"Classmate Xu Yun is not just trying to prove the Hodge conjecture, it can be said that he has already proved the Hodge conjecture."
"The editorial board of the Annals of Mathematics has made preliminary demonstrations."
"Professor Deligne from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton also gave a very high evaluation."
"Professor Witten, the Fields Medal winner, said that Xu Yun allowed mathematicians to unify the two fields of algebraic geometry and topology to a certain extent."
Although the main field of Xu Chongxing's research is not mathematics, physics and mathematics essentially belong to the same family. If there is greater progress in mathematics, it will also indirectly affect physics. Therefore, when he said these words, he seemed extremely excited.
Originally, he was looking for Wu Zhongping to report on the progress of the vertical project of the Institute of Physics today, but he happened to encounter such a big surprise.
So that Xian Qin Xiangxin and Tang Yanshan knew about it at once, and they did not leave the office for a long time.
During his sophomore year, he published a paper in the Annual Mathematics Journal. He can be called a mathematical genius with outstanding talent.
To study the Hodge conjecture is to be bold and like to accept challenges.
But the successful proof of Hodge's conjecture is beyond normal cognition and belongs to a genius among geniuses.
Genius.
Rationally speaking, neither Tang Yanshan nor Qin Xiangxin found it difficult to believe that their students had proved the world's mathematical problems.
But the Annals of Mathematics is not a rubbish journal. Since it can be accepted by the editorial board and urgently published, the paper must have great value. What's more, Fields Medal winners such as Delignewitten have a pivotal position in the mathematics community. It is also very revealing that Xu Yun's paper can be given such a high evaluation.
"The world's most difficult mathematical problems were proved by the undergraduates in our department. Lao Xu, why don't you hit me? I must be dreaming."
It was difficult for Qin Xiangxin to maintain the majesty of his dean at this moment. He didn't care that the principal was still beside him and said this directly to Xu Chongxing.
"If I could laugh you out of your dreams now, you wouldn't need to beat me." Xu Chongxing rolled his eyes at Qin Xiangxin when he heard this.
He didn't hide the envy in his tone at all.
In the words of the students, their teeth were almost broken.
"You're right, I'm afraid I'm going to have insomnia tonight." Qin Xiangxin took the initiative to ignore Xu Chongxing's eyes with emotion on his face.
However, the smile that appeared on the corner of his mouth still revealed the true thoughts in his heart.
Makes you want to beat him up.
Xu Chongxing picked up the teacup in front of him and drank several sips before finally suppressing the urge.
"This paper has been published in the Annual Journal of Mathematics, and the original English version will be available in China soon."
"The mathematics community will not be peaceful in the next period of time."
After Tang Yanshan heard Xu Chongxing's last words, he could no longer think about anything else. There was only one thought left in his mind.
That is to see the content of the paper immediately.
So the next second he immediately put forward his idea to Wu Zhongping.
"Principal Wu."
"Can I borrow your computer?"
Wu Zhongping naturally understood Tang Yanshan's plan. Hearing this, he turned and pointed at the computer on his desk with a smile and said warmly: "Go and see it, I believe it will surprise you."
After receiving the approval, Tang Yanshan quickly walked to the principal's seat without any hesitation.
As soon as he sat down, he noticed that the page he opened was the official website of the Annual Review of Mathematics.
After finding the latest issue of the journal, Xu Yun's paper on the proof process of Hodge's conjecture suddenly came into view and made people unable to take their eyes away.
The author does only have Xu Yun's own name.
Although Xu Chongxing's words just now made him mentally prepared and knew that this paper was very valuable, he was still impressed by the ingenious ideas and complex formulas after immersing himself in it.
If he had doubts about the proof of Hodge's conjecture just now, he already believed it after reading this paper.
Recalling that Xu Yun had asked him for algebraic geometry problems before, he had grown to this point in the blink of an eye.
It can be said that it made him happy and bitter at the same time.
I am glad that I have such an outstanding student. I have been engaged in mathematics research for decades, but it is not as good as a genius who suddenly bursts with inspiration.
It can only be said that he gave Xu Yun the key to enter algebraic geometry, but Xu Yun found the most precious wealth inside with his own efforts, which no one else can envy.
At this time, Wu Zhongping withdrew his gaze from Tang Yanshan and told Qin Xiangxin and Xu Chongxing the next plan.
"I just had a conversation with Academician Yuan Chengming, chairman of the Mathematical Society, and we will announce this to the world."
“In addition, we should actively organize academic exchange report meetings.”
"The main station will also send reporters and teams here to shoot a short video for our classmate Xu Yun, who is the prover of Hodge's conjecture."
"With Xu Yun's paper, our authority in the international mathematics community will also be greatly improved." Qin Xiangxin nodded and said in a deep voice. While expressing his approval of Wu Zhongping's plans, he also did not forget to do something for Xu. Yun fought for all the benefits he deserved: "But principal, Xu Yun published a paper in the Mathematics Annual to prove Hodge's conjecture. How much bonus is the school prepared to give out?"
"As the dean, don't worry. Regardless of whether Xu Yun's proof process is finally recognized by the mathematics community, our school will award a million-dollar bonus for encouragement and support."
Wu Zhongping had obviously thought of this a long time ago. After finishing the previous sentence, he added with a smile.
"The Mathematical Society will also provide corresponding rewards."
Although Xu Yun, as the founder of Deep Technology, has no shortage of this bonus, the original intention of setting up the bonus is to encourage scholars after they produce research results, which has special significance.
More likely to have a motivating influence on others.
Therefore, no matter whether Xu Yun has money or not, the corresponding bonus will not be small.
After clarifying this matter, Wu Zhongping asked about Xu Yun's itinerary. After all, how could he do it without the protagonist.
"Is Xu Yun and his team coming back today?"
"After participating in the expert interview yesterday and getting the results, I should go to the city's high-speed rail station this afternoon."
"That's good. You can pick him up by car in person in the afternoon and invite him to my office." After hearing Qin Xiangxin's answer, Wu Zhongping gave him instructions in a deep voice.
"No problem." Qin Xiangxin agreed decisively.
And then he looked at Tang Yanshan who was paying full attention again, and Qin Xiangxin couldn't help but sigh.
"It seems that our Department of Mathematics will soon be unable to retain Xu Yun. Looking at the entire department now, I am afraid that we cannot find a professor or academician who can still teach him."
What he said was not wrong. Regardless of whether there was luck or not, Xu Yun proved Hodge's conjecture.
On this issue, Tang Yanshan could only ask for advice, and it was indeed difficult to maintain his status as a mentor.
However, his words made Xu Chongxing look happy, and he immediately took over the conversation and said happily: "I quite welcome Xu Yun to come to our institute."
"Let Xu Yun decide on future matters by himself. I believe he will have a good plan."
Faced with the debate between the two deans of the school, Wu Zhongping hurriedly interrupted the topic.
Qin Xiangxin and Xu Chongxing did not stay in the principal's office for the next time, and then left one after another to do their own things.
Only Tang Yanshan was completely immersed in the paper. I believe he would never stop until he finished reading it.
Wu Zhongping naturally didn't mind this at all, and even took the documents to the sofa to work on.
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According to the time difference between the two different regions, it is currently eight or nine o'clock in the evening overseas, but for many mathematicians it is destined to stay up all night.
With the Annals of Mathematics publishing the proof of Hodge's conjecture in this month's issue, coupled with the intentional publicity of the editorial board.
The news that Hodge's conjecture seemed to be proved spread quickly in the mathematical community, and mathematicians from various countries immediately conducted research and demonstration on the paper.
Especially when they saw that the prover was a young man from the East and conducted independent research, they all felt unbelievable. This also made them even more doubtful about the accuracy of the proof process. Therefore, I decisively chose to conduct the argument all night, hoping to overturn the proof process in the paper.
But as they continued to demonstrate, they became more and more frightened because they couldn't find any mistakes.
Later, many mathematicians were even eager to communicate with the author of the paper.
Located in the Cray Institute of Mathematics in Cambridge, the conference room is brightly lit with various pieces of paper filled with mathematical formulas scattered on the floor.
Griffith, who is a lecturer at the institute, suddenly stood up from the ground and held a piece of scratch paper in his hands. He looked very excited.
"It's so exquisite."
"It turns out it can be like this, why didn't I think of it."
"genius."
"What a genius."
Even though he was the only one in the room, he was talking loudly to himself without caring.
The Millennium Clay Institute proposed the world's most difficult mathematical problem. Ten years after the Russian mathematician Perelman proved the Poincaré conjecture, someone tried to prove the Hodge conjecture again. This is undoubtedly a huge benefit to the mathematics community. information.
After getting this issue of the Annals of Mathematics, he locked himself in this room to demonstrate the conjecture process.
During this period, I also discussed with other professors in the institute, as well as Professor Deligne, who was the first to demonstrate this proof.
The preliminary conclusion is that there are no problems with the certification process.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is now eager to see this young prover from the East and discuss the contents of the paper with him.
at the same time.
Well-known universities such as Oxford and Harvard, as well as the School of Mathematics, are also buzzing with excitement because of this paper.
Some research teams even used computer-aided verification, seemingly trying to overturn Xu Yun's proof process in various ways.
It is really unacceptable that the world's most difficult mathematical problems would be suddenly proved by a young man.
However, mathematics is the most incapable of deceiving people. They have been studying it for so many years but have not been able to successfully prove the conjecture. Now that a complete proof process has appeared, it is not so easy to overturn it.
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Although the domestic news was slower, after the Mathematical Society was notified by Jingzhou University, they quickly responded and organized professors to conduct discussions.
At noon, they jointly announced the good news that excited the domestic mathematics community in conjunction with the Jingzhou University account, China News Service New Youth and other official media.
In addition to stating that the Hodge conjecture was suspected to have been proven by Xu Yun, an undergraduate student at Jingzhou University, the article also specifically included comments from the editorial board of the Annual Journal of Mathematics and from many mathematicians such as Deligne.
Coupled with the letter of thanks from Princeton University officially released by Kyushu University, the entire Internet was in an uproar and it topped the list of hot searches on all major platforms.
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