Reborn Tech Scholar

Chapter 375 The Death of the Mathematical Giant
Qin Yuanqing's speech was shorter than before, only 1 minute, and then left more time for Yan Ning and Guo Zhenhua.

It was the first time for the two to participate in such a grand event. In the entire Stockholm Concert Hall, there were more than 1500 representatives from the Swedish royal family, political circles, business circles and cultural circles. All eyes were on them.

The two were nervous and excited. Yan Ning was dressed in a costume and delivered her acceptance speech. Tears fell as she spoke, and she became incoherent. She thanked all kinds of people, but the audience all smiled kindly and gave applause to this Beautiful lady, after all, such scenes are repeated every time the Nobel Prize is awarded.

In the past few decades, Qin Yuanqing has been the most calm winner of the Nobel Prize.

The dinner was as crowded as ever, but everyone enjoyed this unique culture and tasted the wine specially for the Nobel Prize.

Although this wine does not have any brand and cannot be bought by the outside world, it does not affect that this wine is a high-end wine.

Sometimes you have to admit that when it comes to wine, European countries do have their own unique features, and there is no place in the world that can compare to Europe in terms of high-end wine.There are wineries all over Europe. I don’t know how many people have been engaged in picking grapes, drying grapes, and making wine all their lives.

Over the years, rich people and celebrities have been acquiring European wineries, and then selling the wines domestically, earning a lot of money.

The next day, according to the usual practice, the Nobel Prize winner lecture will be held, but early in the morning, Qin Yuanqing received a call and communicated with Karl-Henrik Hedin, chairman of the Nobel Foundation, Karl XVI Gu When Staff learned that Qin Yuanqing was going to France immediately, he asked Qin Yuanqing to take a helicopter to the airport, and then took his private jet to the French airport.

Arriving at the Paris airport, Qin Yuanqing felt extremely complicated. He did not expect that Grothendieck would finally come to the end of his life.

Just now he received a call from Deligne, saying that Grothendieck was seriously ill and wanted to see him, so Qin Yuanqing temporarily changed the itinerary.

Upon arriving at the Paris airport, people from the French government had already arranged a car to take Qin Yuanqing to Foix, which is about [-] kilometers away from Paris. This city is the capital of the Ariège province and belongs to the Pyrenees region in southern France. Here it is not far from the straight line of Grothendieck's hermit hamlet.

Finally rushed to the small mountain village where Grothendieck lived in seclusion. Grothendieck now lives in an old house without electricity.

Yes, you read that right. The old house where Grothendieck lived in seclusion was not connected to electricity.

"Professor Deligne!" Qin Yuanqing shook hands with Deligne: "How is it, how is Mr. Grothendieck doing now?"

"The teacher's health hasn't been very good for the past six months, and it's even worse now. Alas, he doesn't want to go to the hospital." Deligne sighed: "Go in, the teacher will be very happy to see you. "

Then he led the way, entered the old house, and then came to a room where he saw Grothendieck lying on the bed. Compared with the previous meeting, Grothendieck looked older, with the kind of unique life on his body The aura is constantly falling, and Qin Yuanqing understands what is called "the dying years" in his body.

Perhaps, Grothendieck really came to the end of his life.

"Teacher, Qin is here!" Deligne lowered her body and whispered in Grothendieck's ear.

Grothendieck opened his cloudy eyes and said with some difficulty: "Young man, you are here. I didn't expect to see you before I went to see God. I wanted to live a few more years to see you solve the Hodge conjecture." , Unfortunately, God does not allow, he has been calling me."

"No, sir, Hodge guesses I've solved it!" Qin Yuanqing said while holding Grothendieck's hand.

"Yes, this is really good news, can I see it?" Grothendieck said vicissitudes.

"This~~" Qin Yuanqing looked at the dimly lit room, and Grothendieck had some difficulty in speaking, so he hesitated.

"Young man, I'm not as fragile as you think. Don't forget that I experienced World War II." Grothendieck seemed to know what Qin Yuanqing was thinking, and said with a smile: "Deligne, light up the oil lamp."

Deligne didn't say anything, and then lit the oil lamp.

Qin Yuanqing took out the proof paper of Hodge's conjecture from his bag and handed it to Grothendieck.

Grothendieck read it on his own, and turned page after page. Even though Deligne reminded him that it was time to rest, Grothendieck smiled and refused. He continued to read the paper, and then praised a few words from time to time. sentence.

"Qin, if there really is a God of Mathematics in this world, maybe you are that God of Mathematics!" After reading the paper, Grothendieck smiled, and then showed nostalgia, as if recalling the past , he seemed to see his old friends calling his name one by one, he saw God, waving to him, and he didn't know how long it had been: "It's time for me to leave this world and return to God's embrace .”

After speaking, Grothendieck smiled and closed his eyes.

Qin Yuanqing sighed, patted Deligne on the shoulder, and walked out of the room. This giant in the mathematics world finally left this world.

He doesn't know if there is a god or hell in this world, but he thinks that if there is, then even if Grothendieck goes to another world, he will not be ordinary, but must be very remarkable.

His wisdom, even in the past half century, is still benefiting mankind, and will even benefit for half a century, a century or even longer.

When people mention algebra, geometry, and algebraic geometry, they can't help but think of Grothendieck in their minds.When people mention the mathematicians of the 20th century, Grothendieck will always be the first to pop up in people's minds. Historians will not hesitate to crown the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century in the grid. Rotendieck's head.

Qin Yuanqing also admired Grothendieck, admired his wisdom, his achievements in mathematics, and his mathematical achievements have supported most mathematicians in the mathematics world.And he is so independent, he is clearly standing on the pinnacle of the world, but he is cynic, and in the end he lives in seclusion, seeing no one except his favorite disciple.

Before he was alive, he didn't want to see anyone but his disciples, but after his death, he couldn't refuse people's respect and memory of him.

The biggest news in the world is not the Nobel Prize Ceremony, nor Qin Yuanqing's official publication of the paper "Hodge's Conjecture", not that people are surprised that Qin Yuanqing's paper is different from the past, it seems very thin, it seems very mysterious, many things have been If it is omitted, even doctoral students in this major cannot understand his thesis.

Rather the mathematics pope 'Grotendieck' has died!

The world's major news media published the news with front-page news, and then introduced the academic achievements of this great mathematician in his life and his historical status in the mathematics field. ’ Call Grothendieck, call him the Pope of Mathematics.

And every mathematician in the world mourned the great Pope in their minds in a sad way, and then they all traveled thousands of miles from all over the world to this small mountain village to see the Pope in their minds for the last time. last leg.

Hundreds of thousands of mathematicians, politicians, and business figures came to mourn Grothendieck, and even the handsome horse from France brought his teacher to mourn Grothendieck himself.

In the midst of sad music, Grothendieck’s coffin was buried under the coffin carried by several of his proud disciples in the place where Grothendieck usually basked in the sun on a small hill outside, and everyone was in front of the tomb Send a bouquet of flowers to bid farewell to this great mathematician.

"Mr. Grothendieck, thank you for your contribution to mathematics. In the long history, you, a giant, will always live in everyone's heart. Mathematicians are endless, and your name is eternal!" Qin Yuanqing also gave Grothendie Dick sent a bouquet of flowers.

During this period of time, Qin Yuanqing has been here. Although he is not Grothendieck's disciple, it does not prevent him from helping with some matters.

Although the two met for the second time this time, it did not prevent them from becoming friends and communicating in mathematics.

Deligne and other Grothendieck's disciples expressed their gratitude to everyone who came from all over the world to mourn their mentor, and then presented Grothendieck's relics to the French government, although Grothendieck was maverick and even cynical Shocking vulgarity, more cynics than cynics, but he still has feelings for this country in his heart, otherwise he would not have become a French citizen. You must know that he was stateless before the age of 50.If you look at the place of birth, Grothendieck was born in Berlin, Germany. It stands to reason that he should be of German nationality, but he hated the war and the Germany that started the war, so he never joined Germany in his life, even if he chose nationality. Also chose to join France.

After Qin Yuanqing bid farewell to Grothendieck, he had to start his journey back to Huaxia. After all, Huaxia was his home, and he still had a lot of things to deal with.

As for this, maybe one day when he comes to France for academic exchanges, he will come over to Grothendieck's tombstone, talk to Grothendieck about the development of mathematics, and talk about his inner thoughts.

Now standing at the top of mathematics, Qin Yuanqing would also feel lonely. There are only a handful of people who can communicate with him about mathematics, and Grothendieck is undoubtedly one of them.Others, even Perelman and Witten, have a hard time discussing the depths of mathematics on an equal footing with him. Just like his few formulas, it took Perelman more than half a year to come up with a thesis.

(End of this chapter)