Molina took Lu Zhou to the Princeton Hotel and handed him over to the hotel staff.
After Lu Zhou checked in, the hotel staff said, "Your room is 306, do you need me to take you there?"
Lu Zhou said, "No need, I can go there myself."
Lu Zhou took his suitcase into the elevator. The first thing he did after entering his room was to take a hot shower. After he came out of the bathroom, he immediately fell asleep on his bed.
After flying for such a long time and traveling from Philadelphia to Princeton, he was still jet-lagged.
After lying down for a while, he began to snore under his pillow …
…
Normally, an academic conference would only last three to four days. However, because this was the first academic conference after Christmas and it was held in Princeton, there were many big names attending. Therefore, the standard of the conference was naturally higher. The last "presentation" was even scheduled for the afternoon of the sixth day.
Lu Zhou's report was scheduled for the fifth day. The content was about the distribution of Mersenne primes. It was a total of thirty minutes.
As an undergraduate student, it was quite an honor to be able to give a thirty-minute academic report at this level of academic conference. Not to mention, he was invited to give a report.
Submitting a manuscript at a well-known academic conference and presenting on stage was much more impressive than submitting a thesis to a regional SCI journal.
If it was the International Congress of Mathematicians organized by the International Mathematical Union (IMU), giving a report on stage would be more than enough to qualify as a Cheung Kong Scholar.
Unfortunately, the organizer of this academic conference was the Federal Mathematics Society. It was held once a year, and it was mainly targeted at young mathematicians, so the weight of this conference was much lower. However, this was only relatively speaking. With so many big names in the academic community attending, it was still quite prestigious!
On the first day of the academic conference, Lu Zhou finally saw Luo Wenxuan at the hotel entrance.
What surprised him was that Luo Wenxuan looked like he was at least in his forties. He did not expect Luo Wenxuan to look so young. He wore glasses on the bridge of his nose and a trench coat. He didn't look like a mathematician. Instead, he looked like someone who studied history.
When Luo Wenxuan saw Lu Zhou, he shook Lu Zhou's hand enthusiastically and said "nice to meet you" several times. Lu Zhou was a little embarrassed by Luo Wenxuan's enthusiasm. Luo Wenxuan then took Lu Zhou to Princeton University.
On the way, Luo Wenxuan casually asked, "How do you feel? Have you adjusted to the jet lag? "
Lu Zhou: "It's alright. I have no problem listening to the lecture. Senior, are you also attending this mathematics conference?"
Luo Wenxuan smiled and said, "I'm just going to be a bystander, mainly to listen to the lecture. This mathematics conference is mainly in the field of number theory. I don't know much about this field. However, with Professor Deligné, Professor Langlands, and other big names in the mathematics world giving reports and comments, even if I'm not in the field of number theory, I have no reason to miss this opportunity. "
Lu Zhou asked, "What field are you researching?"
Luo Wenxuan: "The space theory branch of functional analysis. I'm mainly doing theoretical research on Hilbert spaces. However, because of my supervisor, I've also dabbled in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. Hehe, to be honest, I feel like I can get a degree in physics after researching for so long. "
Lu Zhou: "How's the physics department in Princeton?"
"How is it? I don't know how to describe it other than it's very strong. "Luo Wenxuan smiled and said," Basically, there are nutty people everywhere. If you're interested in mathematical physics, studying here is a good choice. With your qualifications, it shouldn't be difficult to get an offer, right? However, I don't recommend you to go in this direction. "
Lu Zhou asked, "Why?"
Luo Wenxuan smirked and said, "Because it's a trap. Since you've shown such outstanding potential in the field of number theory, why not continue down this path?"
"Because … life needs a little challenge?" asked Lu Zhou. He was not sure because he made up this reason.
"Nutty!" said Luo Wenxuan as he gave a thumbs up. He then said, "… Okay, we're here. There are some small gifts at the door. You can get them for free with the invitation. However, don't expect too much. The sponsors of the mathematics conference are as stingy as the mathematicians. They only give small gifts like pens, notebooks, and paper bags. "
"Thank you."
Luo Wenxuan smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome!"
Foreign academic conferences were very different from domestic academic conferences, especially in the poster exchange segment. There were no specific rules or restrictions here. Three wooden compartments with a poster could be considered a small stage.
It was like setting up a stall, but instead of trading goods, it was trading knowledge.
Everyone here had the right to express their opinions without having to worry about their identity and status. The soul of academia was sublimated in this kind of collision of ideas. The person setting up the stall in the hall could be a respected professor, or it could be a student from an adult university next door.
Of course, to be able to apply for a stall to put up their academic poster meant that they had the ability to do so. Your point of view might not be absolutely correct, but it had to be worth discussing. Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to come here.
In addition to exchanging academic issues with the stall owners, different people had different ways of participating in academic conferences. Great minds would rush to show off their research results; poor students could also come here with the purpose of learning. It was great to bring good results to the conference. However, even if the results were not dazzling, one could still participate.
Lu Zhou stood at the edge of the crowd and was glad that he did not wear a suit. First of all, everyone was wearing casual clothes. If he wore a suit, it would be easy for him to be mistaken as a management member of the conference team. Secondly, his suit was not velvet, and the air conditioning here was not good.
After Luo Wenxuan brought Lu Zhou into the venue, he disappeared.
This was a good opportunity to meet big names in the academic circle and exchange cutting-edge information. It was a waste of time to stay with people he knew.
The first thing Lu Zhou did when he entered the venue was to sweep through the stalls that were giving out small gifts.
Pens, notepads, and even ties for suits filled the paper bag to the brim. The generous Parker Company even made a commemorative set of pens for this academic conference. If it was not for the fact that one person could only get one entry pass, Lu Zhou wanted to bring one back as a gift for Xiao Tong.
Of course, small gifts were only a small part of this academic conference, it was not the main point.
Lu Zhou did not forget about the important thing.
Generally speaking, the first two days of lectures were the most valuable. Last night, Lu Zhou printed out the thesis that was going to be presented at the conference from the official website of the organizer. He then marked the time of the lecture and the conference hall number on the paper.
The first lecture hadn't started yet, so Lu Zhou wandered around the booths in the hall. He looked for something interesting on the posters.
However, before he was halfway through, he was attracted by a nutty poster.
[Proof of the Twin Prime Number Conjecture]
[Author: Diran]
[…]
Lu Zhou: …?
The f * ck?!
When Lu Zhou saw the title of this academic poster, he was instantly shocked.
The problem that had been bothering him for half a year was solved by someone else?!
This is big news!
I'm witnessing history?
This is more exciting than picking up scraps at the antique market.
But why is there no one around?
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