In the past few days, almost all the hotels near Jinling University have been fully booked.

Not because Valentine's Day or Christmas is approaching, but because of the large number of foreign scholars who are stranded.

For three days, except for eating and sleeping, Lu Zhou almost didn't go anywhere, and stayed in the lecture hall that had been temporarily converted into a gymnasium all day, answering questions from other scholars about the grand unification theory.

and, some questions about the standard conjecture.

Truth be told, Delgne didn't know which side to be surprised by in such a situation.

Although at the first moment he saw Lu Zhou's paper on the Great Unification Theory, he had a feeling that the standard conjecture might have been just a foot in the door, but after all, he still didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

He wasn't even prepared.

At the scene of this report meeting, Lu Zhou, who was standing on the stage, took less than two hours to completely solve the proposition of this century.

The campus of Jinling University.

After dinner in the cafeteria, the two elderly men walked along the tree-lined path leading to the observatory.

Glancing in the direction of the gymnasium, Professor Sanak, who was walking next to him, suddenly spoke.

"It has only bothered the mathematical community for half a century...... Won't it seem too unhanded? ”

Deligne shook his head and said.

"No...... That person is an exception, and I think all the problems that he solves should be discussed separately. ”

In any case, the standard conjecture has guided the trajectory of algebraic geometry for half a century, even if it has become history a little too quickly, but this does not prevent it from contributing to the history of algebraic geometry.

Professor Sanak said with a wry smile.

"Makes sense."

The topic came to this, and for different reasons, the two invariably fell silent. Deligne thinks about the future of the Bourbaki school, while Sanak thinks about the future of Princeton.

Even if you don't want to admit it, the center of the world's mathematical community has shifted. Since the launch of the Future series, this trend has become even more pronounced.

Continuing along the trail, Professor Sanak spoke suddenly.

"I dare to assert that in ten years' time, this will definitely be the center of mathematics in the world."

Hearing this, Deligne glanced at him and asked sharply.

"Will it take ten years?"

Professor Sanak said with an unnatural look of embarrassment, and coughed dryly.

“…… It should still be said that the cultivation of a scholar is a long cycle, and it takes the efforts of countless generations of scholars to stabilize the position of a school. Ten years is just a conservative estimate, maybe twenty years or even longer. ”

Professor Deligne smiled noncommittally.

Theoretically, yes.

But I'm afraid he overlooked a point.

The man was not yet thirty years old.

Strictly speaking, the twenty years from the age of 30 to the age of 50 are the real golden period of a scholar's academic career. Ten and twenty years is indeed a relatively conservative estimate, but that's only for the general picture.

It doesn't apply to him.

As the birthplace of the Great Unified Theory, as long as that person has the heart to spread this discipline, at least in the field of algebraic geometry, the scholars who come out of here will always be at the forefront of the world.

Although there is a certain amount of controversy between the two about the timing of the arrival of this day, they have reached a consensus on the latter matter.

After thinking for a moment, Professor Sanak suddenly spoke.

"We can discuss with them and exchange a batch of students every year."

Professor Deligne raised his eyebrows: "Joint training plan? ”

"Yes......" Professor Sanak couldn't help but show an envious expression as he looked at the undergraduates who were walking on the tree-lined paths and didn't know what to do, "...... It is too enviable to let them have Professor Lu to themselves. ”

As if sensing that he had some point, Professor Deligne thought for a moment before nodding.

"I'll go back and talk to the principal."

At the same time, the dean's office of the School of Mathematics of Jinling University.

Looking at the old Tang who came to visit the door, Dean Qin, who was sitting behind the desk, suddenly stood up with a red face, stretched out his right hand from afar, and greeted him with a smile.

"Old Tang, what kind of wind has blown your old man, please sit down, come, shake hands."

"Okay, when did you be so polite to me!" Pushing his hand away, Tang Zhiwei smiled, walked to the sofa next to him and sat down, "Look at you, you've been doing well lately, have you won the lottery?" ”

"What kind of lottery did you win, I've been busy lately," Dean Qin also sat on the sofa and said with a smile, "Which eye do you have to see that I'm doing well?" People have lost a few pounds, okay? ”

"Oh, I don't see it."

As early as after teaching at Jinling University in the Lu Zhou Society, Lao Tang retired from his educational position, and in the past few years, he has basically lived a retirement life of going to the park in the morning to play tai chi and sitting in the yard in the afternoon to play chess and fish with other retired old men.

As for mathematics, apart from the occasional update on the latest trends, he hadn't touched anything academically for a long time.

After all, at his age, he can still keep a clear head and not be confused, thanks to his status as a mathematician.

However, although Lao Tang was an ordinary professor before he retired, and he was still a more responsible and inflexible kind, Dean Qin did not dare to disrespect him.

is not only because of the private relationship between the two, but also because he once brought Academician Lu. Dean Qin has heard of it, and until now, every Chinese New Year, Academician Lu will visit the elderly with gifts.

With Academician Lu's current status in the Chinese academic community, such a big man will be courteous even if the leader of the Ministry of Education comes, let alone a dean.

Of course, Old Tang didn't put up any fights with him, but just pulled him to greet him and pick up some daily chores.

Just when Dean Qin was thinking about what Lao Tang was visiting him for, Old Tang, who had a cup of tea, picked up the teapot and filled himself with a new cup, and suddenly changed his words and said.

"Lao Qin, speaking of which, our Jin Da has been quite lively recently."

Dean Qin was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "It's quite lively, otherwise I wouldn't be so busy." ”

Old Tang smiled and said, "Oh? Then I have to thank you for being so busy and still free to hang out with my bad old man. ”

Dean Qin: "What's the matter, you're a bad old man, aren't I going to be soon?" ”

Old Don: "Otherwise? Can this thing still be hidden? ”

Dean Qin smiled and didn't speak.

He sensed that Old Tang was going to say something, so he gave him the subject.

After a pause for a moment, Old Tang continued in an emotional tone.

"I recently downloaded the paper on the Great Unified Theory of Algebraic Geometry, read it again, and I am ashamed to say that I have only left the post for less than five years, and I am almost out of reach."

Dean Qin: "Learning is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat, which is normal. ”

"Yes," sighed softly, and Old Don paused, "we people will grow old one day, even ...... This day has already arrived. ”

Dean Qin frowned a little uncertainly.

"Old Tang, you can just say what you want to say, you play dumb riddles with me like this, I may not be able to guess it......"

Putting down the teacup, Professor Tang looked at him and said solemnly, "I want to ask you for something." ”

Hearing this, Dean Qin was slightly stunned.

In his memory, this was probably the first time that Old Tang begged him to do something in such a solemn tone.

“…… What's up? ”

"Have you heard of Principia Mathematica?"

Dean Qin: "...... How could I not have heard of it, what you are asking is too boring. ”

As the most famous work of the Bourbaki school, the book "Principia Mathematica" was jointly compiled by many scholars such as Wey, Didogne, Gadang, Xue Huali, etc., with a total of about 40 volumes.

Even if you are not engaged in the field of algebraic geometry, as long as you are a mathematician, it is impossible not to have heard of this famous work whose influence is second only to Euclid's "Geometry Primitives".

"It's not that you misunderstood what I meant," Professor Tang waved his hand and continued, "Some time ago, when I was bored, I flipped through the history of mathematics, and I found that the origin of the Bourbaki school is inseparable from the book "Principles of Mathematics". ”

The earliest term Bourbaki was the pen name of the author of the book "Principia Mathematica", referring to a group of mathematical structuralism composed mainly of French mathematicians.

It can be said that the book "Principia Mathematica" has almost run through the past and present life of the mainstream school of mathematics in Europe after the Göttingen School to the present day.

“…… The birth of the Bourbaki school is inseparable from the origin of the Principia Mathematica, and we can learn a lot from their development. ”

"Knowledge is not just about creating, it's about passing it on."

"Now the world mathematics community is standing at a crossroads to the future, and everything beyond is a new world that no one has ever seen. I propose that we organize a group of potential scholars to compile a book on the grand unified theory of algebraic geometry and its future development, and pass it on to the next generation. ”

It's like the Principia Mathematica of the Bourbaki School.

Obviously understood Professor Tang's thoughts, but Dean Qin's expression was still a little hesitant.

Although he has thought about many things these days, including consolidating the huge influence that this report will bring to the Department of Mathematics of Jinling University, including the future of the Department of Mathematics of Jinling University, he has not even thought about such distant things.

To be honest, he doesn't know how much international influence Jinling University can have.

Write a biography for the future of the entire mathematical community......

If only it had been made up.

If it's not made up well, won't it become a joke?

“…… Wouldn't that be a bit too radical? ”

"Radical? How can there be anything that is not radical in learning? Can that still be modest? Hearing Dean Qin's concerns, Tang Zhiwei smiled and said, "Old Qin, I'm not confused yet, why are you getting more and more confused." We are scholars, not officials, and we can't believe in the golden mean. ”

Looking at the hesitant expression on his face, Old Tang continued earnestly.

"The Department of Mathematics of Jinling University has developed to the present, and its influence is no longer as good as it was back then, even if they are Yan University and Aurora, they dare not underestimate us when it comes to international influence. But didn't you find out? Even now, we have not really formed a school of thought. ”

"What are our priorities, what are our strengths, and what role we play in the larger community of the world's academic community, you probably never think about these things."

"But it's not your fault, you also have your concerns, many times we use old methods to solve new problems, although it is difficult to achieve big results, but we will not make big mistakes."

"But now it's a different story, and it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we don't grasp it, others will definitely grasp it, and it's not just us who are not willing to lag behind. Do we have to hand over the knowledge we create to others to help us pass it on? ”

After saying this, Old Tang stopped speaking, leaned back on the sofa, and quietly waited for Dean Qin's reply while drinking tea.

This time, Dean Qin was silent for a long, long time.

He didn't speak until the mist on the teacup had completely cleared.

“…… I think about it. ”

"Don't think about it, the older you get, the more grinding and chirping you get, look ahead and look at everything, you weren't like this before," patted his thigh, stood up from the sofa, Tang Zhiwei continued, "Academician Lu, I'll go and talk about it." ”

He had never asked his students to do anything in his life.

But for the sake of the future of the Chinese mathematical community, he decided to make an exception.

What's more, this is also a great benefit to Lu Zhou himself.

Maybe he doesn't care about that influence anymore.

It would be a pity if we did not grasp this historical opportunity......

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