I really just want to be a scholar

Chapter 559 Fields Medal Response Conference

For Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun, this trip to Sweden and the country was nothing more than a half-academic, half-tourism trip abroad, like a honeymoon trip, but for Qingmu University and the academic circles of Xia Kingdom, it was a big event .

Xia Guo has longed for the Fields Medal, the top award in the international mathematics field, for a long time. Even in the past when Xia Guo's mathematics field was at its peak, for various reasons, those old mathematicians missed this top award when they were young. Even Mr. Chern Shiingshen He has only won the Wolf Award of the same level.

But now Qin Ke is clearly qualified to compete for the Fields Medal.According to the analysis of the experience of winners of the Fields Medal over the years, as long as one of the Mathematics Breakthrough Award and the Cole Award is awarded, there is basically a chance to enter the list of candidates for the Fields Medal.

In addition to the two international awards, Qin Ke also holds the Craford Award in his arms, so he can directly enter the list of candidates for the Fields Award.

So when Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun flew back to the motherland on an international flight, Xia Guo, Beijing City, Qingmu University, professors of the Department of Mathematics headed by Mr. Leaders and important teaching staff gathered in the round table meeting room.

There was only one topic at the meeting, and that was how to increase Qin Ke's chances of winning the Fields Medal.

If Qingmu University can produce a Fields Medal student, it will greatly increase its popularity and status in the domestic and international mathematics circles, and it will not be difficult to upgrade the Department of Mathematics to the School of Mathematics after steadily surpassing Yanda.

For the school leaders and the department leaders of the Department of Mathematics, it is even more remarkable achievements.

It is also of great significance to Xia Guo, which symbolizes the international recognition of the rise of young and middle-aged mathematicians in Xia Guo. It can also inspire national aspirations and significantly enhance the country's soft power, cultural confidence, and educational confidence.

So it is not surprising that this issue is listed as the top priority of Kiyoki University.

This issue was actually discussed as early as last year, but now Qin Ke has won the Crawford Prize and launched the fourth set of expressions of the Riemann conjecture, which has given Kiyoki University a greater hope of success. Tezink was even more eager to win the Fields Medal.

Principal Huang looked at Mr. Qiu, and said politely, "Mr. Qiu, you have won the Fields Medal. Your speech is the most authoritative. Would you like to analyze it first?"

"It was decades ago that I won the Fields Medal, and the experience at that time is not accurate. But this time, the matter is of great importance, and I have also inquired a lot of information from my colleagues, so I might as well say a few more words here " Mr. Qiu said in a deep voice:

"The competition among candidates for the Fields Medal is very fierce. There are hundreds of candidates for each Fields Medal, but only two to four mathematicians stand out in the end. How can we predict the probability of winning? There is almost no certainty The answer, because IMU never discloses the detailed rules and specific indicators of the selection. But..."

Seeing that everyone sat up straight, Mr. Qiu continued: "However, the international mathematics community has already figured out a certain routine, that is, the more contributions you make to the mathematics community, the more outstanding academic achievements you get, the more rewards you get. The more awards, the higher the international reputation, and the closer the age is to 40, the higher the probability of winning."

Everyone nodded.

In other words, contribution rate, achievements, awards, fame, and age will all be the basis for reference.

Although old Mr. Qiu said that this is just a rule summarized by rumors in the market, it may not be accurate. After all, some famous mathematicians have won the Fields Medal, but generally speaking, these rules are still the mainstream It is an important basis for the media and even the mathematics community to speculate which candidate has the highest probability of winning.

After Mr. Qiu explained in detail, he sighed: "Frankly speaking, Qin Ke's advantages and disadvantages are obvious."

The mathematics teaching supplementary material for junior high school and high school written by Qin Ke, "The Wonderful Mathematical Journey of Kitty Lemon and Puppy Keke" is very popular internationally. It has been translated into more than 5000 languages ​​and sold well all over the world. According to According to the feedback data, the total sales volume in foreign countries has exceeded [-] million, and this is only about one year's data. Some international media speculate that the final sales figures of this set of teaching supplementary materials may be "beyond imagination".

From this point of view, Qin Ke must be satisfied with the first contribution to mathematics, let alone created two excellent Lime number theory processing methods.

As for academic achievements, it has successively proved a series of world problems such as twin prime number conjecture, Zhou's conjecture, Jebov conjecture, Fibonacci sequence proposition, Polignac conjecture, hailstone conjecture, etc. The four sets of expressions of the Riemann conjecture that have caused great heated discussions in the world.

These are all dazzling and shocking great achievements of international mathematicians.

Therefore, academic achievements must also be satisfied.

In terms of fame, Qin Ke has become the most popular young mathematician known to everyone in the international mathematics community with the full support of Qingmu University and colleagues in the education field and overseas alumni.

As for winning prizes, with three international awards in hand, the weight is almost enough.

The only age is really flawed.

Because even if Qin Ke won the Fields Medal two times later, he would still be able to tie the record for the youngest winner of the Fields Medal——Dr. Jean-Pierre Serre is currently the youngest record holder. He was 28 when he won the Fields Medal.

An old professor couldn't help asking: "Old Qiu, what you mean is that the IMU doesn't want Qin Ke to break Dr. Searle's award-winning record at the age of 28?"

Old Mr. Qiu shook his head: "It's hard to say, don't mention this age record, from the perspective of IMU, there is one thing to think about. That is, once the Qin Kefields Award is awarded early, what will there be in the future?" Can the award be awarded to him and inspire him to continue to climb the peak on the road of mathematics?"

Everyone fell silent when they heard it.

It makes so much sense.

In the international mathematics community, "F (Fields) + W (Wolf) + A (Abel)" are the three top awards, except that the Fields Medal is awarded to mathematicians under the age of 40. The Wolf Prize and the Abel Prize are basically awarded to old mathematicians over 50 years old.

Once Qin Ke was awarded the Fields Medal early, would it be necessary to wait 30 years before Qin Ke could be awarded the top prize?
Vice President Gu Bojun nodded bitterly and said: "It makes sense. If we change our position in IMU, we will also have such concerns. In addition, the other popular candidates are nearly forty years old. Considering their age, IMU is indeed very likely to be a candidate. Delay Qin Ke's award-winning time."

Everyone was a little disappointed. Although after four or eight years, Qin Ke would have a very high chance of winning the award, but who knows if there will be any surprises?And such a top award, of course, the sooner you get it, the better, at least if Qin Ke can win the award during their term of office, it will be their political achievements!

Mr. Qiu said again: "In addition to these conditions, there is also a weathervane. I was invited by the IMU (International Mathematical Union) in the past to give the top (one hour long) academic report at the International Congress of Mathematicians. The probability of winning the Fields Medal will be relatively high. Tao Zhexuan gave a one-hour report at the International Congress of Mathematicians for two consecutive sessions, and then won the award in the next session."

Everyone opened the information in their hands, which recorded the current list of the ten most popular Philippine award candidates, including Professor Maynard from the Eagle Country, Professor Huffman from the United States, and Professor Emily Bolivar from the Hungarian mathematician , and Professor Mary Siegel, a female mathematician from Faradays.

Almost all of these popular candidates have won the honor of having such a one-hour report at the past few International Congresses of Mathematicians.

And what about Qin Ke?He has never even attended the International Conference of Mathematicians—after all, at the last International Conference of Mathematicians, Qin Ke was just in his second year of high school, and he hadn’t even participated in the Olympiad preliminaries. It is impossible to receive an invitation from IMU to participate in such a top international mathematics conference.

Wei Yuanfu, the head of the Department of Mathematics, gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Qiu, there is really nothing we can do?"

Mr. Qiu saw that everyone's face was heavy, so he suddenly smiled: "It's up to people, there are no absolutes in the world, we can do as much as we can. In addition, everyone, don't forget that Ning Qingyun is also eligible to compete for the Fields Award. It's just that her probability of winning is much lower than Qin Ke's."

Principal Huang clapped the case and said: "That's right, no matter what, since Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun still have such an opportunity, they must try their best to increase their probability of success, even if it can only increase the probability a little, it is better than letting nature take its course It's better to do nothing."

Gu Bojun agreed: "Yes, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun's international reputation is rising day by day, we will continue to promote overseas alumni relations, and apply to the higher authorities to initiate close international media relations, and do our best for them. To build momentum, no matter how big or small the domestic awards can be given to them, we must first fight for them. Domestic media interviews and special reports must also be done!"

As he spoke, he looked at Mr. Qiu sincerely again: "Old Qiu, do you have any suggestions?"

"It is necessary to build momentum, especially now that the popular candidates are actually starting to gather momentum to build momentum. This is also an important reason why they are regarded as popular candidates internationally, and we can't fall behind." Mr. Qiu He nodded and said, "Besides, I suggest that there are two things that can be done in advance."

He met everyone's expectant eyes, smiled and said: "Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun will finish their undergraduate studies in June this year. Although they are majoring in physics, they should continue to follow Academician Jiang Weixian to study physics. postgraduate."

"But if I remember correctly, they are double majors, both belong to the Department of Mathematics, and have already obtained a bachelor's degree from the Department of Mathematics. Therefore, I propose to conduct their master's degree defense and doctoral degree defense in mathematics as soon as possible , This requires the school to apply to the superior, and special approval is required."

Everyone thought it was true. IMU would have some concerns about letting an undergraduate get the Fields Medal. After all, the lowest in the past was a doctorate, and professorships abound. Let Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun get a doctorate in mathematics first. At least in name, the gap with other candidates will not be too big, reducing IMU's concerns.

Wei Yuanfu said with emotion: "I agree with this matter. With their mathematics level, it is more than enough to get a doctor's degree in mathematics. Their academic achievements can be used as dissertations for master's and doctoral degrees."

Principal Huang was very courageous in his work, and immediately made a decision without hesitation: "Okay, the Department of Mathematics should submit the application as soon as possible. The regulations for master's and doctoral degrees are relatively strict, and even special approvals have to go through a process... Well, Bo Jun, you discuss with the two children and let them spare time to cooperate with the process. I will be responsible for the specific application for approval from the superior."

Gu Bojun and Wei Yuanfu responded in unison.

Old Mr. Qiu smiled suddenly: "Here I would like to make a small personal request. After Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun get their doctorate degrees, the school must agree to my Qiuzhen Academy to hire them as lecturers of the academy. teach the students."

Everyone was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter.This old Qiu, who had been talking for a long time about proposing special approval and giving the two children doctorate degrees, turned out to be an ambush for this matter.

But of course Principal Huang would not refuse to improve students' mathematics level in this way. He readily agreed: "There is no problem with the school, as long as they are voluntary. After all, when Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun came to our school, we were We have signed an agreement with them, and we cannot force them to do anything they are not willing to do."

The corner of Qiu Lao's mouth showed unconcealable satisfaction: "They both promised me this matter when they participated in the Qiu competition finals. As long as the school agrees, they will naturally fulfill their promise."

Everyone booed again, saying that Qiu Lao had premeditated, and the atmosphere relaxed.

After everyone quieted down, Mr. Qiu said again: "The second thing is to fight for two or three more international awards for Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun. Generally speaking, those who are the most discussed and finally won the Fields Medal Candidates have swept away most of the awards that can be won in the mathematics field. Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun have now won the Mathematical Breakthrough Award, the Cole Award and the Craford Award, and the remaining heavyweight awards have been eliminated. In addition to the Leibniz Prize and Fermat Prize, which have restrictions on nationality and work experience, there are several other awards that can be won.”

He tapped on the table and listed them one by one: "The first one is the Ramanu Gold Award. Looking at the recent Fields Medal winners, almost all of them have won the Ramanu Gold Award, so now the international mathematics community will Ramanu Gold Award. The Nujin Award is regarded as the second wind vane of the Philippine Award. However, there is only one place for the Ramanujin Award. I suggest pushing Qin Ke first and Ning Qingyun second. It is a pity that Qin Ke has a disadvantage in competing for the Ramanujin Award..."

Someone unexpectedly asked: "Why is Qin Ke at a disadvantage?" In the hearts of everyone, although Ning Qingyun is also very talented and excellent, Qin Ke is always better than her.

Academician Tian Jianlan, who was listening, thought of the reason: "Qin Ke once overthrew the Hardy-Ramanujan system of Riemann's conjecture, which dissatisfied many believers and scholars who worshiped the Ramanujan Award, but Ning Qingyun did not have this restriction. Old Qiu, Is this the reason you mean?"

Old Mr. Qiu nodded: "Yes. So there is no guarantee that the two of them will get the award in the end, but we must mobilize various connections to promote this matter, at least let them become candidates for the Ramanu Gold Award people."

It was only then that everyone remembered that such a thing had indeed happened. At that time, Qin Ke published the two papers overthrowing the Hardy-Ramanujan system and the Jacques Solomon Adama system, which caused huge controversy in the international mathematician circle, and even occurred. There have been radical acts of scholars burning journals.

"The second award is the Steele Award. It is the most authoritative award of the American Mathematical Society. It is awarded to three people once a year. The next selection time is August. Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun are both members of the American Mathematical Society. The honorary member of the "Mathematics Annual" is eligible to participate in the selection. I will contact some colleagues in the United States and Faltins from the "Annual Mathematics" to fight for them."

"The third award is the Ostrovsky Award, which is awarded by the Swiss Ostrovsky Foundation. It rewards mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to pure mathematics. It is held every two years, and there is only one place. Try to push the two of them to become candidates, and Qin Ke will have a better chance of winning."

When Mr. Qiu said this, he looked around the crowd and said, "If Qin Ke or Ning Qingyun can win these three awards, and we will do our best to build momentum, then there is at least a chance that one of them will win the Fields Award." Seventy percent."

Principal Huang stood up and said, "That's it. Please mobilize all relationships to ensure that one of them can win the Fields Medal at the end of the year!"

Everyone responded with a bang.

Even Tian Jianlan Academy, who has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, is thinking of contacting old academician Wang Heng to promote this matter together.

Old Mr. Qiu looked out the window. In fact, he knew in his heart that the most important thing in this matter is to look at academic achievements. If Qin Ke can achieve any more dazzling academic achievements during this period, such as completely deciphering the Riemann conjecture, what is the probability of winning? It will increase to nine and a half percent.

But is the Riemann conjecture so easy to completely crack?Qin Ke just proposed the fourth set of expressions...

Difficult!

We can only hope that the young mathematician, who is called the "miracle boy" by the international mathematics community, can create miracles again.

　Welcome everyone to join the group to discuss and exchange plots and reminders!
　　
　
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