Chapter 155 Is he bragging?
Early in the morning on November 1, Qiao Yu followed Director Tian, ​​Mr. Yuan and Qiao Xi to board the high-speed train and arrived in Linhai on time in the afternoon.
The organizer of the annual mathematics academic conference every year is naturally the Chinese Mathematical Society, and this year the organizer is Linhai Jiaotong University.
Theoretically, reporting on the annual meeting would not start until the next day, and there would be a whole day of reporting time, but both Tian Yanzhen and Yuan Zhengxin had to go a day in advance.
Because in addition to reports tomorrow, there is also a satellite meeting of the Algebraic Geometry Branch of the Chinese Mathematical Society, which starts at 8:30 in the morning.
Tian Yanzhen and Yuan Zhengxin were both special guests at this satellite conference, so they could only go one day in advance.
Not only that, there are a series of meetings in the evening, such as enlarged meetings, executive board meetings, supervisors meetings...
In short, the two bosses will be very busy tomorrow.
This pair of Qiao Yu and Qiao Xi is very friendly. After all, they have never been to an international metropolis like Linhai.
Sitting on the high-speed train, Qiao Yu was already thinking about whether he could wait until the two mentors went to a meeting tomorrow. He took Qiao Xi around Linhai.
Speaking of which, this is the first time Qiao Yu and Qiao Xi have traveled together. It's worth having fun. Of course, the premise is that he and Qiao Xi don't have to attend the meeting of the Algebraic Geometry Branch.
So Qiao Yu was very excited along the way and kept whispering to Qiao Xi.
That's the good thing about first-class seats on the high-speed rail. Although the seats are connected together, only two people can sit in a row, so you and the two instructors sit separately.
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When they arrived at the hotel, Director Tian and Mr. Yuan were invited to meet some people, while Qiao Yu and Qiao Xi threw their suitcases into the room.
"Mom, I'm going to talk to Director Tian and Mr. Yuan later. We won't be attending the satellite conference tomorrow. Let's go to Disneyland for a day."
November has not yet reached its coldest time in Linhai, and the weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow, with temperatures still around 17 degrees during the day. It is a good time to go out in the clear autumn air.
Qiao Xi glanced at Qiao Yu, shook her head slightly and said, "Not interested."
Qiao Yu said: "No, let me tell you, this kind of satellite meeting is really boring. I have seen the meeting agenda, and there won't be anything too interesting."
Qiao Xi stretched, then took out her notebook from her bag and sat at the table in the hotel room.
"Have you forgotten? I haven't read the documents you assigned me yet. The meeting is boring, I can also read the documents. Why don't you go out and play by yourself."
Such a sharp counterattack was completely unexpected by Qiao Yu. It also made Qiao Yu feel a little unmotivated.
But he had no choice but to go out alone and find it boring. The key was that Qiao Yu didn't think Qiao Xi was that studious.
"you……"
Just as I said a word, the phone rang.
"Come to my room, you know? It's right next door to you. The door is open." Tian Yanzhen's voice came from the phone.
"Okay, Director Tian." Qiao Yu said, then glanced at Qiao Xi, who ignored him, and left the room.
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When they came to Tian Yanzhen's room, Mr. Yuan was also there, sitting there drinking tea and looking at him with a smile.
Before he could say hello, Director Tian said: "You have prepared well these two days. It has been passed. The second report on the morning of the 4th will be yours."
"Huh? Is this okay?" Qiao Yu asked unexpectedly.
Tian Yanzhen explained: "I have talked with Editor-in-Chief Dugan. Your paper has passed the review and will be published on the official website at noon on the 3rd, Beijing time at the latest. Congratulations, you have one more top-ranked paper, and Cover paper of the top issue.
In addition, your paper on the bounded interval of prime numbers has also been recognized by Zhang Yuantang and Tao Xuanzhi. In exchange, I helped you agree to Editor-in-Chief Dugen that this paper will be submitted directly to Editor-in-Chief Dugen after the conference."
Qiao Yu was stunned. He really didn't expect it to be like this. To be honest, he hadn't entered the submission backend system to check it in the past two days.
Later, Pierre Delini sent him an email, discussing in depth some mathematical concepts about the modal space axiom system.
However, the boss didn't tell him whether the paper passed the review. He didn't expect to hear it from his tutor first.
This really surprised him.
Really, for a moment he wanted to fly to Princeton and ask Editor Dugan face to face what was going on in his mind...
If he had known that this was the case, he would not have bothered to waste time tinkering with this paper that reduced the interval to 6, because it would not make much sense.
It would be better to wait for him to finish the final work and directly solve the twin prime conjecture.
After all, the upper bound on the interval between prime numbers is actually closely related to the twin prime number conjecture.
Because the establishment of the twin prime conjecture implies that the prime interval can be kept very small, that is, 2.
Well, it’s not completely useless. After all, it is proved that the upper bound of the prime interval can limit the growth rate of the prime interval, providing indirect support for the twin prime conjecture.
But Qiao Yu still felt that this was some useless work. If he had known that he would publish his paper on the 3rd, he could have followed the direction set by Director Tian and Mr. Yuan before and talked about his modal space axiom system on the 4th.
"Look at your expression? Why? Aren't you satisfied that your paper was published early? Don't think that I will praise you because your results are amazing? Do you know that it's just because of how many meetings you have held?" Tian Yanzhen He glared at Qiao Yu and said.
"Um...well, Director Tian, ​​although I didn't tell you, the corresponding author on the cover of the journal also has your name. It's just that Professor Dugan didn't contact you."
Qiao Yu argued cautiously.
"Haha, yes, Yan Zhen, Qiao Yu is right, you have already benefited a lot. Don't say so much. What Qiao Yu did was not good enough? Didn't he make you look good?"
Yuan Zhengxin happily helped by saying something. He really didn't have any ideas right now.
In fact, if he hadn't wanted to stand up for Qiao Yu, he would have never planned to attend this meeting.
After all, the concept is slightly different.
But there is no way, but who would let it be Qiao Yu? The old man obviously has more than just a simple love for Qiao Yu, the most important thing is that everything Qiao Yu does is to implement the old man's ideas.
For example, exploring the direction of development of Chinese mathematics is from going out to bringing in.
In the past, students were sent overseas to learn advanced knowledge from others. But when it develops to a certain level, it is necessary to consider how to attract more talents to come to China.
To solve this problem, original research at the mathematical level is required.
There is no doubt that the modal space axiomatic system proposed by Qiao Yu belongs to this category. It can even be said to be an original research that will affect the mathematical pattern of the future world.
So when Qiao Yu proposed this framework, Yuan Zhengxin believed that this should be designated as a key national-level support project.
He didn't even consider whether it was appropriate for Qiao Yu to apply for such a project at his age.
Probably for this reason, the old man was not angry at the fact that Qiao Yu directly submitted the article without saying hello to anyone. He was even very happy.
At least in the eyes of the elderly, it is definitely more meaningful to not ignore other people's wisdom and create innovative mathematical ideas and tools than to solve one or two mathematical problems.
As for Tian Yanzhen, the tutor, he just got lucky and found such a student.
Although the relationship has eased a lot now, in the old man's mind, he is still a student who is so virtuous and capable that he can have such a good student as Qiao Yu...
It's just that I don't say it very often now.
After all, no matter what, everything Tian Yanzhen did was to help Qiao Yu gain a foothold in the mathematics world as soon as possible.
And no matter how uncomfortable he was seeing Tian Yan, he could not deny his influence in China and the world of mathematics.
Whether it is his experience as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union, a judge of the Abel Prize, and the chairman of the Chinese Mathematical Society... they all give him sufficient influence.
In short, everything is for the children.
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Qiao Yu grinned at the old man. In short, there was nothing wrong with him being a little bold when Grandpa Shi was around.
"But Qiao Yu, you still have to take this meeting seriously. Your teacher is right. You must prepare this report carefully. I'm also looking forward to your speech."
"Don't worry, giving the report will be no problem. I have experience." Qiao Yu said confidently.
This sentence is very convincing. After all, he has already given a sixty-minute report at the World Conference on Algebraic Geometry. He has already seen the big scene and gave a report at a domestic conference. Qiao Yu is really not nervous at all.
"Well, just have confidence. There's one more thing..."
As he spoke, Yuan Zhengxin glanced at Tian Yanzhen next to him, and then said: "Yan Zhen and I originally wanted to help you win the Chen Shengshen Mathematics Award this year, but firstly, we will focus our efforts on the second half of the year, and secondly, considering your age I'm still young, anyway... don't feel too wronged."
Qiao Yu said quickly: "No, there's really no need. I checked and found out that the Chen Shengsheng Prize only gives out 50,000 yuan, and it's still Hong Kong dollars. It doesn't matter whether you get it or not. I'll get the Abel Prize next year."
Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu and said, "What kind of bonus is there without bonus? Is it because of the bonus that I let you get the award? Who else mentioned the Abel Prize to you?"
"Um... Professor Dugan, he also specifically told me that the easiest way to get nominated for the Abel Prize is to publish a sufficiently significant article in the four top journals. Last time I went to participate in the World Algebraic Geometry During the conference, Professor Dugan took me and talked all afternoon and told me this.”
Qiao Yu explained.
Tian Yanzhen wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the old man: "Qiao Yu is right. The Abel Prize prize money is similar to the Nobel Prize prize, and the prize money is indeed higher. Is it wrong for Qiao Yu to want to win the prize?"
You are competing for projects there, and you are fighting for the scientific research funding. What is wrong with Qiao Yu wanting to win the Abel Prize based on his ability?
Besides, which Abel Prize candidate is not a mathematician who has published important papers in top international mathematics journals? Who has made greater contributions than the modal space axiom system in recent years?"
After saying that, Yuan Zhengxin looked at Qiao Yu with kind eyes and said gently: "Okay, as long as you don't have any objections to this award selection, you can go back."
"Okay, Grandpa Shi, by the way, can my mother and I not attend the algebraic geometry meeting tomorrow? To be honest, this is our first time coming to the sea..."
"Hmm..." Yuan Zheng thought for a while, then nodded and said, "If you don't want to participate, just don't. Do you need me to ask the organizing committee to help you arrange a car?"
"No need, Master. My mother said that she will stay in the hotel most of the time reading literature. I will just take her for a walk in the morning."
"Okay, go ahead. But be careful."
"Okay, then I'm leaving, Director Tian, ​​Grandpa Shi."
Qiao Yu said politely to the tutor with a straight face, and then walked out of the room in a hurry.
Tian Yanzhen watched Qiao Yu walk out of the room, closed the door, and then said helplessly: "Mr. Yuan, Qiao Yu's temperament is..."
"Okay, stop talking. If you can build a new axiom system and push the prime number interval to 6, even if you are the same age as Qiao Yu and have the same temperament, I will be pleased with you! I will give it to you. Building bridges and paving the way. Let’s not talk about this anymore...continue the topic just now, tomorrow’s meeting..."
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Outside the door, Qiao Yu smiled proudly after hearing this, and then returned to his room.
"Mom, I successfully asked for leave from Mr. Yuan for you. We won't go to Disneyland tomorrow. Let's go shopping on the Bund all morning, right? Why don't you just come here in vain? If you still don't agree, I'll tell Director Tian It was you who didn’t let me go on stage to give a report on the 4th!”
"Huh?" Qiao Xi turned her head, looked at Qiao Yu, frowned, and asked, "Is the report about the upper bound of the interval between prime numbers?"
"Yeah, you know it too?"
"Mr. Yuan told me that your paper will change the mathematics community's understanding of number theory."
"Ah? Why this paper? It should be my axiom system. You must have heard it wrong."
"Haha... I'm quite interested in this paper. Why don't you come and tell me about it first? If it goes well, I will accompany you to the Bund tomorrow morning."
Qiao Yu thought for a while, then sat next to Qiao Xi, and suddenly asked out of curiosity: "Mom, how do you feel when you read the paper now?"
Qiao Xi thought for a long time and then said: "Some papers read like a wonderful novel, and people can't help but read it in one sitting.
Because it seems like you can get into the author's mind and see how he came up with such wonderful logic. There are also some papers that are hard to read. No one likes to get into a garbage dump."
"So it must be your first impression when you read my paper, right?"
"Oh……"
"Forget it, let's not talk about this problem. I won't talk about the basic theorem of modal space. In fact, it is quite simple to reduce the spacing between prime numbers. The first step is to prove the locality of modal density and find the high-density interval...
…”
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Early the next morning, Qiao Xi took Qiao Yu out for a walk.
I haven’t gone to Disneyland. Qiao Xi doesn’t like places that might be crowded, but she’s gone to other places a lot.
He said he only went out for one morning, but it was already afternoon when he returned to the hotel.
As soon as Qiao Yu returned to the room, he received a call from Senior Brother Chen.
"Junior brother, have you arrived at Linhai?"
"We arrived yesterday. Are you here too?"
"Well, I just checked in. I'm in the lobby of the hotel at the main venue. I saw that you are the special guest speaker for this conference on the itinerary. You must be there, right? Come down and chat?"
"Okay, you wait for me."
After saying that, the energetic Qiao Yu said hello to Qiao Xi and left the room.
I haven’t seen Chen Zhuoyang for a long time.
When we could see each other every day at Yanbei University, I didn't feel that since Chen Zhuoyang graduated and left, sometimes I miss him a lot.
After getting off the elevator and coming to the lobby on the first floor, I soon saw Senior Brother Chen standing next to the sofa in the lobby and looking towards the elevator.
"Hi, Senior Brother Chen." Qiao Yu waved to Chen Zhuoyang.
"Junior brother, thank you so much."
Chen Zhuoyang took two quick steps, then directly held Qiao Yu's hand and wouldn't let go, and he held it so tightly that he couldn't pull it out.
"Ahem, um, Senior Brother Chen, don't be so polite. If someone sees it, they'll think there's something going on between us!"
"Oh, yes, yes, let's sit down for a while." Chen Zhuoyang directly pulled Qiao Yu to the sofa in the hall and didn't let go until Qiao Yu sat down.
They haven't seen each other for more than half a year, but Qiao Yu discovered something quite magical, although in his opinion, Senior Brother Chen must have been living a very hard life during this period.
After all, he has to attend classes, complete the tasks assigned by him, and at the same time, he is also being squeezed by the college leaders...
Qiao Yu originally thought that Brother Chen would be very decadent and his hair would probably fall out.
But what he didn't expect was that the senior brother Chen he saw today was actually very energetic. He did have less hair, but he actually looked younger.
When he was at Yanbei University, he looked like he was almost forty, but now he seemed to be thirty-five or six at most. Although in fact he also knew that Senior Brother Chen was only just thirty.
"Senior Brother Chen, I feel like you are getting younger and younger as you live!" Qiao Yu complimented him because of the strength of his hands.
"Hey, stop teasing me, senior brother. Even though I am young, I still want to thank you! Our paper has passed the review! I have received the proofs. Our paper should be published this month."
Chen Zhuoyang whispered excitedly.
Well, it turns out that people feel refreshed during happy events.
"Oh, I know. I logged into the backend yesterday and checked it out. Editor-in-chief Dugan also sent me an email. Let me tell you the good news, it will be on the official website tomorrow. But it is a pity that my paper is a cover paper. You
It’s the second chapter.”
Qiao Yu replied.
Although there was some suspicion that he deserved a beating, Senior Brother Chen obviously didn't care about these details at this time.
"Don't talk about this, junior brother, I'm already very happy if I can publish it! Forget about the cover paper, I don't dare think about that." Chen Zhuoyang couldn't suppress the smile on his face at all.
"Then why are you so excited? When the next article is published, it will still be my cover paper. Brother Chen, you have to get used to being in the top journal. There are still many papers for our project in the future. Every time you are so excited, can your heart bear it?
"
Qiao Yu said disapprovingly.
"This...this..." Although Qiao Yu said it easily, Chen Zhuoyang obviously didn't know how to reply.
Even his breathing became heavier.
Ever since he became Director Tian's student, he had actually always had the expectation of being taken away in the future.
Speaking of which, Director Tian did not give him a chance, but it was a pity that he failed to seize it.
Who dares to think that the feeling that he could not experience when he was studying was made him wait for it after graduation.
The opportunities in life are so wonderful...
When he was complacent, fate gave him a blow, making him feel that he could only hang around casually in this life.
When he decided to accept his fate, someone wanted to hold a blower behind him and help him take off...
"Okay, aren't we just going to post a few articles? Calm down, by the way, does the school know that you applied?" Qiao Yu asked enthusiastically.
He also wanted to know how Jinzhou University would react after knowing that his senior brother's paper was published.
It is a pity to say that since he grew up, he has never experienced the feeling of being looked down upon by others.
Maybe there is, but no one has ever shown it. Even when he was in Class 13... At that time, all he came into contact with were brothers, and everyone asked for him instead.
As for after arriving in Yanbei, I rarely experienced this feeling, probably because Director Tian and Mr. Yuan were all good people around me.
I really want to find someone who looks down on him and then show off to him, but I just can't touch him.
There are many of them on Weibo, but unfortunately they are too far away from Qiao Yu’s life.
He can't just show off and publish a cover article with a group of people who want him to win the Nobel Prize in Mathematics if he has the ability...after all, that would make him look stupid.
From this point of view, Qiao Yu even felt that Senior Brother Chen was really lucky, after all, his life experience was far more colorful than his.
But Chen Zhuoyang shook his head and said: "Not yet. In fact, I haven't told anyone yet. But when it comes out in the magazine, everyone will know about it, so I don't think there is a need to publicize it in a big way."
Well, it's low-key enough, and Qiao Yu likes it.
Qiao Yu asked again: "So they won't know until tomorrow? Oh, by the way, is that Dean Zhang who puts on your shoes here? I'll go and see what his expression is like at that time?"
"I don't know. I applied to transfer two classes and then attended at my own expense." Senior Brother Chen shook his head again and said.
Qiao Yu felt a little pity.
There are several types of participants in the annual Mathematics Annual Meeting. Special guests, invited speakers, and winners of the Hua Luogeng Prize and Chen Shengshen Prize do not need to pay any fees. The organizer also provides free accommodation.
For example, Qiao Yu was one of the invited speakers at the conference, so he didn't have to pay a penny and just paid for his travel expenses.
Winners of the Chung Jiaqing Award and student members need to pay the minimum registration fee and are responsible for their own accommodation fees.
In addition, group speakers, registered members of the Mathematical Society and other participants must also pay different levels of registration fees and book their own hotels.
So in a sense, many people who came to the conference did not come purely for the purpose of academic exchange.
At the same time, you can also spend a little money to expand your social circle.
After all, at this top-level internal meeting in China, you can meet many big-shot figures who are rarely seen in ordinary times.
If you have the opportunity to get together and take a photo or something, it will not be in vain.
This is actually an invisible benefit for many college students admitted to prestigious universities. Many professors who are difficult for outsiders to see can often appear in their classes.
"Okay, if you meet people from Jin University, remember to introduce them to me. I'll ask them later why they look down on me!"
"Well...although...I've never heard anyone say they look down on you..."
"Don't speak for them. Let me tell you, you are my senior brother. If they look down on you, they look down on me. Do you understand? Otherwise, how can I be called a fellow disciple?"
Qiao Yu's words once again moved Chen Zhuoyang to the point where he didn't know what to say.
It is no exaggeration to say that if someone were to shoot Qiao Yu now, he would probably rush forward to block the shot without hesitation.
This is probably the impulse of a scholar to die for his bosom friend.
In the end, thousands of words turned into a slightly dull sentence: "Thank you, Qiao Yu."
"Haha, okay, you go and have a rest. The opening ceremony is tomorrow. By the way, Director Tian lives next to me, but he may still be in meetings now, so you can drop by after eleven o'clock in the evening."
"Okay, let's go and rest first."
Having almost finished reminiscing about the past, Chen Zhuoyang considered that Qiao Yu would have to give a report at the meeting the day after tomorrow, and did not want to waste too much of Qiao Yu's time.
As soon as the two stood up, they heard someone shouting from behind: "Qiao Yu."
Qiao Yu turned around and saw two people walking towards him.
The person walking in front of him knew the round-faced professor who sat next to him at the project review meeting last time. Qiao Yu still remembered that the professor's name was Yang Yuanyuan.
Behind the professor was a young student.
"Hello, Professor Yang." Qiao Yu greeted.
After all, there was a friendship of passing notes at meetings.
It’s just that after he withdrew the project proposal that day, he went back directly. I really don’t know if Professor Yang’s project has been reviewed.
However, according to Director Tian, ​​if you can usually go to the meeting for discussion, the chance of passing the review is quite high.
"Let me introduce to you, this is my student, his name is Bao Xiujie. You are all young people, please communicate more in the future." Yang Yuanhua said with a cheerful face.
"Hello, Qiao Yu." Compared to the instructor's enthusiasm, the young man behind him was obviously much more reserved, and even felt a little awkward when greeting him.
This is actually understandable.
The main reason is that Qiao Yu is too young, and it is easy to overlook his achievements when you see his face.
"Hello." Qiao Yu greeted him nonchalantly.
He remembered that Professor Yang seemed to be doing research on artificial intelligence. He had no plans to get involved in this field yet.
"Who is this?" Professor Yang looked at Chen Zhuoyang beside Qiao Yu.
"This is my senior brother, Chen Zhuoyang, a professor at Jinzhou University." Qiao Yu introduced.
"Professor Chen, I have admired you for a long time!" Yang Yuanyuan extended his hand enthusiastically.
Chen Zhuoyang was a little embarrassed and wanted to explain that he was just a lecturer who had just signed a 3+3 contract and was still a little far from the title of professor.
But thinking that he was not familiar with Professor Yang anyway, he just kept it vague.
"Hello, Professor Yang."
After the greetings, Yang Yuanyuan looked at Qiao Yu and asked: "Qiao Yu, I just looked at the schedule, and there is your invitation report the day after tomorrow. However, the title and summary of your report have not been announced yet in the conference report on the official website.
It feels quite strange. Generally speaking, it should have been announced today. I see that the titles and abstracts of the other three professors' reports have been announced. Is it because the content you want to talk about is special?"
It's indeed quite special...
Qiao Yu knew why the title and content of his report had not been announced today.
Because the abstract of his paper involves the axiom system of generalized modal number theory, but the paper will not be available on the official website until tomorrow at the earliest.
So I will probably have to wait until the paper is released tomorrow before putting its topic and abstract on the official website. The main focus is the rigor of a mathematician.
Of course, it's okay to talk in private.
So Qiao Yu answered without hesitation: "Well, it's actually not special. I just pushed the upper limit of the interval between prime numbers to 6."
"Oh...ah? Wait, what you just said seems to be that the bounded distance between prime numbers is deduced to 6?"
Yang Yuanyuan's original smiling face suddenly froze and he reconfirmed.
Even the student behind him, who was quite reserved just now, looked surprised.
"Yes, Professor Yang." Qiao Yu replied easily.
To be honest, Qiao Yu didn't feel proud of this. After all, Professor Zhang's proof from scratch was the most difficult one. Not to mention that he couldn't deduce 2.
After a long silence, the round-faced professor asked: "Well...if I remember correctly, the Polymath project led by Professor Tao Xuanzhi seemed to have reduced the interval to 246, and then the work stopped, right?
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Qiao Yu nodded and replied with a smile: "Yes, but my supervisor told me that my paper has been read by Professor Zhang Yuantang and Professor Tao Xuanzhi.
They all said that the paper was fine, so they asked me to give a report at the conference. Well, Professor Yang, my senior brother has just arrived and is very tired. I want to send him to his room, so I will leave first."
"Oh, oh, okay, I just got here and I need to rest first."
Then the two of them watched Qiao Yu and Chen Zhuoyang walking towards the elevator. After a while, the student next to them asked: "Boss, is that Qiao Yu bragging?"
Yang Yuanyuan frowned and pondered for a long time, then glared at his student and asked: "You are bragging about this in front of us? What is he trying to do? He will go on stage to give a report the day after tomorrow!"
Bao Xiujie shrank his neck and did not dare to say anything.
After all, the instructor's rhetorical question was indeed correct... Why are you bragging in front of them?
Is it true?
So isn't this conference awesome? It actually produced world-class results?
Chapter completed!