My name is Huang Tian, ​​what the hell is this "Heaven is dead" nonsense?

Chapter 160 A Sudden Emergence, the Light of Humanity, Recognized by Millions

"Yellow God!!"

In the auditorium, students were shouting enthusiastically.

"Cow batch!"

"Huang Shen is invincible!!"

"Huang Shen, I love you!"

"Edi God!"

"..."

The cheers and applause lasted for several dozen seconds before gradually subsiding. Chen Yue, the dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, jogged onto the stage and excitedly shook hands with Huang Tian.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" he said, somewhat incoherently.

"Thank you."

After shaking hands briefly, he turned to the audience and said, "That concludes today's report. It will continue tomorrow morning."

The Q&A session will begin tomorrow. However, it's clear to everyone that the Philippine Prize winners and a number of experts and scholars have basically accepted Huang Tian's argument on the Navier-Stokes equations. This means that there are no major problems, so the rest is just a formality.

Before the event ended, Edward Witten suggested, "For such a historic moment, I think we should take a picture to commemorate it."

Although Srinivasan didn't particularly like Witten, he still nodded and said, "Not a bad suggestion."

Professor Delinfeld chimed in, “It’s rare to have the world’s best mathematicians gathered here; we should definitely take a commemorative photo.”

As is customary at the International Congress of Mathematicians, group photos are taken at both the opening and closing ceremonies.

The award-winning mathematicians, invited speakers, and participating scholars stood together for a group photo to demonstrate the spirit of mathematics without borders.

Although the number of scholars attending the conference at Peking University this time was not as large as that of the International Congress of Mathematicians, the quality was not low. A group of Philharmonic Award winners, top mathematicians, and leading fluid physicists gathered together.

Chen Yue said happily, "If you all don't mind taking a little longer, we can take a group photo in the auditorium."

No one refused the request. The scholars stood in several rows, with the Phil Prize winners, such as Witten, naturally standing in the first row. They reserved the center position for Huang Tian, ​​saying, "You are the speaker of this historic report, so of course you should stand in the center."

Huang Tian didn't refuse much and stood in the middle of the first row, with Witten and Faltings on his left and right sides, and then Delinfeld, Tou Zhexuan, Srinivasan, Schulz...

A reporter from Science and Technology Daily slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Quick, take a picture! Quick, take a picture!"

The cameraman next to them quickly said, "I know, I know, we're just waiting for the people in the back row to get into position. I'll start filming as soon as they're in position!"

Reporters and cameramen from other major media outlets were also quite excited and ready to film, while the students on site had already taken out their phones and started snapping away, making strange noises as they filmed.

Li Nuo, the vice dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, helped Chen Yue maintain order and guided the scholars to stand properly. In no time, everyone was in place. Chen Yue waved to the cameraman at Peking University's main campus, and the cameraman immediately understood and made a gesture in return.

Seeing this, Chen Yue quickly grabbed Li Nuo's arm, "Come on, come in!"

"Oh ok!"

As the hosts, and with considerable academic standing, the two were seated in the second row.

The cameraman held up his hand and counted three, two, one...

Everyone smiled at the camera.

"Crack!"

"Click~"

One by one, photos carrying historical significance were taken.

After taking more than a dozen photos, the photographer nodded to the crowd, and the scholars dispersed with smiles.

The group escorted Huang Tian away through a side passage. As Srinivasan walked beside Huang Tian, ​​he brought up the past again, "Huang, would you be interested in taking a position at NYU? I..."

Witten interrupted as usual, “Going to NYU is really pointless; it’s not the best place to study mathematics.”

Chen Yue, Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University, smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "Let's not rush to talk about these things. After listening to the lectures all afternoon, everyone must be a little hungry. Let's go eat first, and then we can talk."

Srinivasan wanted to refute Witten's remarks, but seeing Chen Yue speak up, he finally gave the host face and did not continue.

While Huang Tian and the others went to have dinner, the students who had just finished the lecture excitedly took out their phones to post on WeChat Moments, Douyin, Weibo, and Zhihu Q&A.

Soon, a new problem arose on Zhihu:
"Huang Shen has solved the Navier-Stokes equations. What is the significance of this for human civilization, and what changes will it bring to the world today?"

Within minutes, dozens of people had answered.

[Yunzhonghe: Thank you for the invitation. I'm at Peking University and just witnessed history!]

I'm so excited, my heart is still pounding.

Let me share my personal opinion on this issue.

First, computational fluid dynamics will be greatly impacted. Systems like RANS, LES, and DNS will no longer require computation; the transient solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations can be used directly. However, CFD will still be useful, since data needs to be discretized.

Secondly, some wind tunnels will likely be shut down, but hypersonic wind tunnels will survive because hypersonic flow involves real gas effects.

Correspondingly, combustion science will not die out, because it involves relatively complex chemical kinetics. Of course, since the flow problem has been solved, those involved can now focus on chemical kinetics.

In addition, only a few branches of fluid mechanics, such as rarefied gas dynamics, non-Newtonian fluids, and magnetohydrodynamics, which cannot be fully governed by the classical Navier-Stokes equations, will remain active.

The related applications will see a breakthrough, benefiting everything from large-scale applications like airplanes and rockets to small applications like computer heat sinks, and also greatly contributing to atmospheric and oceanic research.

The most significant point is that weather forecasts will be much more accurate, but I need to mention that this doesn't mean we can predict the weather a long way off.

Let me explain to everyone: fluid systems are chaotic and extremely sensitive to initial conditions. In reality, you can't provide precise initial conditions for flow, and small disturbances are inevitable. These will be amplified, leading to unpredictable results.

This is similar to the butterfly effect, where the flapping of a butterfly's wings can introduce variables into the initial conditions, thereby triggering a thunderstorm thousands of miles away.

Unless we can obtain all the precise initial values, it is unlikely that we can predict everything like a god or God, but the accuracy would undoubtedly be much greater.

That's about it. We won't see much of the impact in the short term, since reality isn't a game where everything is predetermined; it's constantly changing. [White Horse Flying Stream: That's true. Trying to manually create weather forecasts for a year, ten years, or even a hundred years using the Navier-Stokes equations is basically impossible. After all, what if there's a sudden artificial rainstorm in some place? You'd be in big trouble! (laughs)]

[Human Pupa: The main limitation is still the computational power of humans. If someone could accurately observe and calculate all the initial values, then perhaps it would be possible to predict the future.]

[Firecrackers exploding in a latrine and smearing your face: This means that we have a better grasp of fluids. Well, I wouldn't say we have complete control, but we can do it almost as easily as we do with electric current.]

It is precisely based on our understanding of Maxwell's equations that we are able to efficiently transmit and use electrical energy through power grids, and to transmit information at high speed using radio waves. The Navier-Stokes equations have similar utility...

【…】

Whether it's Zhihu, Douyin, Weibo, or WeChat official accounts, on this day, everyone was flooded with news of Huang Tian proving the NS equation and that photo of him standing firmly in the center.

In other words, the report meeting has not yet completely ended, and the major media outlets have exercised some restraint; otherwise, the commotion would have been much greater.

Even so, some local media outlets have already begun to loudly proclaim that "Xia Kingdom's first homegrown Fields Medal winner is about to be born!"
In an instant, everyone knew the significance of the Philippine Prize, just like the shock brought by the first Nobel laureate in China.

On the first night of the conference, Huang Tian's phone kept vibrating.

Vice President Yang Dong, Dean Xu Kaizhi, and Professor Feng Zechun from Changda University all sent congratulatory messages. Among them, Feng Zechun even called him to talk about being named an honorary professor at Changda University.

Xu Kaizhi and the others didn't expect Huang Tian to stay and work at Changda this time, as that was too unrealistic, but they still wanted to benefit from his position.

Honorary professors, as the name suggests, are honorary positions. They do not receive a salary and do not undertake regular teaching and research tasks. In short, it's just a nominal title. Of course, although there is no salary, Changhui will provide some consulting fees.

Huang Tian didn't care about the money and readily accepted the title of honorary professor. After all, it was his alma mater, and Yang Dong, Xu Kaizhi, and others had treated him well, so it was harmless to accept the title.

Then, Zong Wenjun also sent him a video call. They chatted and laughed for a while before hanging up. After that, Huang's parents and some relatives also called and sent messages.

Some congratulated him, some inquired about his future work, and some asked if he would receive a million dollars for solving the Millennium Prize Problem...

It wasn't until around 10 p.m. that it became quiet.

Sitting on the soft white sofa in his room at the Shaoyuan Hotel, Huang Tian activated his mental switch. This time, the number of voices he could generate was dozens or even hundreds of times greater than before!
This is not surprising. As his fame spreads throughout Xia Kingdom and the world, more and more people will mention his name, almost to the point of global surveillance.

Even while indoors, one can know about the people and affairs of the world.

After a brief glance at the voice, Huang Tian stopped paying attention and continued reading the literature in various scientific research fields.

He worked on it until the next morning. Well, for him, not sleeping all night wasn't really working out; it was just a normal routine. He drank some water in his hotel room and then went out to the lecture hall.

The hall was packed with people, just like on the first day, but this time, unlike yesterday, it wasn't so serious; everyone had relaxed smiles on their faces.

"Good morning, friends," Huang Tian said with a light laugh, as he began the day.

The people in the audience responded with smiles.

After a few words of conversation, Huang Tian briefly summarized what he had said the day before, and then gestured for everyone to ask questions.

Immediately, several scholars raised their hands to ask questions, and Huang Tian answered them one by one with remarkable fluency. He would also occasionally write formulas on the whiteboards on both sides to help the audience understand.

Because he answered very quickly and concisely, he was extremely efficient. In just one morning, he resolved the doubts of more than half of the scholars, and the frequency of questions dropped rapidly.

After lunch, fewer people asked questions at the afternoon's report meeting, and the questions were simpler than those in the morning, making it easier for Huang Tian to answer.

Around 4:30 p.m., when Huang Tian asked again if anyone had any questions, no one raised their hand.

In the auditorium, the experts and professors sitting in the front rows looked at each other, but no one stood up to ask a question.

After a moment of silence, Faltings finally stood up. Instead of asking a question, he looked around and slowly said in a suppressed, excited tone, "I think Huang has already explained his argument very clearly. Since all the gentlemen and ladies no longer have any doubts, then..."

He smiled. "We can start clapping now."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and a wave of applause and cheers erupted.

Huang Tian bowed slightly in greeting, and the cheers and applause grew even louder.

After several seconds, the auditorium gradually quieted down. Huang Tian glanced at the time and said, "Today's report will end in about half an hour. Everyone is free to ask me questions, not necessarily limited to the Navier-Stokes equations."

Upon hearing this, the scholars were fine, but the young students in the audience were thrilled and eagerly raised their hands.

"I heard that after you graduated from Changda University, you worked hard while studying mathematics diligently. Did you find it very difficult and tiring at that time?"

[Huang Tian: My answer is that everyone needs to learn how to slack off.]

How do you view mathematics? Do you agree with the idea that mathematics is the universe?

Mathematics is a language that explains the rules of the universe. It is not the same as the universe; rather, it is currently the best tool we have for exploring the truth of the universe.

"After solving the Navier-Stokes equation, you will receive a reward of one million dollars from the Clay Research Institute. How do you plan to spend it?"

I haven't thought about it yet. I'll answer you after I receive that bonus (laughs)

"The list of invited speakers for the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2026 was announced last July. At that time, you were not yet well-known in the academic community, so your name was not on it."

Do you think you'll receive a special invitation to this year's conference? And regarding this year's Fields Medal, do you think you have a good chance of winning?

[Witten raises his hand to answer: If the Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union doesn't include Huang and doesn't award the Feynman Prize to Huang, then I will kick their ass with my leather shoes.]

The presentation ended amidst bursts of laughter.

After Peking University announced the successful conclusion of the lecture, the outside world was immediately abuzz, because it meant that Huang Tian's academic achievements had been fully recognized by the international academic community!

That evening, Huang Tian's name flooded major video and text platforms, and the news of #HuangTianSolvesTheMillennialProblem# quickly topped the trending search lists on various platforms.

Meanwhile, Huang Tian appeared on the evening news for more than fifty seconds, showing his solo photos and group photos with many scholars, as well as a short clip of nearly three thousand people applauding at the report meeting.

The following day, numerous official media outlets lauded Huang Tian: "Huang Tian—a mathematical giant who has emerged out of nowhere, a beacon of Eastern wisdom and a light to humanity!"

Within a month or so, their fame spread throughout the world, becoming known to millions of people—that's roughly how it happened.

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