Chapter 168 The Upper Beam Is Crooked and the Lower Beam Is Crooked

After reading the news report on Palm Hot News, Xu Chuan was directly amused by this shameless response.

He remembered the evening party exchange of the Morning Star Mathematics Award in May very clearly.

Professor Mo did participate in the exchange, but it can be said that he did not make any valuable contributions throughout the whole process, let alone the detailed calculation process and calculation data, even in terms of theory, he did not have any ideas, and even did not say a few words.

It can be said that he was just a bystander throughout the whole process. While listening to others' exchanges, he actually said that he was the main communicator and there was no problem using his own ideas to solve the hypothesis.

The level of shamelessness has broken through the sky.

If his face was shaved off, it would probably be able to directly prevent nuclear bombs.

Before, Xu Chuan was still wondering how there could be such a stupid person in the world, knowing that there were four witnesses present, and he dared to plagiarize blatantly.

Now it seems that this shameless thing was prepared in advance.

The other three witnesses have now become a certain help to him.

At least, he, Professor Artur Avila and Hu Xingjian could not deny that he was indeed present. This was a fact, and many other mathematics professors witnessed it at the time.

But in this way, Professor Mo directly muddied the water.

After all, several months have passed, and no one knows the details except the four people who communicated at that time.

Even if he, Professor Avila and Senior Brother Hu Xingjian all stood up to accuse him, as long as Professor Mo insisted that he was the main person in the communication, he might not be able to do anything to him.

First of all, he did not have direct evidence to directly hit the other party to death and confirm that the other party plagiarized.

After all, the other party did participate in the communication at that time.

Even if he found Hu Xingjian and asked Senior Brother Hu to help him and stand up to accuse him, it would only make the other party fall deeper into the vortex.

Secondly, Peking University would definitely choose to protect its own professors in this case.

First, Mo Kun is a mathematics professor at Peking University. Although he is only a master's supervisor, he is still one of them. The school is sure to protect its own people.

Second, the non-zero hypothesis of the Rankin-Selberg L-function is the core problem of the L-function in the Langlands program.

The proof of this problem is very helpful in promoting the reputation of Peking University.

Although the proof of this problem is suspected of plagiarism, Peking University will not give up as long as there is no conclusive evidence.

The third is reputation. After all, it is a top university in the domestic pyramid. It is not good to say that the school's tutors and professors are suspected of plagiarism. It will affect the reputation of the school to a certain extent.

So if it can be protected, Peking University will definitely choose to protect Mo Kun.

Just like Tian Gang at the beginning, he was also suspected of plagiarism, and a Fields Medal winner publicly expressed dissatisfaction, but the result was that the two sides fought back and defended each other for several rounds, and finally nothing came of it.

It is impossible to be directly charged with plagiarism, and at most bear the infamy of academic immorality. This must be something Mo Kun has considered and calculated.

A few days ago, I was still thinking, how could there be such a stupid person in the world.

Now it seems that he is stupid. This person is more shrewd than expected, and he has already considered it.

Otherwise, according to the style of domestic universities, the first choice should not be to respond, but to directly search for hot topics, so that the media can withdraw the article and reduce the heat.

In the end, they will respond when they can no longer suppress it.

This is the style of domestic universities. Family disgrace should not be made public. This kind of direct response is clearly fearless.

Relying on the fact that several months have passed and that he is indeed the person who communicated with him at the beginning, he directly fishes in troubled waters and blames others.

The idea is really stupid. If this mind is simply put into academics, let alone the proof of the non-zero hypothesis of the Rankin-Selberg L-function, the Langlands program can be solved.

It’s a pity that he is obsessed with loopholes and goes astray.

Shaking his head, Xu Chuan turned over the news and looked at the comments of netizens below.

Under the hot promotion of the media on Palm Hot News, this matter has already become a hot search while he was preparing for the CERN report.

Now it is not just a report from this media, but major news media, some technology big V bloggers, and some marketing accounts have forwarded the news reports.

The incident of a famous Peking University professor suspected of plagiarism has attracted the attention of many people.

[Peking University, Peking University again. I remember that Peking University seemed to have a plagiarism incident before, which was also a hot topic at that time. ]

[Tian Gang was accused by his mentor Qiu Chengtong, and the master and apprentice turned against each other, resulting in Qiu returning to China and going to Shuimu University instead of Peking University. ]

[So this is an old tradition of Peking University? The academic environment in China is really disgusting. ]

[It’s not much better abroad. Plagiarism is everywhere. ]

[It’s not necessarily plagiarism. Professor Mo responded and said that this was the exchange of theories and ideas between him and Professor Avila. I don’t think using one’s own ideas can be called plagiarism. Maybe it’s a bit unethical not to give Professor Avila the corresponding author? ]

[I’ve read the latest report. If this is the case, it is indeed not plagiarism, but it’s just a bit unethical. ]

[I think it may be suspected of using other people’s ideas, but after all, he is a professor of Peking University, and his strength should still be there. ]

[There is definitely plagiarism, and it may be quite serious, otherwise the Fields Medal winner would not accuse you for no reason. After all, it is Peking University, and they are not worth offending. Moreover, the Fields Medal winner would not care about whether his paper is named or not. ]

[I just want to know what another person said. The top scorer in the college entrance examination, he seems to have not expressed his opinion yet. Looking at the previous report, Professor Avila seems to say that this achievement is basically made by him? In other words, Mo Kun plagiarized not Avila, but Xu Chuan? ]

[I heard from a friend that this big guy is now doing physics experiments at the European Atomic Energy Laboratory. Not long ago, he solved the mystery of the proton radius. Maybe he doesn’t know about this? ]

[? ? ? Didn’t he study mathematics? Why did he go to do physics experiments? ]

[The big guy is a double major in physics and mathematics. ]

[I look up to the big guy. If I had one-tenth of his brain, I wouldn’t have failed linear algebra. ]

There are many gossip comments under various news reports. Plagiarism incidents in the academic world are still quite eye-catching for ordinary netizens.

Especially when it comes to the top universities in China and a Fields Medal winner, there are naturally many people paying attention.

Xu Chuan has no opinion on these online comments.

The hostility on the Internet is much greater than in reality, and there are more people who blindly follow without their own ideas.

But overall, it can be seen from the comments that the tolerance for academic plagiarism in China is still low.

Shaking his head, Xu Chuan took out his mobile phone and booked a flight back home.

Professor Avila took action and issued an accusation, and as the real party and the victim, there is no reason for him not to speak out.

It is still a bit difficult to speak out to China from abroad.

The entry point chosen by the other party is very suitable, and it is also shameless enough. In addition, with Peking University as a background support, this matter may end up like Qiu Yutian's matter, and it will end in nothing.

If it weren't for his habit, it would be really difficult to completely hammer Mo Kun this time.

Fortunately, his habit left him with a key piece of evidence.

This is probably something that "Professor Mo" has not thought of.

China, Peking University.

After being interviewed by a reporter from the Palm News, Mo Kun also came to the office of Tian Gang, the dean of the School of Mathematics.

After all, it involves the reputation of Peking University, and the school will definitely pay attention to it.

"Teacher."

Mo Kun knocked on the door, pushed it open, and greeted the figure sitting in the office respectfully.

He studied under Tian Gang, but because of his talent and because his mind was not on academics, he did not go very smoothly in mathematics, and did not produce any results after graduation.

However, relying on the relationship with Tian Gang, he still thrived in Peking University.

But the academic world is still a place that emphasizes academic achievements. He has been a graduate student tutor for many years and has always wanted to be a doctoral tutor, but he is always a little short of it.

After all, he has no outstanding achievements, and it is precisely because of this that he took the risk of plagiarizing Xu Chuan's theories and achievements this time.

He knew the consequences of this incident and considered all the impacts. As long as he was a little shameless, there would be no big problem.

As long as it was not determined to be plagiarism, this matter would at most be an academic dispute, and at most he would be accused of academic immorality.

It is totally worth it to bear such a bad reputation in exchange for the proof of the non-zero hypothesis of Rankin-Selberg L-function.

This is the core foundation problem of L function in Langlands Program.

With such an achievement, even if he bears the bad reputation, he can keep a low profile for one or two years and he will definitely be promoted to a doctoral supervisor in the future, and he may even win one or two mathematics awards.

He can't count on foreign countries, but he certainly has hope in China, after all, Peking University is behind him.

Under the temptation of huge interests, he chose to take risks.

Of course, he also made arrangements and directly muddied the water.

Anyway, several months have passed, and no one knows what the specific situation was at that time.

"What is the situation of your incident? The comments from the outside world are very bad, and all walks of life have questioned the academic atmosphere of our school."

In the office, Tian Gang, who had a black mole near the wing of his nose, put down the pen in his hand and looked at Mo Kun.

He still likes this student very much. He is very respectful to him. He visits him during festivals and holidays. His interpersonal relationship is also OK. However, for a long time, his mind is not on academics.

However, everyone has different choices. Some people choose to concentrate on research, and some people choose to go into management. These are all understandable.

"It's like this, teacher."

Mo Kun briefly explained the cause and effect of the whole thing. Of course, he said the excuses he had prepared long ago.

He still needs the support of Tian Gang and the school, and it is impossible to tell the truth.

Anyway, no matter who he faces now, he just insists that he is the main communication person.

"You didn't do well in this matter." After listening to Mo Kun's explanation, Tian Gang pondered for a while, and then asked: "Let me ask you, how much of their stuff did you use here? Do you have your own ideas?"

The master-disciple relationship, plus there are only two of them in the office, Tian Gang did not go around in circles too much.

He knows the level of his student. If you say there is, there must be a little, but it is definitely not high.

L-function non-zero hypothesis is a difficult problem. It is estimated that we can at most touch the edge. It is impossible to solve it.

Hearing this, Mo Kun smiled awkwardly and said, "I definitely used it a little, teacher. After all, it was an exchange at that time. Mathematical exchange is at most an exchange of ideas. The main proof must be done by me."

Mo Kun still insisted on this statement. Anyway, several months have passed. Even if he used Xu Chuan's data for calculation, who would know?

Tian Gang nodded, looked at his student, and slowly said, "I know. I will communicate with the school."

"In addition, what you did was indeed unethical. When the time comes, cooperate with the school to publicly apologize to Professor Avila and say that you were inconsiderate and did not include his name in the paper. Then add Professor Avila's name to your paper and list it as the first author."

Hearing the apology and the first author, Mo Kun frowned slightly, but he naturally understood what Tian Gang said.

It is indeed unethical to use other people's things, but making compensation and remedies can remove the nature of this matter from the attribute of plagiarism.

As for not being considerate enough to include the names of the exchange personnel in the paper, this is countless times lighter than the academic dispute and immoral reputation he had thought of before.

As expected of his mentor, he considered the problem more carefully than him.

After thinking it through, Mo Kun's eyes lit up, and his tone was full of excitement that he could not suppress: "This matter is really a trouble for the teacher and the school. I will definitely work hard in academics in the future and contribute to the school and the country."

Tian Gang nodded and said, "Okay, go, prepare well, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, and it will have a great impact on the reputation of the school if it continues."

At CERN, Xu Chuan booked a flight ticket and packed his luggage, preparing to have a good exchange with this completely shameless person after getting the evidence.

This trip back is only a short trip, at most one or two days, and it is enough to bring two sets of clothes.

After all, the LHC Large Intense Particle Collider will carry out a collision experiment in a week to verify his previous calculation data for the most ideal search decay channel for the Yukawa coupling of the Higgs and the third generation heavy quarks.

As soon as the zipper of the suitcase was closed, a knock on the door rang.

Xu Chuan walked over and opened the door a crack, and a voice came from outside.

"It's me." Chen Zhengping's voice came from outside, and Xu Chuan untied the safety chain.

This is also a small habit of his. For safety reasons, he habitually puts a safety chain on the hotel room door.

"Teacher, why are you here?"

Xu Chuan opened the door and welcomed Chen Zhengping in.

"Are you packing and preparing to return home?" After entering the room, Chen Zhengping saw the suitcase in the room at a glance.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Well, something happened in China. I have to go back. I will be back within a week."

"Because Mo Kun plagiarized you and Professor Avila?" Chen Zhengping asked directly.

"Teacher, do you know?" Xu Chuan asked, and then suddenly realized that it was normal for Chen Zhengping to know, after all, this matter is quite a big deal now.

"The school called me and told me about this. What exactly happened?"

Xu Chuan briefly explained it, and Chen Zhengping frowned and said, "You should have told me about this first. You are a student of Nanjing University. If something like this happens, the school will definitely help you."

"It will be difficult for you to face Peking University alone, even with Professor Avila."

After a pause, Chen Zhengping sighed and continued, "Forget it, it's too late to talk about this now. Which flight did you buy? I'll go back with you."