Vera Puyuy!

Winner at only 26 years old!

Although it did not break the record set by Professor Luk, this age is quite rare.

And what surprised people the most was not just her age, but also her gender.

The only female mathematician to have won a Fields Medal before that was Mariam Mirzahani, an Iranian professor at Stanford University, died of breast cancer in 2017, the year after the award.

Arguably, she will be the only female Fields Medal winner in the world.

"The Fields Medal is getting younger. First Schultz, then Professor Lu, and this Vera Puyuy......"

Looking at the young and beautiful figure on the stage, Xu Chenyang, who was sitting in the audience and applauding, said with a bit of vicissitudes of emotion in his tone, "Sometimes watching these young people emerge one by one, I really feel that I am old." ”

Four years ago, it was his last chance to touch a Fields Medal.

However, there was almost no suspense, and he was ultimately defeated.

There's nothing to regret about because the Fields Medal is for the entire mathematical community, and it's only once every four years. If it is not a prominent teacher, it must have achievements that shock the world, and if it is both, it will naturally be nine out of ten.

For example, Lu Zhou, who studied under Grothendieck, and whose mentor was a top bull like Deligne at that time, coupled with such outstanding results as Goldbach's conjecture, even if there was no later NS equation, the International Union of Mathematicians would not have allowed him to wait for a bye.

Another example is Schultz, although the mentor Michel. Rapoport is not a particularly well-known bull, but he also came out of the University of Bonn in Faltins' school, and his theory of "perfect space" is almost one of the most promising directions in algebraic geometry today, so it is logical to win the Fields Medal. But even so, he had a bye and didn't get his medal until '18.

As for his own words, although he is well-known in the domestic mathematics community, he can only be regarded as a quasi-first-line scholar in the world, and there is still a big gap from the top.

What's more, even if you want to consider his name, you should first consider Zhang Wei who is sitting next to him.

Whether it is his connections in the international academic community or his own strength, this big man is better than him......

Hearing his friend's emotion, Zhang Wei also nodded with deep resonance and sighed softly.

"yes, time flies."

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Almost unconsciously, he has changed from a young scholar to a middle-aged scholar who runs to five.

It's as if yesterday they were the hope of the new generation in the eyes of the older generation of mathematicians, but today they have become the predecessors in the eyes of the new generation.

Xu Chenyang said with a smile: "There are talented people in the country, and they have led the way for hundreds of years...... But I still think it's incredible, you said that person, if only he was powerful, I didn't expect the students he taught to be so powerful, this is too against the sky. ”

Zhang Wei shook his head and said: "It's nothing incredible, that Vera Puyuy, I remember that she was the gold medal of an IMO competition, and she was sent to Berkeley on a full scholarship, and later went directly to Princeton with Tao Zhexuan's recommendation." To be able to come this far, it can only be said that she herself has not wasted her talent, and the people who taught her have not failed her potential. ”

The gold medal in the IMO competition itself is a frequent occurrence of the Fields Medal, the students are good seedlings, and the teachers are also one of the strongest in the mathematics world, if this does not win the Fields Medal, it is a strange thing.

The only thing that is surprising may be her gender and age.

Xu Chenyang said with emotion: "We have also won a lot of gold medals in the IMO competition, and this time there is a young man with a full score, but I don't know when we will be able to add another Fields Medal to the Chinese mathematics community." ”

Although Lu Zhou has broken the record of 0 Fields Medals in the Chinese mathematics community, Xu Chenyang knows very well in his heart that this momentum is actually difficult to maintain.

This is like Ramanujan to the Indian mathematical community, although India has produced many outstanding mathematicians, but in front of Ramanujan can only look up, and there is no idea of catching up.

"There will be a chance," patting his friend on the shoulder, Zhang Wei said with a smile, "Aren't all our professors returning to China to teach?" Now it has only been four years, and the leek seedlings have just grown, and after another ten years and five years, I believe that our academic community will give birth to a group of outstanding talents! ”

It's not just Lu Zhou's own ability, what really makes Zhang Wei believe in this is the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in the Chinese academic community over the years.

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He can clearly feel from various aspects that Professor Lu's achievements are making all walks of life and even the country's top leaders pay more and more attention to the role of mathematics.

The more basic the discipline, the more inseparable it is from all walks of life.

Now, the overall academic environment in China is recognizing the contribution of mathematics as a basic discipline to the development of applied science for the first time.

This would have been unimaginable ten years ago.

From the perspective of the times, the impact of this change on the future of the Chinese mathematics community is far more far-reaching than the few students he brought out, or even how many practical problems he solved......

Another time in the hall of the venue, Academician Wang Shicheng, who had been silent since the award ceremony, gradually showed a relieved expression on his face.

If just a few days ago, he was still haunted by the fact that Lu Zhou snatched a good seedling from him.

So now, he suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Although the International Research Center for Mathematics of Yanda has been established for so many years, although it has also cultivated a group of outstanding scholars and sent a lot of fresh blood to the cause of mathematics in China, there are not many talents who can really be called the top among the talents cultivated.

If this guy really has the ability to teach a Fields Medal-level scholar......

Maybe the good seedling who got a perfect score in the IMO competition is really buried when he comes to himself.

Not too far from Academician Wang's seat, Professor Deligne, who was sitting in the audience, had another feeling in his heart at the moment.

After staring at the little girl on the stage for a while, the old gentleman snorted lightly with his nose and suddenly spoke: "...... I didn't expect them to choose Miss Puyuy. ”

Hearing a hint of disbelief in this tone, Professor Feverman, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said, "In terms of academic achievements, he is already a first-class scholar who can prove Kakutani's conjecture." Regardless of whether there is Lu Zhou's help or not, or how much help she has helped, judging from the work summary in the paper, most of the proof work was completed by her alone. ”

Glancing at Feverman, Deligne said, "Are you sure there is no political/politically correct factor in this?" ”

Under the pressure of this sight, Professor Feverman, who had originally wanted to expose the matter with a white lie, made a helpless expression on his face.

“…… Well, we've considered these factors as well. Actually, Miss Marina Vyazovska is also a suitable choice, but it may be a little far-fetched to deserve this medal with her academic achievements. ”

Professor Deligne suddenly spoke: "This was not the case in mathematics before. ”

He was not opposed to the Fields Medal being awarded to Vera, nor did he deny that Vera was a good scholar, but he was a little unhappy with the current shift in the mathematical community that was becoming more worldly and more concerned with the opinions of those who had nothing to do with it.

A long time ago, they considered whether a scholar was good or not, and only considered his contribution to the academic world.

But now, they have to take into account the nationality, skin color, gender, and even political background and position of the winners. These are not enough to influence the Fields Medal itself, but they have indeed become a plus.

Academic freedom and independence are gradually becoming a piece of paper that wipes the fart/strands, and the more you use it, the more wrinkled it becomes......

Understanding the feelings of his old friend, Professor Feverman shrugged his shoulders and said comfortingly: "The times are advancing, whether we want to accept it or not, to a large extent, we can only adapt to this change......

"What's more, we are not the only ones who are forced to change according to the trend of the times?"

Deligne glanced at him.

"Do you think that's good?"

Feverman: "I'll leave that to posterity. ”

……

The audience applauded thunderously.

But at this moment, Lu Zhou, who was sitting in the middle of the storm, could no longer hear.

Not because he fainted with excitement, but because his consciousness had entered the system space at this moment.

[Congratulations to the host, the achievement of "Famous Teacher and High Apprentice" has been achieved!] 】

[Achievement Condition: Cultivate a student who has achieved the highest level of honor in the subject he teaches!] 】

[Reward: 100,000 points of discipline experience, sample "Void Memory A" (rare)!] 】

Void memories?

Or is it a "rarity"?

And that A, which means that there is also a series of B, C, and D?

Looking at the line of rewards that popped up on the holographic screen, Lu Zhou was obviously stunned for a moment.

Although this broken system has played a lot of bad jokes with him, such as the "easter egg" drawn is actually just a useless easter egg or something, but seeing this interesting name, his intuition tells him that this thing may not be simple.

Without any hesitation, Lu Zhou didn't even check the attribute panel, so he turned off the reward prompt and opened the inventory.

After all, it's just 100,000 math experience, and if you put it in the slot of math experience in millions, not to mention a drop in the bucket, it's probably the kind of rubbing outside, so that people don't know whether the experience has gone in.

The inventory opens quickly.

Floating on the cold, metallic interface was a cloud of purple that was unsettlingly deep.

It's hard to describe its exact shape, but the tentacles are like illusory mist, wrapped around a spherical outline, as if guarding the shadows and secrets that lie deep within the core.

After swallowing a mouthful of spit, Lu Zhou raised his right hand and tentatively tapped the icon with his index finger.

However, unlike usual, there was no caption jumping out of front of his eyes, instead an electric stinging pain came down his fingertips.

"Hiss——!"

It hurts!!

This is the first time that Lu Zhou has produced an excess feeling of pain in the system space.

However, this tingling feeling did not make Lu Zhou flinch, but instead made a look of interest appear on his contemplative face.

"It's kind of interesting......"

“…… I thought that what existed in the system space was only an abstract consciousness body, similar to a dream, but I didn't expect to be able to feel pain here. ”

The curiosity about this thing in my heart grew stronger and stronger.

Perhaps, holding it firmly is the right way to open it?

However, even if he had the intention to try, Lu Zhou did not do it immediately.

Now my body is still at the IMU conference.

It's hard to say if this thing will have any physical effect on one's real-life body.

In the case of uncertain risks, it is best to be cautious.

At the very least, you have to find a quiet environment first......