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Chapter 114 International Congress of Mathematicians (Ninth Change)
Chapter 114 International Congress of Mathematicians (Ninth Change)

September 2010, 9, morning, Hyderabad

This day is special because the International Congress of Mathematicians is held here, and mathematicians from all over the world gather here, which is a grand event in the mathematics world!
As the largest and most important conference in the international mathematics community, the International Congress of Mathematicians is known as the Olympics of mathematics.From 1897 to the present, except for two world wars, it has never been interrupted.

As an international conference that provides mathematicians around the world with a space to communicate, discuss academic issues, meet old friends, and make new friends, each conference plays a pivotal role in the history of mathematics.

Qin Yuanqing dressed in formal attire and walked into the venue talking and laughing with several mathematicians from Shuimu University. In this mathematics conference, 125 mathematicians were invited to give a 45-minute report and 20 mathematicians were invited to give a one-hour report.

And Qin Yuanqing is one of them!
"Huh, there are actually CCTV reporters? Could it be that CCTV has applied to the IMU for the live broadcast authorization of the conference?" Qin Yuanqing saw that in the venue, there was a CCTV mark in the column of reporters.

"Of course, this time you and Academician Peng were invited to give a one-hour report, especially you, who is now a popular candidate for the Philippine Award. Can CCTV not broadcast it live?" a mathematician whispered.

"Hi, Qin, long time no see. I have been waiting for you at Princeton University for a long time!" An old man walked over with a smile. It was Deligne, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University!
"Professor Deligne, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't go to Princeton University!" Qin Yuanqing and Professor Deligne hugged gently, shrugged and said helplessly.

He is now a professor at Shuimu University and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so it is naturally impossible for him to study abroad at Princeton University.

And with his math level raised to level 14, with his current abilities, Princeton University might not be able to teach him anything.

"There will be a chance!" Professor Deligne said with a smile: "If you have time, I will take you to see my teacher. I think my teacher will be very happy to see a brilliant and talented mathematician!"

teacher! ?
Professor Deligne's words shocked Qin Yuanqing a lot!

Because everyone in the mathematics world knows Professor Deligne's teacher, because his teacher is Alexander & Grothendieck!
This man is the founder of modern algebraic geometry and is known as the greatest mathematician of the 20th century.When he was young, he studied under Jean-Alexander Eugene Dieudonne, an analysis master of the Bourbaki School, and Laurent Schwartz, a famous functional analysis master. At the age of 20, he became a topological vector research topic at that time. authority on space theory. In 1957, at the age of 29, Grothendieck’s research direction mainly turned to algebraic geometry and homology algebra. At the age of 31, he became the chairman of the Paris Institute of Advanced Science. To a whole new level, the theory of conception he created laid the foundation of modern algebraic geometry.

It can be said that even in the past few decades, the development of modern algebraic geometry has not deviated from the category set by Grothendieck!It is no exaggeration to say that he is the greatest mathematician of the 20th century.

The most famous students of Grothendieck are Pierre Deligne and Michel Reynolds!
"Professor Deligne, can I really see His Majesty Grothendieck?" Qin Yuanqing swallowed, his heart beating fast.

For mathematicians today, going to see Grothendieck is like going on a pilgrimage.

"Of course, my teacher is very happy to meet a young and outstanding mathematician!" Professor Deligne laughed: "I visited him a few days ago and told him about you. He said that you are not like a mathematician at all. The paper is so detailed!"

"But he said that the Riemann Hypothesis is most likely to be proved, and only you!" Professor Deligne smiled.

To be honest, Deligne was also very surprised that Grothendieck gave Qin Yuanqing such a high evaluation, because Grothendieck is a super genius, and he rarely gives other people high evaluations.

For example, Wiles, who proved Fermat's conjecture, only got a good evaluation from Grothendieck.

As for Grothendieck's statement that the Riemann conjecture is most likely to be proved by Qin Yuanqing, Professor Deligne disagrees.

The Riemann conjecture is the most dazzling pearl in the field of number theory, a mathematical problem that even Grothendieck finds embarrassing, and even whether the Riemann conjecture can be proved has been debated endlessly in the mathematics community.

Once someone proves the Riemann Hypothesis, it will directly promote more than 1000 mathematical propositions based on the Riemann Hypothesis to be upgraded to theorems.

Naturally, the person who proves Riemann's conjecture will most likely become the greatest mathematician of the 21st century.

At that time, Fields and other mathematics awards would be presented obediently.

At nine o'clock, scholars in the venue took their seats one after another, and the 26th International Congress of Mathematicians officially kicked off.

The chairman of the Organizing Committee of the conference and the chairman of the International Mathematical Union delivered speeches at the opening ceremony respectively, thanking the local organizers of the conference, thanking the old and new friends who came to the conference, and announcing the opening of the current Mathematical Conference.

After the opening ceremony, it will be the awards ceremony.

This time the International Congress of Mathematicians is different from the past, because the conference also added a Chern Mathematics Award, and it is nearly 50 US dollars.

When the awards ceremony started, the whole venue became lively. The first was the Gauss Award, which was won by Y. Meyer from France.It is followed by the Chern Award, which has no field restrictions and is a lifetime achievement award.The first Chern Prize was awarded to L. Nirenberg of the Courant Institute of Mathematics in the United States in recognition of his contributions in the fields of analysis and geometry.

Professor Nirenberg is a world-class mathematician, a master in the field of analysis and geometry, a pioneer and pioneer of geometric analysis.He has made many pioneering contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and their applications in geometry. He was awarded the Bocher Memorial Prize (1959) and the Steele Prize (1974, 1994) by the American Mathematical Society, and the Crafoord by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Prize(1982), American National Medal of Science (1995).

Of course, he is well-known in China because Professor Nirenberg is very friendly to the Chinese mathematics community. He has visited Yanda University many times and has made important contributions to promoting the foreign cooperation and exchanges of Yanda School of Mathematics.Moreover, Professor Nirenberg has guided many Huaxia students and visiting scholars, and has given a lot of help in the academic career of many Chinese mathematics circles, and has played an important role in promoting the development of Huaxia partial differential equations.

It can be said that this is an international friend who is friendly to China and has a deep relationship with the Chinese mathematics community.The first Shiing-shen Chern Award of the International Congress of Mathematicians was awarded to him, and he is definitely the most suitable candidate.

In this world, there are no awards that can escape the influence of politics, and the International Congress of Mathematicians is no exception.With the rapid improvement of China's national strength, its influence in the world is also increasing day by day. This is a matter of all aspects, and the International Conference of Mathematicians is no exception. Over the years, as the country has increased investment in basic fields, China's achievements in the field of mathematics are also unacceptable. Underestimated, the Chinese mathematics community has become an important force in the international mathematics community.

Especially last year, Qin Yuanqing proved the Zhou's conjecture and the twin prime number conjecture, and last month proved the hail conjecture, which caused a huge sensation in the world's mathematics circles, and at the same time, the influence of the Chinese mathematics circles was increasing.

Proving three world-class mathematical problems in a row, and in just one year, can be described as a high-yield among the absolute high-yields. Qin Yuanqing has also attracted the attention of mathematicians from all over the world, and Qin Yuanqing is faintly regarded as the leader of the Chinese mathematics field.

Therefore, Professor Nirenberg is definitely the most suitable candidate for the first Chern Award this year, and all parties are satisfied.

After the Chern Award, the Nevanliner Award is awarded to those who have made major contributions to the mathematics of computer science. Don’t think that computers do not involve mathematics. In fact, that is just an illusion. Mathematics is actually one of the cores of computers.The Convex Optimization measure theory and functionals of machine learning cannot be bypassed.In addition, linear algebra and statistics are also the most indispensable.It can be said that without mathematics, computers will disappear in smoke.

This year's Nevanlinna Prize was awarded to D. Spielman of Yale University, a theoretical computer scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the application of mathematics in the field of computing in the past four years.

Finally, as the focus of the awards ceremony and the opening ceremony of the entire International Congress of Mathematicians, the President of the International Mathematical Union will announce the winners of the Fields Medal.

The vast majority of mathematical achievements are born under the age of 40, and the Fields Medal is the highest honor that mathematicians under the age of 40 can obtain, known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.

Although the medal does not determine whether a scholar is great or not, the scholars who have been recognized by this medal are all super-class scholars who have influenced the development of mathematics as a discipline and the mainstay of the academic world.

Between the publication of this list.

Many people held their breath unconsciously, staring at the stage with fiery eyes.

Especially those candidates who are expected to win the Philippine Award.

Qin Yuanqing was also excited at this moment, held his breath, and only stared at the stage. After all, he is also a popular candidate. After coming here, he heard many mathematicians say that he has great hope this time.

But this award, until the final announcement time, no one knows what the final result will be.

And once you miss this year's Fields Medal, the next one will be four years later.

Those popular candidates were extremely nervous, even more nervous than Qin Yuanqing.After all, Qin Yuanqing is still young, and there are still several times to miss this session.But for them, if they miss it, they will miss it forever. After four years, they will be over 40 years old. Will miss the Fields Medal for the rest of my life.

(End of this chapter)