The Cole Prize in Number Theory and the Cole Prize in Algebra were two completely different awards. The two did not share the medal, so naturally, there was no such thing as splitting the prize money.
The US $100,000 check and their respective medals were sent to Lu Zhou and Schulz.
That night, the Federal Mathematics Society held a dinner at a five-star hotel next to the Berkeley campus.
Because it was Christmas, the dinner was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Although there were no Christmas trees and ribbons, Lu Zhou saw the classic roast turkey and tree cake.
Lu Zhou was the youngest winner of the Cole Prize in Number Theory, and he was also the only winner that the Federal Mathematics Society made an exception to give him two awards in the same year. Lu Zhou naturally received the attention of his peers at the banquet.
Especially those in the field of number theory.
The big names might be more reserved and they would not come all the way to drink with a junior.
But those young scholars who were not very famous would basically come over to toast with him, chat a few words, and at the same time show their faces in front of this big shot.
Yes, in the eyes of many young mathematicians, Lu Zhou had already entered the ranks of the big names.
He was only 21 years old and he had already won the Cole Prize. Would the Fields Prize be far behind?
It was only a matter of time.
After dealing with the people who asked for his email and Facebook account, Lu Zhou felt a little hungry. He put down the champagne and began to look for food between the long tables.
Coincidentally, when he asked the hotel waiter to help him cut a piece of chicken leg from the roast turkey, he happened to meet another winner, Schulz.
After greeting the lanky German young man, the two of them had some interest in each other, so they found a place to sit down and eat together.
At first, the two were talking about mathematics problems. Maybe it was because they hit it off, they chatted about life.
Lu Zhou, "I heard you're married?"
Schulz smiled and said, "Yes, the second year after I was hired as a W3 professor at the University of Bonn, I proposed to my wife. We've been together for three years. "
Lu Zhou said with some emotion, "I couldn't tell. We're about the same age, and you're already a father."
"There's nothing strange about that. I'm already 28 years old," Schulz said with a smile. "What about you? When do you plan to get married? "
Lu Zhou's expression was a little subtle. He smiled and said, "I don't have any plans to get married for the time being."
He suddenly regretted his decision.
Speaking of which, why did he take the initiative to talk about such a heavy topic?
Schulz laughed heartily and said, "I understand. Being married will indeed be a lot less fun. There won't be as much freedom as when you were single. I thought so too when I was young. Until I met her … In fact, family brings me more pleasure than I can imagine, second only to mathematics. In particular, she brought me a cute little angel. My medals can finally be put to good use. "
You can take the medal and use it as a toy for children.
If he won the Fields Prize, a lot of people would cry.
When it came to his wife and daughter, Schultz became a chatterbox. He talked about how they met at the University of Bonn and how they swore their vows in front of the Münster Cathedral.
"Seriously, my friend, I sincerely suggest that you try a relationship. If you don't experience some things, you'll feel like you're missing something, "said Schulz as he looked at Lu Zhou seriously. He smiled and said," I promise you, it won't affect your mathematics research. Instead, it will give you unexpected inspiration. "
Lu Zhou had an awkward but polite smile on his face. He didn't want to say anything.
MMP！
It's like I don't want to!
…
The next day, Lu Zhou woke up a little late. He slept until noon and almost missed the report in the afternoon.
Lu Zhou brushed his teeth, washed his face, and quickly changed his clothes. He then quickly rushed to the Berkeley campus and made it to the report.
The presenter of this report was Helfgott, a Peruvian mathematician from France!
The content of the report was obviously about Goldbach's conjecture!
Around two years ago, this French mathematician used the "circle method" to prove a weak conjecture about Goldbach's conjecture, which was that "every odd number > 10 ^ 30 can be expressed as the sum of three prime numbers".
As for the odd numbers < 10 ^ 30, they had all been verified by a computer and confirmed to be correct.
Although this method of proof lacked mathematical beauty, it was a fact. Goldbach's conjecture had been proved under odd conditions. Now, the only thing left to do was to prove Goldbach's conjecture under even conditions.
Unlike the "a + b" method created by Brown, the "circle method" used by Helfgott could be regarded as another way of proving the same problem. It was also a very promising method in the field of number theory.
Using this method, he reduced an infinite problem to a lower bound that could be calculated. All odd numbers that were higher than this bound were correct, and odd numbers that were lower than this bound could be counted and verified one by one … For a computer.
Currently, the mathematics community had generally accepted Helfgott's research results. At this mathematics conference, he was invited to give a one-hour report.
As the biggest research result in the field of Goldbach's conjecture for decades, Lu Zhou naturally would not miss this report.
Not only did he listen very carefully, but he also took notes very carefully.
Although the Cole Prize was a great honor, Lu Zhou knew that he still needed to further improve his strength. He was not too impetuous because of this. He even broke away from the joy of winning the award.
He didn't even notice that the news of him winning the Cole Prize had once again caused a sensation in the country.
…
[Shocking! The young mathematician who won the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award has won another international award!]
Shi Shang, who was doing his homework, looked at the news on his phone and said, "Motherf * cker, this time Zhou is bragging again!"
On the day of the Cole Prize in Number Theory, Jin Ling University's WeChat moments were filled with Lu Zhou's name.
The halo of the Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award had not faded yet, and now, the Cole Prize in Number Theory had arrived.
This time, it wasn't just the mathematics department, even the physics department, chemistry department, software department, and even the foreign language department, liberal arts department, and art department sent congratulatory messages. They all worshipped this godlike genius in their WeChat moments.
Lu Zhou was the first Chinese winner of the Cole Prize, and he was also the record holder for the youngest winner. This honor alone was enough for the professors to brag about for an entire year.
Especially for the mathematics department of Jin Ling University, which had no sense of existence in China, this award was even more precious.
Huang Guangming raised his head and suddenly said, "Brother Rui, the banner in front of our school gate changed again!"
Liu Rui buried his head and said, "Oh."
Seeing that Liu Rui did not respond, Huang Guangming immediately reminded him, "Brother Rui, it's still pork shoulder!"
Liu Rui, "Oh."
Huang Guangming, "Brother Rui, let's go to the cafeteria to eat pork shoulder tonight."
"…"
What the f * ck!
Are you done?!
Liu Rui did not say anything. He threw down the pen in his hand.
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