Chapter 210 Greater than the Nobel Prize

At the end of July, in the southern hemisphere, Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil, has been bustling since the 30th.

The quadrennial International Mathematical Congress is about to be held here, and mathematicians from all over the world will gather here.

As the largest and most important large-scale exchange meeting in the mathematics world, the International Mathematical Congress is the most important event in the mathematics world.

The conference is held every four years. The first conference was held in Zurich, Switzerland in 1897, and it has a history of more than 100 years.

It is a global academic conference on mathematical sciences and is known as the Olympic event in the mathematics world.

From the first conference in 1897 to the present, it has a history of more than 100 years, witnessing the rise of one top mathematician after another, such as Poincaré, Hilbert, Klein and other great mathematicians have participated in this event.

And this year's mathematics conference will witness a new batch of young mathematicians rising like bright stars.

Xu Chuan, the youngest tenured researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton; Peter Schulz, the highest-ranking W3 full professor at the University of Bonn in Germany; Kauchel Birkar, a young mathematician from the war-torn region of Iraq; and Aksay Venkatesh, an Australian professor who won medals in both the International Olympic Physics and Mathematics Competitions.

Too many outstanding young mathematicians gathered at this grand event, waiting for the highest honor in mathematics - the Fields Medal.

Among these people, the most anticipated is Xu Chuan, a young scholar from China.

The two lectures registered on the official website of the International Mathematical Union IMU are both very exciting.

One is about the Xu-Hodge theorem, and the other is about the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem.

It is foreseeable that these are probably the two most colorful and lively speeches at this year's International Mathematical Congress.

The former is one of the seven millennium problems in mathematics, a hot topic that has attracted much attention, a century-old problem related to the Clay Mathematical Research One Million Gold Award, and a bridge connecting algebraic geometry, topology and mathematical analysis.

It is certain that almost all mathematicians who participated in this conference will attend this report if nothing unexpected happens.

Although the proof of the Hodge conjecture has been peer-reviewed for several months, the number of people in the mathematics community who can understand this paper is still less than one percent.

Of course, this kind of proof of a top mathematical conjecture is not prepared for ordinary mathematicians.

It is no less difficult for ordinary mathematicians to understand this paper than for scholars in the astronomy and astrophysics community to understand the paper on the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem.

But as a bridge connecting the three major fields of algebraic geometry, topology and mathematical analysis, its importance is unquestionable and invaluable.

In particular, the core tool in the proof paper: 'algebraic clusters and group mapping tools', the value is even more amazing.

Not only Xu Chuan himself, but many mathematicians in the field of topology have noticed its remaining potential.

This mathematical tool also has great potential in other problems similar to the Hodge conjecture, so many mathematics professors are studying and learning algebraic clusters and group mapping tools.

However, this tool involves too many mathematical fields, and it is difficult to understand it in a short time.

If the creator gives a detailed explanation, it will be much easier to understand.

Therefore, many mathematicians came to Xu Chuan's report. After all, if they can use this tool to solve a world-class problem, they may have the opportunity to touch the highest honor in the mathematics world.

As for the report on the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, there are also many mathematicians who pay attention to this report, but not as many as the Xu-Hodge theorem.

After all, this mathematical result has been out for two or three years, and mathematicians in the field of spectrum have basically studied related papers.

More people who pay attention to this report are astronomers and astrophysicists invited by the International Mathematical Union.

For them, the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem can bring huge results, and it is not impossible to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.

The New Zealand astrophysics professor who discovered the 'TRAPPIST-1' star system last year was on the list of candidates for the Nobel Prize. If it were not for the discovery of gravitational waves that was so shocking, he would even have the opportunity to touch the world's highest honor.

People in the astronomy and astrophysics circles really don't understand what the judges of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences are thinking.

Obviously, the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem is worthy of the Nobel Prize in Physics, and is even greater than the discovery of gravitational waves. After all, gravitational waves are not the first discovery, and their importance is far less than the first discovery, but those nt committees just refuse to give him the Nobel Prize.

A tool that can accurately calculate the parameter information of distant celestial bodies is of self-evident importance to humans.

Perhaps humans cannot migrate to other galaxies now, but it can help humans save countless time and energy in the future to screen and find planets suitable for human migration from the vast sea of ​​stars and countless galaxies, just like this New Zealand professor found the 'TRAPPIST-1' galaxy and found the second 'Earth'.

In this respect, its value is no longer something that the Nobel Prize can describe.

On July 31, Xu Chuan came to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with his four students.

Although the opening ceremony of the conference is tomorrow, the hotel arranged by the International Mathematical Union is already crowded with people.

After getting off the taxi and walking into the hotel door, Xu Chuan was recognized.

"Professor Xu Chuan?"

A middle-aged man saw Xu Chuan walking in. After calling out in surprise, he walked over quickly, and the attention of other people in the wide hotel lobby was also attracted.

"Hello."

Xu Chuan smiled and greeted the stranger in front of him. He did not know this person, but as he proved Hodge's conjecture, it was normal for him to be recognized by others.

Just like when he was still studying, he would take the initiative to say hello to Deligne, Witten and other top bosses he met for the first time and make them look familiar. But now he is the one being visited.

"Professor Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Athol Bennett. I am an astrophysicist. The extended application tool of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem you created is the greatest tool I have ever seen in my life. Math Tools, you are awesome!”

Athol Bennett stepped forward and stretched out his hands enthusiastically, then slapped him with flattery.

Xu Chuan didn't care and said with a smile: "The power of mathematics is there, it just depends on whether you can find a way to use it. The Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem is just a weak part."

"You are so humble. This is the greatest tool in the astronomical world. It can bring the future to mankind." Athol Bennett held Xu Chuan's hand and shook it.

After a pause, Professor Athol said with a somewhat aggrieved voice: "It's just that it's too profound. I've been studying it for more than a year, but I still haven't fully mastered its usage."

Xu Chuan: "I hope the report the day after tomorrow will give you some insights."

"I'm ready, just waiting for the report to come." Atsol looked excited, but then he changed his tone and asked cautiously: "But before that, can I ask you for your contact information? Your email address is also OK."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem."

Hearing this, other scholars gathered around the hall also spoke.

"Professor Xu, can I also ask for your contact information? I have some mathematical questions that I would like to ask you for help."

"Kawagami! Can you take a photo with me?"

"Can you sign it for me? I want to give it to my son. I hope he can be as good at mathematics as you are."

The surging crowd surrounded Xu Chuan, like a zombie seeing a living person, raising its hands and shouting crazily.

Gu Bing and Amelia have been squeezed out and are standing outside the encirclement. You look at me and I look at you, looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, the staff arranged by the International Mathematical Union to receive guests in the lobby discovered what was going on here and ran over in time to rescue Xu Chuan from the crowd.

After dealing with the other scholars in the hall, Xu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and took four students to complete the check-in procedures. As he was about to go upstairs, he saw several familiar figures.

After seeing the figure walking in front clearly, his eyes lit up and he walked over quickly.

"Academician Pan."

Xu Chuan quickly walked to the front of the team and stood in front of an old man.

The old man in front of him was Academician Pan Deming, a great and respected mathematician whom he had met at the Crafford Prize award ceremony.

Seeing Xu Chuan, Pan Deming quickly walked out of the team, held Xu Chuan's hand tightly, and put a smile on his face.

"We meet again, Professor Xu Chuan."

"Why do you always come here in person? Traveling long distances is too tiring."

Xu Chuan greeted with a smile. The old man in front of him was already in his eighties or almost ninety years old. At this age, he did not expect that he would fly here from China.

"Compared to the energy you spent to prove Hodge's conjecture, my running around is nothing. Back then, I walked dozens of kilometers in the Taklimakan Desert, not to mention that now I only need to sit in an airplane or a car."

After a pause, the old man looked Xu Chuan up and down and sighed: "After so many years, our country has finally produced a mathematician like this. You are the glory of the country."

"Pan Lao said harshly, I just did what a scholar should do." Xu Chuan said modestly.

Pan Deming smiled and did not continue on this topic. Instead, he turned around and said, "I will introduce two people to you."

"Zhang Wei and Xu Chenyang are both outstanding young mathematicians. Maybe they can share some mathematical problems with you."

Xu Chuan naturally knew the golden generation of Peking University, but he didn't expect that these two people came with the Peking University team.

After all, both of them are now working at universities in the United States.

After shaking hands with the two of them respectively, Xu Chuan greeted them with a smile: "Great God, we said goodbye last time. It's been a long time since we last saw each other."

"Yang Shen, I've heard of your name since I was in school. The linear increasing problem of automorphic groups of algebraic varieties you solved has inspired me a lot."

Zhang Wei, who is thin and wears rimless black glasses, smiled and joked: "In front of you, Sichuan God, this title cannot be used."

On the side, the fat Xu Chenyang also smiled and said: "Who among the young generation under the age of forty dares to claim to be a god in front of the God of Sichuan? I'm afraid even Schultz would not dare."

Xu Chuan rolled his eyes slightly and said helplessly: "You two great masters, please stop teasing me."

The three of them were talking to each other, and the huge Peking University team behind them scattered, looking at the few people in front who were talking, and they were a little agitated and excited.

The Peking University team was very large, with a total of thirty or forty people, but most of them were students who came with their mentors and professors to see the world.

These students, who were basically older than Xu Chuan, were like fans who saw their own stars after seeing Xu Chuan, their eyes lit up and they were very excited.

If there were no big guys in front to calm the situation, these students would probably rush up to ask for autographs, take photos, and absorb the good luck.

After all, they have heard the name Xu Chuan too many times.

From the proof of the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture, to the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, to the Xu-Hodge theorem, to the NS equation

Everything about this name is a legend.

For any young Chinese scholar who is determined to make further progress in mathematics, the name Xu Chuan is like a bright lighthouse on the coastline, guiding them forward; it is also like Mount Everest, overlooking the plateau of mathematics, and more like the sun hanging in the sky, emitting bright light, which is within reach but out of reach.

The additional update can only be put off until tomorrow morning (not finished yet), I played until quite late last night and got up this afternoon, sorry.