distant place for most of us, could you please explain to us how the research of mathematics can affect our society and our civilization? What visible impact will it have?" Xiao Sa asked.

Qin Yuanqing pondered for a moment.

"About this question, it's really not a good answer." Qin Yuanqing thought for a while before saying: "Because of mathematics research, it rarely directly produces economic or social benefits, and its impact on physics, mathematics, and biology is also great. It doesn’t show up all at once, sometimes it even takes a hundred years.”

"But it doesn't mean that it has no visible impact. We only need to extend the time scale to be visible. For example, the development of quantum science, now we have quantum computers and quantum communication!" Qin Yuanqing said : "The development of geometry and calculus has promoted the development of high-precision industry, and the solution of turbulent flow has promoted the birth of controllable nuclear fusion technology. There are countless examples like this!"

Mathematics determines the development of other natural sciences. This is not just talk, it is the real truth. Otherwise, mathematicians would not have such a high academic status.

"This time the Fields Medal winner is Chinese mathematician 'Liu Xuan'. Many people say that it is because this World Congress of Mathematicians is held in China, which has the advantage of geographical advantages. As the host country, it has special care, so it can What do you think about winning the Fields Medal!" Xiao Sa asked a hot question: "We all know that Liu Xuan is studying for a Ph.D. with you, and I think you have a great say!"

"I think those who hold this point of view obviously don't understand the world of mathematics. The world of mathematics is the least influenced by the outside world. An award will never be awarded to a person with insufficient strength because of factors other than mathematics." Qin Yuan He said with a faint smile: "Not to mention the Fields Medal, the Fields Medal is the highest award in the mathematics world, and it is full of gold. From his birth to the present, every Fields Medal winner is a world-class mathematician! "

"Liu Xuan's attainments in mathematics are also world-class. To be honest, he deserves the Fields Medal, and there is nothing false about it!" Qin Yuan smiled lightly.

What a joke, every time there are about four Fields Medal winners, sometimes there are only five, and sometimes there are only two or three. How can there be mathematicians who are not strong enough to win awards? The gold content of the Fields Medal.

(End of this chapter)