"August 8... ICTP International Center for Theoretical Physics..."
Looking at the invitation letter, Li Mu thought for a moment and suddenly remembered.
August 8th is Dirac’s birthday. As one of the founders of quantum mechanics, in order to commemorate this physicist, the ICTP International Center for Theoretical Physics usually holds a meeting at this time and invites various scholars to participate. Meeting.
Of course, although ICTP is called the International Center for Theoretical Physics, mathematics is actually within its research scope. After all, the relationship between theoretical physics and mathematics is very close.
So usually at this time, they will also invite many mathematicians to come.
As for the purpose of the meeting, in addition to academic exchanges, it is also to award several well-known awards in the academic world.
The most famous among them is the ICTP Dirac Medal, and there is also the Ramanujan Medal in mathematics.
These two awards are relatively prestigious, and there are several other awards.
Thinking about it, there should be quite a few people attending this meeting.
that is……
"August 8th...in Italy. "
Seeing the address where this meeting was held, Li Mu shook his head helplessly. He had just returned here from Germany, and now in less than a month, he was going to Italy again.
The most important thing is that Britain has left the European Union and it will be very troublesome to go to the European continent.
"Hey, these British people really know how to mess around."
He couldn't help but complain.
…
The matter of the two invitation letters did not affect Li Mu too much.
Compared with the invitation from the ICTP International Center for Theoretical Physics, the invitation from the International Congress of Mathematicians has received more attention.
This is a grand gathering for mathematicians and has unparalleled influence in the entire mathematics community. So in the next few days, the mathematics community began to talk about next year's conference.
Of course, most of the talk is about the invited speakers of this conference.
For many mathematics scholars, they dare not think about all the speakers for one hour, but they can still think about the 45-minute speakers. After all, there are nearly 200 speakers for 45 minutes.
So in the next period of time, in various places related to mathematics research, such as university mathematics departments or various mathematics research institutes, the following scenes occurred -
"Have you received an invitation to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians?"
"No, you received it?"
"Me neither. Alas, I really don't know when it will be my turn."
"I want to know too..."
Then, just when the two frustrated people looked helpless, a person suddenly appeared next to them: "Hey, how did you know that I became an invited speaker this year? It's a pity that I didn't become an invited speaker for one hour. Man, of course, forty-five minutes is not bad."
Two frustrated people: "??? Get out of here!"
In this way, various discussions can be regarded as a warm-up for the conference one year later.
It was not until about a week later that the information of all invited speakers was officially announced on the official website of the International Congress of Mathematicians.
For a time, various mathematics scholars entered the official website to see who had been invited.
Is there anyone you know among them?
Then, among all the speakers for an hour, Li Mu's name immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
This young mathematician who is only 21 years old has become a one-hour speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians? !
Even though it was expected, such an age is particularly eye-catching among all the other one-hour speakers... no, even among the forty-five-minute speakers.
For a time, various mathematics-related forums exploded.
On Reddit, a forum nicknamed the foreign version of the forum by Chinese netizens, a post titled "Li Mu, the prover of the Hail Conjecture and the Twin Prime Conjecture, received a one-hour invitation from the International Congress of Mathematicians" attracted thousands of discussions. and reply.
【Gift crab! The youngest speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians in history appears! Twenty-one-year-old reporter! Even if it is officially reported next year, he will only be 22 years old. My God, is he the reincarnation of Gauss? 】
[It is not certain whether Gauss was as powerful as him at his age]
【Who knows? We can't compare the people of that era with the people of our era. In any case, if Gauss is the king of mathematics, I would like to call Li Mu the king of mathematics! 】
[Hey, I think Li Mu will be called the Emperor of Mathematics sooner or later and become the second Grothendieck! 】
[No, no, no, you all got it wrong. Li Mu no longer needs to be the second person, he is himself! 】
[I really don’t know what Li Mu will talk about in this one-hour report. Is he trying to prove another conjecture? 】
[Oh my god, he must not prove Goldbach’s conjecture, at least until I graduate! My thesis is related to Goldbach's conjecture. If he proves it, all my efforts will be in vain! 】
[There is still one year left, so don’t worry. If you haven’t graduated in one year, you can still change your subject now:)]
[Maybe Li Mu will prove it after a while? 】
【This is absolutely impossible! 】
…
As the discussion on this post becomes more and more popular, more and more people know about this matter.
Of course, the news also spread back to China, and aroused all kinds of exclamations from domestic netizens. It didn’t take long for the topic [Li Mu, the youngest speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians] to appear on various hot search lists without any suspense. Top.
【I’m a bastard! Invite to the International Congress of Mathematicians' One-Hour Lecture! Oh My God! I can count all the Chinese people who have received invitations to give one-hour lectures on two hands. Among them, only one was invited as a Chinese, and that was Academician Peng Shige in 2010! Li Mu is ranked second! 】
[Awesome, the Shepherd! 】
[I don’t know but I think it’s powerful. Isn’t the International Congress of Mathematicians a very awesome conference? 】
[Damn, this name alone sounds awesome. Do you think it’s awesome? Moreover, this conference will also award the Fields Medal. Do you know what the Fields Medal is? Learn about the Nobel Prize in Mathematics? 】
【I’ll join in! Do you think Faun will win the Fields Medal at this conference? 】
[This...it's really hard to say, what if? 】
[Yeah, what if? 】
Suddenly, the hearts of these netizens were pounding.
They don’t really want to witness the first Chinese mathematician to win the Fields Medal, right?
Even if they didn't get it themselves, it still made them feel proud.
…
"Congratulations, you have become the one-hour speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians."
In the office of Andrew Wiles at Oxford University, Wiles, as his tutor, smiled and congratulated Li Mu.
Next to him, Li Mu's classmates were also celebrating for Li Mu.
"Lee! You are my god!"
"One hour report inviter! So powerful Li! You are God! God of Math!"
Someone even stuffed a bottle of champagne directly into Li Mu's hand: "Open the champagne!"
Faced with such kindness, Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry for a while.
Naturally, champagne cannot be opened, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome to pack it up.
Of course, no matter what, he still expressed his gratitude: "Thank you everyone!"
Wiles smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: "The one-hour report is your only way. Every mathematician who can be considered successful must stand on such a podium and present to the world. The world's mathematicians export your knowledge or opinions."
"I still remember the last time I was invited to give a one-hour report. It was many years ago. It was really worth remembering."
As he spoke, his eyes also showed nostalgia.
But he soon put away this nostalgia, then looked at Li Mu again, and asked: "So... what do you plan to say in the report then? Let me guess, is it Goldbach's conjecture? prove?"
The fellow disciples nearby became excited after hearing what Wiles said.
“Proving Goldbach’s conjecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians? That would be so cool!!”
"If you buy it, it will definitely be on the front page of BCC!"
"I won't miss it then!"
However, compared to the excitement of everyone, Li Mu seemed very calm.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Probably not necessarily."
Wiles and the others were all stunned, "Oh? Why? It would definitely be great to prove Goldbach's conjecture on that occasion. If I hadn't had that opportunity back then, I would have wanted to directly prove Fermat's Last Theorem in such a report. .”
Li Mu smiled and said: "The scene of your report proving Fermat's last theorem was actually very interesting."
When Wiles was proving Fermat's Last Theorem, he divided it into three reports, one per day. He did not announce in advance that his purpose was to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, but simply named the three reports modules. ized form, elliptic curve and Galois representation.
But as the audience listened, they suddenly realized that the ultimate goal of Wiles's lectures seemed to be pointing to Fermat's Last Theorem?
As a result, the academic community suddenly became excited, and during the third report, the venue was crowded with mathematicians.
But Wiles still pretended to know nothing on the surface. It was not until the end of the final report that he seemed to suddenly come back to his senses and said: This means that Fermat's last theorem is correct.
So when it comes to grooming, he is the mentor who really knows how to groom.
However, Andrew Wiles' face became embarrassed, and he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't mention those three reports that year. It's so embarrassing."
The life was sorted out, but if he really proved successful, it would be a good life, but it happened to be a failure that time.
Identified as: dead life.
Li Mu smiled, and then explained: "Actually, I have almost reached the final step regarding Goldbach's conjecture."
Under the dull gazes of Wiles and others, he pinched his chin and made a thinking look on his face.
"Maybe in less than a year, I can prove it."
"So if the report comes one year later, I will probably change to another topic."
The words were not surprising, but Wiles and the others never expected that Li Mu had already reached the last step?
Silence is the office at this time.
…
"Ding ding ping ping..."
The rain was pattering outside the window, and it continued to rain for three days and three nights.
The UK has a temperate maritime climate, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, but the only problem is that there is a lot of rain.
The temperature rise during this period of July also brings more frequent rainfall.
Under the window, Li Mu sat at his desk, meditating for a long time.
Goldbach's conjecture has indeed come to an end - of course, more strictly speaking, it should be that the algebraic geometrization of the circle method and the sieve method has come to an end.
By the time he finished this point, Li Mu basically believed that as long as the two were combined, Goldbach's conjecture would be solved.
But he still has one last step to go.
"Should we use [Ultimate Overclocking]?"
Li Mu hesitated for a moment, focusing on the last two hours of the ultimate overclocking in the computer in his mind.
For this function, he has always been very economical in using it. When he proved the dimensional power before, he only used it for a few hours.
Until now, there are only 1 hour, 56 minutes and 32 seconds left.
Moreover, now, his brain computer has been upgraded to level 4, so once he uses the ultimate overclocking, the effect will be more powerful than when he used it at level 3.
"However, what is lacking now is the key inspiration, and the effect of [Ultimate Overclocking] may not be that great."
Thinking of this, he also shook his head and gave up the plan.
So, the question is, what should we do next?
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
The sound of rain hitting the window made him finally raise his head.
Reach out and place your hand on the glass of the window.
It's icy and cold. Although it's July, the temperature today is probably around 15 degrees.
I saw outside the window a row of fences that must have been very old. The densely packed wall-creepers were swaying constantly due to raindrops.
Li Mu put down the pen in his hand and stood up.
Suddenly he made a decision. He would not study it for the time being, but rather go outside for a walk.
How can a good time and a good scene be put in vain?
It had been a long time since he had taken a walk in the rain.
Just leave.
Put on some clothes and grab an umbrella - maybe when he was a child, he would choose to take a walk in the rain, just like the protagonist in an anime TV series.
But now that he's an adult, forget it.
Walked out of the dormitory building and walked in the school.
In the rain, there were very few people like him wandering around the campus, or none at all.
Basically everyone has a destination, but he is probably the only one who is walking aimlessly.
Under the rain, the world became much cooler, and it seemed that his thinking became much clearer and he became more energetic.
Probably people also need a certain amount of cooling.
Just walking like this, he walked out of the scope of Merton College, walking between colleges. Sometimes he would enter one of the colleges on a whim and take a look.
Time gradually passed, and only the misty rain was still falling.
And out of habit, Li Mu couldn't help but think about the problems he encountered again.
Until suddenly, a regular cobblestone embedded in the road on the ground, with its full elliptical arc, caught his attention.
"What if it is an elliptic curve under...L-function...?"
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. The cool rainy day gave him clear thinking. Suddenly, he caught the tail of inspiration.
(End of chapter)
