() November 25 is an ordinary day for the world.

For the world of mathematics, however, this day seems to be given an extraordinary meaning as of today.

The cafeteria of Jinling University is crowded.

Just in time for the rush hour when classes are over, students flock to the road in front of the food pick-up window.

As a member of the Qia Fan army, Duan Siqi, who had just finished several classes, took a lot of effort to come out of the crowd with a dinner plate and sat down next to the three roommates.

Today, the 201 dormitory is rarely alive, and even Ji Mo, who usually sees the dragon without seeing the end, is sitting here, which makes him feel like the sun is coming out in the west.

It's just that looking at Brother Ji's painstaking and meditative face, he didn't even let him idle when he ate, and it is estimated that he will have a meal with them at most, and when this meal is finished, there should be no one to see for the rest of the day.

Holding the rice in the bowl, Yang Shuang exchanged glances with Wu Di, who was sitting next to him, looked at him and asked.

"Brother Ji, how is your project?"

"It's difficult, it's too difficult," sighed softly, and Zimmer shook his head and said, "If Lu Shen is okay, you can help us plan what to do next." ”

"Lu Shen is not here? He's on a business trip? ”

Zimmer shook his head.

"That's not it, it's just a retreat."

Now they are in charge of Professor Chen Yang, but this Professor Chen does not like to talk very much, and he rarely communicates with them.

As for Perelman, this guy almost takes the word withdrawn to the extreme. If you don't take the initiative to ask him specific questions, he basically says too many words.

Thinking of the proposition he was facing, Zimmer's heart was full of worry.

This is probably the first time he has encountered a problem that he can't figure out. It's probably the first time I've been bothered by a problem for almost a month, and I don't even know how to proceed.

Duan Siqi didn't speak, just gave him an encouraging look.

At this time, the TV hanging on the side of the canteen, which was showing CCTV's four international news, suddenly changed the picture. One second the camera was stuck on the shooting in the United States on the other side of the Pacific, and the next second it suddenly cut back to the studio.

took a press release from the staff next to him, and the host quickly glanced at it, and his expression was obviously surprised.

Under the trend of professionalism, he quickly made a judgment, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth to broadcast a report.

“…… Here's a temporary news break. ”

"On November 25, Academician Lu Zhou, a well-known scholar in China, uploaded a 40-page paper on the academic website arxiv, demonstrating the unity of algebra and geometry, which caused a huge sensation in the international mathematical community."

"According to the analysis of people familiar with the matter, once the research results are confirmed to be accurate, it will completely change the development of mathematics in the future and bring subversive impact to the research of natural sciences."

"At present, the International Union of Mathematicians has not expressed its opinion on this matter for the time being, and this reporter will keep an eye on it......"

The meat caught in the chopsticks fell back into the bowl, and Zimmer's mouth was wide open and he watched the TV dumbfounded.

The same is true of the friends in the 201 bedroom sitting at the dining table, although the reaction is not as exaggerated as Zimmer's, but the eyes that look at the TV are clearly full of surprise.

Unify Algebra and Geometry!

The Great Unified Theory of Mathematics!

This kind of thing......

Is it really possible?!

Duan Siqi instinctively thought like this in his heart.

However, the name of Lu Zhou who appeared in the studio made him unable to raise the slightest suspicion at all.

"The Great Unification Theory ......" looked at the stunned Ji Mo, Duan Siqi opened his mouth, swallowed his saliva and said, "Isn't this the ...... Is that the thing you guys were working on? ”

Zimmer: "...... Yes. ”

Actually, I wasn't working on this before.

I've been working on this all along.

Even last night, he was frantically brushing his hair over one of the propositions in this subject.

However, I didn't expect it......

When he was still frantic about a certain detail in this huge blueprint, he actually saw this completed building in the news......

Thinking of this, Zimmer's heart couldn't cry or laugh.

It's too much!

Don't even tell yourself!

Although the sense of existence is not high, he is also a member of the research group!

Wu Di, who had not spoken, looked at him silently.

“…… That you guys. ”

Sighing leisurely, the melancholy eyes seemed to be deceived by feelings, and Zimmerson, who looked up at the ceiling, said unlovely.

“…… Like, there's nothing left for us. ”

Actually, it's not that Lu Zhou didn't tell them.

As soon as the paper was uploaded to Arxiv, Lu Zhou sent an email to several key partners, sharing the joy of victory with them.

It's just that this joyful news is so shocking that in less than a day, neither Chen Yang nor Professor Perelman digested the shock, and they didn't even finish reading the paper.

Naturally, no one notified Zimmer of this exciting news to these "grassroots scientific research workers".

Almost immediately after the news was broadcast, the discussion of related topics has exploded on the Internet like a volcano.

Unified Algebra and Geometry?! (Surprised) (Surprised)

it! Isn't Lu Shen studying the Riemann conjecture? How

It's so unfair why some people can do scientific research faster than I can memorize words. (Crying) (Crying)

I am a private mathematics researcher, and my real name reported that Academician Lu plagiarized my research results. As early as 2012, I realized the subtlety of mathematics from the similarity between 0 and circle, and with the help of the wisdom of the ancients, I carried forward the past and forged ahead into the future, and completed the unity of algebra and geometry. Please help me and send me up, don't let the deception and fame thieves run rampant. (Rage) (Fist)

What does algebra mean by unity of geometry? Is it possible that the textbooks for the next nine years of compulsory education will be changed again?

In short, he invented a new mathematical framework that connected algebra to the abstract meaning of geometry, allowing the two approaches to be interconnected. This kind of thing has no effect on ordinary people, but if you solve a one-dimensional quadratic equation, it must be the root finding formula that is the most effective. But for us, I'm afraid we'll have to lose a lot of hair during this time...... A Ph.D. in the Department of Mathematics in the UK knelt down for Lu Shen, please slow down.

Get lost! Where did you come from, the bald man, my Lu Shen is so handsome, are you an old man?

……

Even though most people may not know what the unification of algebra and geometry means, and even the basics of algebra and geometry are almost returned to the teacher, this does not prevent them from sharing the shock in the hearts of the hosts in the studio from the impromptu news insertion.

Almost within half an hour of the news broadcast, the search popularity of related hot words has been on the hot search list of major media platforms.

Whether you study mathematics or not, you have become a great mathematician at this moment.

Whether it is reliable or unreliable, this moment begins to discuss what the world will look like after the unification of algebra and geometry.

In order to respond to people's heated discussions and concerns about this matter, Renren Daily and CCTV jointly planned a scientific interview program, and invited Academician Xiang South China, one of the leaders in the Chinese mathematics community, as a guest on the program.

Looking at the gray-haired old man, the host said respectfully.

"Hello Academician, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in this episode of our program."

Academician Xiang South China smiled, leaned on the sofa, and continued in an easy-going tone.

"I'm not busy, and I don't have anything to do when I'm old, just ask me any questions."

After a few brief pleasantries, the host quickly brought the topic to the main topic.

“…… Recently, a major event has happened in the mathematical community, our academician Lu uploaded a paper on arxiv to demonstrate the unity of algebra and geometry, and many of our viewers are particularly concerned, what impact will this paper bring to our future and life? Can you answer that for us? ”

Hearing this, Xiang Academician smiled and said.

"In fact, there are still some deviations in the media reports, and what Academician Lu is doing is not just to demonstrate the unity of algebra and geometry, but to build a bridge between the two."

Moderator: "Bridge? ”

"Yes," said the academician, nodding his head in layman's terms, "like this cup full of water on our table, which can be used both to drink and to water the flowers." ”

Moderator: "This example is a bit abstract. ”

Academician Xiang Huanan: "Therefore, there is no need for ordinary people to understand this thing, the unity of algebra and geometry is itself a kind of unity in an abstract sense, not that these two things are really turned into the same thing, but that when necessary, we can transform the problems of algebra into geometric problems, and we can also use the method of studying algebra to study geometric problems." ”

Moderator: "...... I see, maybe I didn't understand enough, or I didn't hear very clearly. In other words, it won't have any impact on the lives of ordinary people, does that mean? ”

"That's what it means," nodded to the South China academician, "Only when our theorists, or scholars who study applied disciplines, solve a certain technical problem or complete an invention through these methods, can ordinary people feel the changes brought about by scientific progress from the results." ”

"I heard that you and Academician Lu know each other in private?"

"It's not just acquaintance," Xiang Academician patted his thigh, and said with a smile, "People almost became my students!" Hey, it's a pity, I didn't insist at the beginning, and let that guy be abducted by Lu Jianshen's old man to study physics for a year. Fortunately, he realized that he had lost his way in time and returned to mathematics. ”

"The study of physics cannot be said to be misguided," the host said with a smile, "Although the work in the two fields of mathematics and computational materials science is not outstanding, Academician Lu's achievements in physics are also very good." ”

"You don't understand," Xiang Huanan waved his hand unceremoniously, and said with a smile, "So far, his achievements in physics can basically be attributed to mathematical achievements." Perhaps the most prominent of these is the existence of the solution of the Young Mills equation and the unified theory of strong electricity, the former of which we all know to be a millennial problem, and the latter which is just a generalization of the former. ”

Although this statement is a bit of a scoundrel, it is in fact true.

Who wants Lu Zhou's 750GEV characteristic peak signal found at the summit to make a fuss?

Although the entire high-energy physics community has been busy for a whole year, it is a pity that nothing has been busy.

Seeing that Academician Xiang had begun to talk about something difficult to understand, the host hurriedly shifted the topic from the academic field to Lu Zhou's personal life.

"You mentioned just now that Academician Lu almost became your student before, and our audience is very curious about what happened when Academician Lu was a student, can you tell me about what happened at that time?"

Hearing this, Academician Xiang's eyes gradually became colored with a trace of memory.

"That's a long story......"