A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 124 Lecture
The awards ceremony finally ended in the morning.

The afternoon included a lecture by a mathematician, as well as a park activity.

The lecture was for popular science purposes, mainly to help the high school students participating in the CMO understand what problems are being researched at the forefront of mathematics today, and what they are like, so that these young people who may become mathematicians in the future can be well-informed and choose the right direction when making choices in the future.

Chen Hui listened with great interest, finding it much easier and more efficient to have a real mathematician guiding him than to search for information online on his own.

But this also made his already limited time even more scarce.

The next morning at 8:30,

On the shore of Weiming Lake, a group of five people walked out of the Farmhouse Restaurant, and Chen Hui hurried towards the Zhihua Building Auditorium.

There is also a lecture here today, which Yuan Xinyi specially arranged for him, a lecture on condensed matter physics.

But he was so engrossed in the Langlands program that he didn't realize he hadn't read the paper until Li Zehan reminded him of the lecture!

The lecture starts at nine o'clock, and I still have half an hour. I hope I can make it in time.

However, misfortune never comes singly. As soon as Chen Hui arrived at the foot of Zhihua Building, he saw Yuan Xinyi waiting in front of the lecture hall.

Yuan Xinyi smiled happily. After several days of verification, his method of proof had shown excellent results. All indications suggested that this method would indeed work!
"How's the paper coming along?"

Seeing his beloved disciple, Yuan Xinyi smiled even more happily and asked softly.

"I haven't seen it yet."

Chen Hui answered truthfully, "I've been reading papers on the Langlands Program these past two days, and I find them quite interesting."

Yuan Xinyi frowned.

He glanced at the stack of papers in Chen Hui's hand; there were obvious signs of them being flipped through. He didn't doubt that Chen Hui was being lazy.

But Chen Hui had previously said he was interested in condensed matter physics, and now he finds the Langlands program interesting. This kind of mentality is very dangerous!
"Human strength has its limits, and even geniuses have limited energy. Either of these two directions is worth pursuing for a lifetime. I hope you can determine your goal and not cast your net indiscriminately, only to end up achieving nothing."

Such criticism was already quite harsh, but he hoped to enlighten Chen Hui: "Go back and think carefully about your main focus these next few days. As for other fields, you can learn about them, but don't spend too much time researching them."

Chen Hui is still young, but youth is fleeting. It will be too late to regret it when you get old.

"Before attending a lecture, learn about the speaker's achievements and read a few of their papers. This is considered basic etiquette for mathematicians. Please pay attention to this next time."

Yuan Xinyi didn't pursue the matter further. After all, Chen Hui was just a high school student, and it was normal for him to be unsettled. "Alright, come inside with me."

"who is this?"

"You look so awesome!"

Chen Ling'er, who was following behind the group, asked in a low voice.

After Chen Hui explained the problem to her yesterday, she stayed with Chen Hui and his group of four and refused to leave. A girl, attending lectures, eating, and studying with four boys. Yesterday afternoon was fine, but this morning she waited for Chen Hui and his group downstairs early and even bought breakfast for Chen Hui.

Li Zehan felt a pang of jealousy. Chen Ling'er was a star student at Shanghai High School, beautiful and academically gifted. Even he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of her, or he would get a scolding from the teachers.

Yet, this very person has fallen so low as to bring breakfast to Chen Hui.

In trendy terms, isn't this just being a simp?

"I'm asking you something!"

Chen Ling'er glared at Li Zehan, pulling him back to reality from his reverie.

"Professor Chen Hui, Yuan Xinyi, a student of Academician Tian Yang of Yanbei University, a professor at Jiangcheng University, and a young mathematician with two papers published in the top four national journals!"

Li Zehan had clearly already investigated Yuan Xinyi's identity.

"Wow!"

Chen Ling'er's eyes were full of stars, "Only such an excellent teacher is worthy of Brother Hui!"

"..."

Li Zehan didn't want to talk.

If the students of Shanghai High School saw Chen Ling'er looking like this, they would probably think she had been possessed.

With Yuan Xinyi leading the way, the group was no longer sitting at the back, but in the front row. Naturally, Li Zehan was pushed away from Chen Hui by Chen Ling'er.

"Brother Hui, you have so many papers, can I borrow one to read?"

After sitting down in the lecture hall, Chen Ling'er peeked over to Chen Hui's side, eyeing the paper on his desk with predatory intent.

Chen Hui pulled out the most basic Langlands program paper and handed it to Chen Ling'er, then devoted himself wholeheartedly to the paper in front of him.

Yuan Xinyi glanced at the paper in Chen Ling'er's hand and saw the dense notes on it. His blame for Chen Hui lessened a bit, but he was still a little disappointed. Chen Hui didn't cherish such a good opportunity.

While Langlands-related papers are readily available, opportunities to interact with these top professors are not so easy to come by.

Looking at Chen Hui, who was completely absorbed in his paper, Yuan Xinyi couldn't bring himself to say anything to criticize him. But there were still less than thirty minutes before the lecture started, so what was the point of cramming at the last minute?

Li Zehan was also looking at the paper in Chen Ling'er's hand, but he only glanced at it and didn't linger on it at all.

I don't understand!

Being in a privileged position, how could he not covet the boss's secrets?

I can't understand it at all.

He obediently followed his boss's advice and started studying the textbook on mathematical analysis.

At 8:55, the lecture hall was already packed with people, and many students had to stand in the back row and aisle. The attendees were not only CMO participants, but also graduate and doctoral students from the School of Mathematics and the School of Physics of Yanbei University, and even many teachers and professors.

Clearly, this professor is not just a name without substance; he has real expertise.

This is also why Yuan Xinyi felt sorry for Chen Hui.

Ma Weiyang was also very disappointed. Because he stayed up late reading papers yesterday, he woke up a few minutes late this morning, which meant he could only stand in the aisle to listen to the lecture. He couldn't even stand in the front row; instead, he was standing in the third or fourth row.

As a graduate student researching condensed matter physics, and as a student aspiring to delve deeply into this field, he looked forward to exchanging ideas with Adrien, a leading figure in condensed matter physics.

Upon learning that Adrienne was going to give a lecture, he put aside everything else and spent a week thoroughly understanding the three papers that Professor Adrienne had recently published.

With a sigh, Ma Weiyang placed the printed paper on his arm, holding a pen in his right hand, ready to take notes at any moment.

Just then, he saw those strange little guys on his left.

These kids were all wearing blue and white school uniforms, some with "Shanghai High School" written on them, others with "Chengdu No. 2 High School" written on them...

Clearly, these are all high school students who came to participate in the CMO.

Not only the few next to him, but most of the people in this lecture hall were wearing high school uniforms.

The huge lecture hall was completely occupied by these little ones, which made Ma Weiyang feel a little heartbroken.

He didn't look down on these kids. High school students who could participate in the CMO were naturally the best among high school students. But with their current knowledge, could they understand what Professor Edelian was talking about?

Isn't it a waste to give such a valuable opportunity to these high school students?

"How many points?"

Looking at the textbook in the hand of the chubby boy next to him, Ma Weiyang sighed. He was still a baby, yet he was dragged to the battlefield.

Shifting gaze horizontally

【Definition of fractional Chern class……】

"Hmm?" Ma Weiyang raised an eyebrow slightly.

He was very familiar with this paper; it was the very one he had stayed up all night reading—Adelian's latest paper on condensed matter physics, and also the subject of Professor Adelian's lecture today.

This little guy is actually reading a research paper!
Could a high school student understand it?

It was still an entirely English paper.

Even though he was a student of this major, he still needed to look up words in the dictionary when he encountered certain technical terms in his paper, but he didn't notice that the little guy had taken out his phone.

However, reading papers before attending lectures is a very professional practice, at least it indicates that an expert is providing guidance.

Wow...

The sound of A4 paper being turned over rang out.

This little guy reads pretty fast!

He also noticed that the other person was making notes in the blank spaces of the paper from time to time, but unfortunately the handwriting was too messy for him to read.

interesting!
However, Ma Weiyang soon lost interest.

No other reason than that this little guy reads too fast!
He was well aware of the difficulty of this paper; even for a graduate student like himself with a relevant major, it took him three days to fully understand it.

And this little guy actually turned two pages in just a few minutes.

He clearly saw the little guy looking up words just now.

While looking up words, he quickly flipped through the paper, and the stark contrast made Ma Weiyang shake his head and laugh.

That's true. Even if you asked a graduate student majoring in English to do the reading comprehension, there wouldn't be enough time.

Is this how you read academic papers?
He's probably just another show-off!

Seeing the girl sitting next to the little guy, Ma Weiyang became even more certain of his guess.

He shook his head, withdrew his gaze, and looked towards the podium.

Ma Weiyang was even considering asking the kids next to him if they could give him a seat.

However, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to be so shameless.

He could only stand in the aisle, sighing and groaning.

A few minutes later, a burly man with short, gray-blue hair walked onto the stage.

The entire lecture hall fell silent immediately.

Edlian sat down in the lecture seat, his grey-blue eyes scanning the audience, meeting the gazes of the young people, and sensing their thirst for knowledge.

This unprecedented spectacle filled him with emotion.

Today's China seems to be truly different.

Finally, his gaze fell on Yuan Xinyi, who was sitting in the third row.

He knew Yuan Xinyi, a brilliant mathematician from China who also enjoyed considerable fame in the West. The two had met a few times, and he was invited to this lecture today.

The two nodded in acknowledgment.

too young!

Adelian was somewhat envious; although he looked young, the two strands of silver hair at his temples betrayed his age.

What puzzled him was that the genius mathematician was not seated next to a professor, but rather a few young guys who looked excessively young.

"Could he be his student?"

The question only flashed through my mind for a moment.

Adelian had already opened the leather notebook in his hand and said in his refined, organ-like voice, "Good afternoon, my fellow truth-seekers."

“Ladies and gentlemen, imagine holding a mathematical microscope so powerful it could see the very fabric of reality twist into a Mbius strip…”

Chen Hui had no choice but to raise his head.

He hadn't finished reading the paper yet; half an hour was too short. He had only skimmed through it to get a general idea of ​​what the paper was about and how it was done, but he hadn't delved into many of the details.

The lecture had already begun, and he decided to listen to it first, while carefully studying the paper in conjunction with the lecture.

Adelian's paper can be roughly divided into three main parts. First, it establishes a noncommutative geometric framework based on layer cohomology theory, which successfully solves the unified topological classification problem of fractional Chern insulators.

Secondly, by constructing a non-Abelian gauge structure for high-dimensional Berry phases, a novel representation of fractionalized Chern numbers in two-dimensional strongly correlated systems is proved, and the deep mathematical connection between them and fractional quantum Hall states is revealed.

Finally, the theory predicted the existence of three new types of topological phases, providing a rigorous mathematical basis for the experimental discovery of topological matter states that transcend integer quantization.

"Traditional K-theory topological classification fails in strongly correlated systems, so we introduce layer cohomology to replace traditional vector bundle theory..."

Edrian's voice echoed in the lecture hall, and he finished introducing the background of the lecture in just over ten minutes.

Then he stood up, picked up the chalk, and walked to the blackboard on the podium.

As everyone knows, the main event is about to begin.

Adrienne should share his proof process and thought process, which is the most valuable part of a paper.

The knowledge in a single paper is limited, but a problem-solving method can be used to solve countless problems.

Many professors nowadays are used to using PowerPoint presentations, but Edelman still prefers to write formulas on the spot, as this makes his thinking flow more smoothly, and he enjoys the process of writing and explaining.

This process often inspires him to have more ideas.

"First, we need to construct the noncommutative geometric framework, which requires defining the fractional Chern class..."

As Edelman recounted the story, the chalk began to move across the blackboard, leaving behind a series of formulas.

Ch^α=(i/2π)∫Tr(Ω^α),

"Where Ω^α is the curvature form of the fractional index α, satisfying the non-integer quantization condition..."

"Then we use the class theorem of hierarchical homology..."

The entire proof process lasted for more than forty minutes.

Li Zehan had given up struggling forty minutes ago.

His English wasn't bad to begin with, but Professor Edrian's English had a strong curry accent. Heaven knows how a genuine American professor could have such an accent.

He already had a hard time just understanding these sentences, and what was even more despairing was that even if he tried hard to understand them, he still couldn't comprehend what they meant.

Not to mention that he couldn't understand any of the formulas on the blackboard.

Seeing Chen Hui's focused expression, Li Zehan resignedly closed his eyes.

But soon, defiantly, he opened his eyes and focused on the mathematical analysis textbook. He couldn't understand it now, but he was sure he could in the future!
It wasn't just Li Zehan; many people in the entire lecture hall started to zone out while Adelian was explaining the proof process. It wasn't just the high school students participating in the CMO; many graduate students from the physics and mathematics departments could only zone out as well.

This was not a science lecture for high school students at all; it was a research exchange conducted at a high level, in accordance with conference standards.

But it's understandable, since it was a last-minute invitation from Yuan Xinyi, and Professor Edrian simply didn't have time to prepare his lecture materials.

Yuan Xinyi looked at Chen Hui. The little guy was listening attentively to the lecture the whole time, but he wondered how much he understood.

(End of this chapter)