"What a wonderful report. I regret that I could not be there to discuss it with you in person."
Deligne, who is sitting at his desk on the screen, is full of admiration. When he mentioned the report meeting just now, his eyes were shining. It was a complex emotion of hope and joy for genius.
The older generation of mathematicians will eventually retire from the stage, and the development and promotion of mathematics needs to be done by young people.
If you want to solve the world's mathematical problems, you can often only rely on the emergence of mathematical geniuses.
Just like Xu Yun now.
Xu Yun respected and was grateful to this well-known professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
As a student of Emperor Grothendieck of Algebra, if the other party had not argued for his Hodge conjecture and firmly believed that the Hodge conjecture had probably been truly proved, I am afraid that the Mathematics Annual would not have paid so much attention to it, and in a very short time It caused huge waves in the mathematics world.
Deligne was originally invited, but due to personal reasons he was unable to come to Jingzhou City in person.
So Xu Yun specially added this connection link.
At this moment, facing Deligne's high praise, Xu Yun answered humbly and also made a promise.
"Thank you Professor Deligne for your recognition of me."
"If I have the chance, I will definitely visit you and ask you questions in mathematics face to face."
Deligne had already received Xu Yun's email, and when he learned that Xu Yun had refused to study at Princeton University, he felt quite regretful.
Now that he heard that Xu Yun was planning to ask him for advice, his kind face was immediately filled with smiles.
"I'm really looking forward to this day."
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As the brief exchange ended, until Deligne's figure disappeared from the screen, Xu Yun turned back to face the many scholars and professors in the audience.
"In addition to Professor Deligne, I also invited another online guest for today's report."
"I believe everyone will be familiar with it."
Xu Yun remained mysterious and waited patiently after saying this to everyone in the audience.
Since this video link was specially added, it is certainly impossible to invite only Deligne himself.
At this time, many people were also interested in Xu Yun's words, and they all speculated about the next guest on the line.
Deligne's status as a trophy grand slam in mathematics cannot be shaken by anyone, but he is not appearing as the finale, which shows that the last guest is indeed not simple.
"teacher."
"Do you know this person?"
"Not sure."
Griffith heard Minter's question from the front seat and shook his head to give his own answer.
After finishing speaking, he didn’t forget to add: “But I think I definitely know this person.”
Deligne and he were also old friends, and he initially consulted Xu Yun for advice on his paper.
It’s no surprise that Deligne participated online and gave Xu Yun such a high evaluation.
Although he couldn't guess the specific person as the final guest, he could definitely know him due to his strong network resources.
Only mathematicians can participate in this kind of reporting meeting.
Hearing the voices of people discussing around them, Wu Zhongping and Yuan Chengming, who were also sitting in the front row, couldn't help but have a little worry on their faces. They didn't know when Xu Yun had engaged in such activities.
They didn't know about the video connection.
It turned out that Xu Yun successfully completed the report meeting and successfully withstood the questions from overseas experts.
The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there was no unexpected incident.
Before I could be happy about the result, Xu Yun did this.
"Old Wu."
"Do you know the other person's identity?"
Yuan Chengming leaned his head slightly and asked Wu Zhongping about the situation, his tone somewhat mixed with worry.
Wu Zhongping shook his head with a complicated expression.
"This guy didn't make it clear in advance. I only know that Professor Deligne from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton will participate in the video connection."
"Then let's patiently read on. I believe Xu Yun has sense."
After learning the specific situation, Yuan Chengming replied in a deep voice, and then turned his attention to the screen.
Fortunately, this mystery did not keep everyone waiting for too long. Soon when the video connection was connected again, a new figure finally appeared on the screen.
He was wearing black clothes, and although his hair was long and messy, it could be seen that it had been sorted.
But those eyes are deep and bright.
And almost the moment everyone in the audience saw this figure, unexpected surprise appeared on their faces.
"It's Perelman."
Griffith couldn't sit still at first and couldn't help shouting the name.
Naturally, he is no stranger to Perelman. As the prover of the Poincaré conjecture, when he awarded Perelman a million-dollar prize on behalf of the Clay Institute of Mathematics, the other party simply chose to refuse even the symbol of the highest achievement. Neither did he ask for the Fields Medal.
After that, he disappeared from the public eye and no news came out.
No one expected that Perelman would suddenly appear here, choosing to talk to another prover of the world's mathematical problems.
In a way, this is already considered to be in the same frame of the century.
Even Wu Zhongping and Yuan Chengming were extremely amazed that Xu Yun knew Perelman and persuaded him to participate in the video connection.
Everyone knows that Perelman is a mathematical hermit, and no news has come out at all in recent years.
I never thought it would happen again after so many years.
"I didn't expect Xu Yun to know Perelman. I have never heard him mention it."
"Perhaps this is the mutual attraction between geniuses." Yuan Chengming's face was full of smiles again, and he just sighed at Wu Zhongping's words.
Xu Yun was able to persuade Perelman to appear in this report meeting, which undoubtedly increased the authority of the report meeting.
This is a good thing for the domestic mathematics community.
Seeing that the domestic mathematics community was finally proud for the first time, he was naturally happy as the chairman of the Mathematics Society.
Perelman is different from Deligne. It is not easy for him to accept this video connection, and he will definitely not say anything in the scene.
He doesn't even care about other mathematicians in the lecture hall.
When the video call was officially connected, he immediately discussed with Xu Yun the formulas and ideas in the process of proving the Hodge conjecture, as if no one else in the audience existed in his eyes.
The entire mathematical community is basically aware of Perelman's character, so they don't mind anything.
On the contrary, I was attracted by the content discussed by the two provers of the world's mathematical problems and started to think.
“Start with algebraic equations and define the solutions of the equations as geometric objects forming algebraic varieties.”
"Prove that every harmonic differential form on non-singular projective algebraic varieties is a rational combination of algebraically closed cohomology classes. Your proof established for the first time a link between the three disciplines of algebraic geometry mathematical analysis and topology. a basic connection.”
"This is truly a landmark step forward in mathematics."
Xu Yun undoubtedly admired this mathematical hermit very much. After a short exchange, he sincerely thanked him and extended an invitation.
"Thank you for attending this report today. If you have the opportunity, you are welcome to come to Jingzhou University as a guest."
However, he also knew in his heart that with Perelman's character and attitude towards things other than mathematics, it was very rare for him to be willing to attend this lecture.
It's basically impossible to invite him over.
This can only be regarded as a scene.
But it is worth mentioning that Perelman’s appearance not only surprised everyone in the venue, but also the audience in the live broadcast room was also very surprised. They did not expect that they would have the opportunity to see the two provers in the same frame.
Even though some people don’t know Perelman well, they will quickly send out simple popular science barrages.
This makes the barrage refresh speed in the live broadcast room faster again.
“To be able to hire Perelman is even better than the International Mathematical Organization.”
"Is this person famous?"
"He is the prover of Poincaré's conjecture."
"Two provers on the same stage is definitely a photo that can be recorded in the history of mathematics."
"A true hermit in mathematics."
"It's a pity that I didn't come in person."
"Beijing University invited people who were not invited by the International Mathematical Organization. I don't need to say more about who is the most authoritative."
…
With the end of the video link session, this report meeting is basically coming to an end.
There is no need for Xu Yun to say anything else.
It can be said to be a happy ending.
But at this moment, Yuan Chengming suddenly stood up, with a very cheerful smile on his face.
He turned his head and asked Wu Zhongping.
"Old Wu."
"Has the trophy for the Higher Education Society Cup been made?"
"It has been prepared for a long time." Wu Zhongping obviously understood what Yuan Chengming meant. He nodded and answered and then asked: "You really plan to take this opportunity to award Xu Yun and the others a trophy."
"why not?"
"With so many well-known mathematicians from around the world participating in the award ceremony, who else can compare with the gold content of our Higher Education Society Cup in the future."
Yuan Chengming first asked a question, and then explained with a serious expression.
In fact, when he set the date for the report meeting, he thought of taking this opportunity to officially award the Higher Education Society Cup to Xu Yun, in order to increase the popularity and value of the Higher Education Society Cup.
Although the Higher Education Society Cup is a relatively important event in China, it seems to be inadequate when looking at the world.
But even in the largest competition, it is impossible to invite so many well-known mathematicians to participate in the award ceremony.
So now the Higher Education Society Cup is an opportunity.
I believe that after today’s awards are reported, a large number of overseas college students will participate next year.
Competition brings motivation, which can also motivate domestic college students to continuously improve their mathematics level.
Just like that, Yuan Chengming walked up to the podium to announce the awards. The trophy specially made by Qin Xiangxin was also brought up. In addition to Xu Yun, Zhu Liyan and Zheng Yuchao were also brought up.
As a member of the Higher Education Society Cup competition team, receiving awards must be done together.
However, compared to Xu Yun's calmness, Zhu Liyan and Zheng Yuchao were obviously too nervous and their hands were trembling slightly.
"Xu Yun."
"How about we both go down and you can come and get it."
"Brother Yan is right, my legs are almost shaking from nervousness." Zheng Yuchao heard Zhu Liyan's subtle voice on the stage and quickly added in a low voice.
In response, Xu Yun held their hands and looked at the camera with a smile on his lips and whispered comfort.
"Don't be nervous and just try to keep smiling. This is the highlight of our lives."
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(End of chapter)
