It turned out that if he did not push himself, he would never know how much potential he had.
When all the work was done, even Lu Zhou himself was shocked by his own speed. In a week, he managed to write a thesis that was as long as the Polignac's conjecture.
Of course, this was also because he had done related work before. This week's work was just organizing.
The thesis had a total of 15 pages. The title was very simple. There was only one sentence – "Overall Structure Research Method for Group Theory".
Of course, it was meaningless to talk about the method without talking about the effect. In order to prove the superiority of his mathematical method in solving infinite problems, he specially found two "examples".
One was the infinity problem of prime numbers, and the other was Wilson's theorem.
These two problems had almost become the touchstone of the number theory community. Just summarizing the various methods to prove these two propositions was enough to write a thesis.
Similar to this were Euler's theorem and Fermat's theorem. Originally, Lu Zhou planned to use these two propositions for fun. However, these two propositions already had quite simple group theory proof methods.
Especially the latter, it was so simple that it could only be completed in three lines. There was really no room for improvement.
If he were to use this method again, it would be superfluous.
Finally, before the deadline, Lu Zhou uploaded the thesis.
…
On the morning of October 20th, Lu Zhou dragged his suitcase and boarded a plane with Professor Lu. They flew from Jinling to Beijing.
This year's conference organizer was Beijing Normal University, and the organizer was the China Mathematics Society.
Because it happened to be the 80th anniversary of the founding of the China Mathematics Society, this year's conference was particularly grand. Not only did many domestic academic leaders attend this conference, but some internationally famous mathematicians and well-known international friends in related fields were also invited to attend this conference.
The location of accommodation was arranged at the Dilong Hotel next to Beijing Normal University. As an invited guest, the food and accommodation expenses were already covered by the organizers. Lu Zhou only needed to pay 800 yuan for the registration fee.
However, his boss, Professor Lu, had already paid for him, so he did not need to worry about it.
Lu Zhou had to admit that it was very cool to do research with a boss who did not lack money.
Of course, the premise was that he had to be nutty enough.
After arriving at the capital airport, the two of them dragged their suitcases and got into Yan Shixiong's car.
They chatted along the way. When they arrived at the hotel, Senior Brother Yan parked the car in the underground garage and followed the two into the elevator.
Lu Zhou was a little surprised to see Senior Brother Yan following him over, and could not help but ask.
"Senior Brother, you're also participating in this meeting?"
Yan Xinjue smiled embarrassedly. Before he could speak, Professor Lu Shenjian said, "He's just there to join in the fun. Don't worry about him."
Senior brother Yan chuckled and said, "How could you say we're going to join in the fun? I'm just cheering for my Junior Brother. "
When Lu Zhou heard this, he immediately felt embarrassed. He smiled and said, "How can I do that? I'm just here to give a report. It's not like I'm going to report some major research results. "
Senior Brother Yan seemed to know something. He smiled and patted him on the shoulder. He winked and said, "You're too modest. Junior Brother, I'll congratulate you in advance! By the way, aren't you going to give a report on stage? Do you want to get your hair done or something? You'll look more energetic. "
Lu Zhou: "…?"
Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and did not say anything. Lu Zhou had a muddled look on his face.
He felt like these two were hiding something from him.
It was like he was the only one in the dark …
…
When Lu Zhou arrived at the hotel, he put down his suitcase and went to the lobby to eat.
Today was mainly for the registration and admission. The meeting would officially start on the 21st tomorrow.
The meeting would last for five days until the 25th.
Because of the important meeting, the entire hotel was booked by the China Mathematics Society.
After eating, Lu Zhou looked up and saw that the average age of the people eating in the venue was around 40 or 50 years old. He was a master's student in his early twenties. Other than the hotel staff, he was the youngest person in the restaurant.
Lu Zhou quickly finished his dinner and wiped his mouth with a tissue. He then got up and went back to his room.
However, just as he was walking towards the elevator, someone suddenly greeted him and walked over with a smile as if they were familiar with each other.
"Hello, hello, you must be Lu Zhou!"
"Yes, you are …?" Lu Zhou looked at him with a puzzled look. He did not recognize Wei Siyang at all.
"Wei Siyang, PhD student at Aurora University," said the young man as he shook Lu Zhou's hand. He smiled and said, "I saw your report at the Princeton conference, but I didn't have the chance to talk to you. I've heard a lot about you!"
"You flatter me, I'm not famous … Nice to meet you," said Lu Zhou with a shy smile.
Even though he knew he was nutty, he could not help but feel embarrassed every time someone praised him.
Wei Siyang smiled and continued to introduce the old man behind him to Lu Zhou. He said, "Let me introduce you, this is Professor Ma Changan, my boss. He's a big name in algebraic geometry and a popular candidate for the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017!"
Professor Ma had a unique appearance. He had a long face. Maybe it was because he had worked in an administrative position before, but he had a dignified temperament.
When Professor Ma Changan heard his student's introduction, he smiled and waved his hand. He then said, "What popular candidate? Don't brag about me. The organization hasn't even decided yet, but you've already decided for me."
Although he reprimanded his student, it was obvious that he liked this kind of unintentional flattery.
Professor Ma paused for a second and looked at Lu Zhou. He smiled and said, "I've been doing research for 30 years, and I've only made small achievements. But you young people, you're young and promising, I'm really impressed. "
"Professor Ma, you're overpraising me. I still have a lot to learn." Lu Zhou smiled and said humbly.
"It's good to be humble, but I think it's okay for you to be a little arrogant since you've achieved so much at such a young age." Professor Ma smiled and said, "I heard you're researching Polignac's conjecture?"
Research projects involving tens of thousands of people were basically open to the public as long as they did not involve classified information such as national defense. Moreover, even if the content was confidential, as long as the confidentiality level was not high, it was not a secret to the big shots in this industry.
Moreover, there was nothing to hide, so Lu Zhou said with a smile.
"Yes."
Professor Ma raised his eyebrows and asked, "How far are you?"
Lu Zhou smiled and casually said, "There has been some progress."
The review of major mathematical conjectures was usually very slow. Even though it had already been two months, he would not be surprised if it took another two months.
Annual Mathematics had not replied yet, and the official website was still in peer review mode. Lu Zhou was not sure if his thesis had passed, so he did not dare to say that he had proven it.
Unexpectedly, Professor Ma Changan had a look of interest on his face as he smiled and said, "Oh? It seems like you have an idea? "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Sort of."
Professor Ma Changan smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I've done some research on number theory. Why don't you show me your thesis and we can talk about it?"
Lu Zhou was stunned for a second. He looked at the old professor with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
In academia, it was very presumptuous to ask for someone else's unpublished research.
Not to mention, Lu Zhou was not his student, so he had no reason to accept his guidance.
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