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Chapter 114 International Congress of Mathematicians (ninth update)

September 26, 2010, morning, Hyderabad

This day is unique because the International Congress of Mathematicians is held here. Mathematicians from all over the world gather here. It is a grand event in the mathematics world!

As the largest and most important conference in the international mathematics community, the International Congress of Mathematicians is known as the Olympics of mathematics. From 1897 to the present, except for two world wars, there has been no interruption.

As an international conference that provides a space for mathematicians around the world to communicate, discuss academic issues, meet old friends, and make new friends, each conference plays a pivotal role in the history of mathematics.

Qin Yuanqing was wearing formal clothes and walked into the venue chatting and laughing with several mathematicians from Shuimu University. At this mathematics conference, 125 mathematicians were invited to give 45-minute reports and 20 mathematicians were invited to give one-hour reports.

And Qin Yuanqing is one of them!

"Hey, there are actually CCTV reporters? Could it be that CCTV has applied to IMU for live broadcast authorization of the conference?" Qin Yuanqing saw the CCTV mark in the row of reporters inside the venue.

"Of course, this time you and Academician Peng were invited to give a one-hour report. Especially you, you are now a popular candidate for the Philippine Prize. Can CCTV not broadcast it live?" a mathematician said in a low voice.

"Hi, Qin, long time no see. I've been waiting for you at Princeton University for a long time!" An old man came over with a smile. It was Deligne, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University!

"Professor Deligne, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't go to Princeton University!" Qin Yuanqing and Professor Deligne hugged each other gently, shrugged and said helplessly.

He is now a professor at Shuimu University and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so it is naturally impossible for him to study abroad at Princeton University.

And with his math level rising to level 14, Princeton University may not be able to teach him much about his current abilities.

"There will be a chance!" Professor Deligne smiled: "If you are free, I will take you to see my teacher. I think my teacher will be very happy to see a brilliant and talented mathematician!"

teacher! ?

Professor Deligne's words shocked Qin Yuanqing!

Because no one in the mathematics community does not know Professor Deligne’s teacher, because his teacher is Alexander Grothendieck!

This man is the founder of modern algebraic geometry and is known as the greatest mathematician of the 20th century. When he was young, he studied under Jean-Alexandre Eugène Dieudonné, the analytical master of the Bourbaki school, and Laurent Schwarz, the famous functional analysis master. At the age of twenty, he became a hotly researched topology expert at the time. The authority of vector space theory. In 1957, when he was only 29 years old, Grothendieck's research direction mainly turned to algebraic geometry and homology algebra. At the age of only 31, he became the president of the Institut Supérieure des Sciences in Paris. His work developed the homology method and sheaf theory of algebraic geometry. Reaching a new height, the general theory he founded laid the foundation for modern algebraic geometry.

It can be said that even in the past few decades, the development of modern algebraic geometry has not departed from the scope set by Grothendieck! It is no exaggeration to say that he is the greatest mathematician of the 20th century.

The most famous students of Grothendieck are Pierre Deligne and Michel Reno!

"Professor Deligne, can I really meet His Majesty Grothendieck?" Qin Yuanqing swallowed, his heart beating rapidly.

For today's mathematicians, going to see Grothendieck is no different than going on a pilgrimage.

"Of course, my teacher is very happy to meet young and outstanding mathematicians!" Professor Deligne smiled: "I went to visit him a few days ago and told him about you. He said that you don't look like a mathematician at all. The paper was written in such detail!”

"But he said that the only one who is most likely to be proved by the Riemann Hypothesis is you!" Professor Deligne smiled.

To be honest, Deligne was also surprised that Grothendieck gave Qin Yuanqing such a high evaluation, because Grothendieck was a super genius and he rarely gave other people high evaluations.

For example, Wiles, who proved Fermat's conjecture, only received a good evaluation from Grothendieck.

As for Grothendieck's statement that the Riemann Hypothesis was most likely to be proven by Qin Yuanqing, Professor Deligne also disagreed.

The Riemann Hypothesis is the most dazzling pearl in the field of number theory. It is a mathematical problem that even Grothendieck finds difficult. Even whether there is a way to prove the Riemann Hypothesis has been debated in the mathematics community.

Once someone proves the Riemann Hypothesis, it will directly promote the upgrade of more than a thousand mathematical propositions based on the Riemann Hypothesis into theorems.

Naturally, the person who proves the Riemann Hypothesis will most likely become the greatest mathematician of the 21st century.

At that time, Fields and other mathematics awards would be obediently presented.

At nine o'clock, scholars in the venue took their seats one after another, and the 26th International Congress of Mathematicians officially kicked off.

The chairman of the organizing committee of the conference and the chairman of the International Mathematical Union delivered opening speeches respectively, thanking the local organizers of the conference, thanking new and old friends who came to attend the conference, and also announced the opening of this mathematics conference.

After the opening ceremony, there is the awards ceremony.

This time the International Congress of Mathematicians is different from the past, because the conference also added a new Chen Shengshen Mathematics Prize, which is nearly 500,000 US dollars.

When the award ceremony began, the entire venue became lively. The first was the Gauss Prize, which was won by Y. Meyer of France. Next is the Chen Shengshen Award, which has no field restrictions and is a lifetime achievement award. The first Chern Prize was awarded to L. Nirenberg of the Courant Institute of Mathematics in the United States in recognition of his contributions to the fields of analysis and geometry.

Professor Nirenberg is a world-class mathematician, a master in the fields of analysis and geometry, and a pioneer and pioneer of geometric analysis. He made many groundbreaking contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and their applications in geometry. He was awarded the Bocher Memorial Prize (1959) and Steele Prize (1974, 1994) by the American Mathematical Society, and the Crafoot Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Prize (1982), National Medal of Science (1995).

Of course, he is very famous in China because Professor Nirenberg is very friendly to the Chinese mathematics community. He has visited Yanda many times and made important contributions to promoting the external cooperation and exchanges of the School of Mathematics at Yanda. Moreover, Professor Nirenberg has mentored many Chinese students and visiting scholars, provided a lot of help in the academic careers of many Chinese mathematics circles, and played an important role in promoting the development of Chinese partial differential equations.

It can be said that this is an international friend who is friendly to China and has a deep relationship with the Chinese mathematics community. The first Chen Shengshen Prize of the International Congress of Mathematicians was awarded to him. He is definitely the most suitable candidate.

In this world, no prize can escape the influence of politics, and the International Congress of Mathematicians is no exception. With the rapid improvement of China's national strength, its international influence is also increasing day by day. This is a matter of all aspects, and the International Congress of Mathematicians is no exception. In recent years, as the country has increased investment in basic fields, China's achievements in the field of mathematics are also unparalleled. It may be underestimated that the Chinese mathematics community has become an important force in the international mathematics community.

Especially last year, Qin, Yuan and Qing Dynasties successively proved Zhou's conjecture and twin prime number conjecture, and last month proved the Hailstorm conjecture, which caused a huge sensation in the world of mathematics. At the same time, the influence of Chinese mathematics is increasing.

Having continuously proved three world-class mathematical problems in just one year, it can be said that he is extremely productive. Qin Yuanqing has also attracted the attention of mathematicians from all over the world, and they vaguely regard Qin Yuanqing as a leader in the Chinese mathematics community.

Therefore, Professor Nirenberg is definitely the most suitable candidate for the first Chen Shengshen Award this year, and all parties are satisfied.

After the Chen Shengshen Award, the Newanglina Award is awarded, which is awarded to those who have made major contributions to the mathematics of computer science. Don’t think that computers do not involve mathematics. In fact, that is just an illusion. Mathematics is actually one of the cores of computers. Learning the Convex Optimization measure theory and functionals of machine learning is unavoidable. In addition, linear algebra and statistics are also most indispensable. It can be said that without mathematics, computers will disappear.

This year's Nevanlina Prize was awarded to D. Spearman of Yale University. This person is a theoretical computer scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the application of mathematics in the field of computers in the past four years.

Finally, as the focus of the award ceremony and the highlight of the opening ceremony of the entire International Congress of Mathematicians, the President of the International Mathematical Union will announce the winners of the Fields Medal.

The vast majority of mathematical achievements are produced by people under the age of 40, and the Fields Medal is the highest honor that mathematicians under the age of 40 can achieve, and is known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.

Although medals do not determine whether a scholar is great, the scholars recognized by this medal are all top-notch scholars who have influenced the development of the subject of mathematics and are the mainstay of the academic community.

During the announcement of this list.

Many people held their breath unconsciously and stared at the stage with burning eyes.

Especially those candidates who are expected to win the Philippine Prize.

Qin Yuanqing was also excited at this moment. He held his breath and just stared at the stage. After all, he was also a popular candidate. After coming here, he heard many mathematicians saying that he had great hope this time.

But for this award, no one knows what the final result will be until the final announcement.

And once you miss this year's Fields Medal, the next one will be four years later.

Those popular candidates were all extremely nervous, even more nervous than Qin Yuanqing. After all, Qin Yuanqing is still young and will miss this session for several more. But for them, if they miss it, they will miss it forever. In four years, they will be over 40 years old. Even if they make great achievements, unless the Fields Medal makes an exception and awards a silver medal like Wiles did, they will be over 40 years old. I will miss the Fields Medal for the rest of my life.