For the entire mathematics community, the spring conference of the Federal Mathematical Society was just an ordinary conference. It didn't have much influence, at least not as much as the annual meeting of the European Mathematical Society.
If a Chinese university student won the best presenter award at this conference, it would undoubtedly be something worthy of the university's banner. However, other than that, no one paid attention to who the award went to.
However, most pure mathematics scholars and mathematics research institutes still paid attention to the theses submitted to the American Mathematical Society's Chinese New Year conference.
After all, mathematics was the domain of geniuses, and 80% of outstanding achievements were made by young scholars under the age of 40 …
Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, office.
Academician Xiang Huanan leaned back in his office chair and looked at the theses printed on A4 paper while drinking tea.
When the old man flipped to one of the theses, he raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled.
"This guy can't sit still, he just finished a big project, and now he's finding another thing to do."
Although Academician Xiang Huanan didn't say who he was referring to, the other person sitting in his office knew what he was talking about.
"Young people are full of energy, it's normal for them to be restless." Academician Wang Yuping sipped his tea and asked slowly, "What research project?"
Academician Xiang threw the A4 paper on the table and smiled as he said, "Collatz conjecture."
The A4 paper was printed on Vera's thesis submitted to the spring conference of the American Mathematical Society. It was called "Research on the Collatz conjecture equivalent equation h (z ^ 3) = h (z ^ 6) + {h (z ^ 2) + λh (λz ^ 2) + λ^ 2h (λ^ 2z ^ 2)}/3z."
Both of them knew that Vera Pulyuy was a master's student taught by Lu Zhou at Princeton University. Lu Zhou's name was also listed as the second author of the thesis.
Academician Wang Yuping was slightly surprised. "Collatz conjecture? That's no simpler than Goldbach's conjecture. "
Although the Collatz conjecture wasn't as famous as Goldbach's conjecture, it wasn't any less difficult than Goldbach's conjecture. In a sense, it was even more difficult than solving Goldbach's conjecture.
The difficulty here did not lie in the proposition itself, but in the fact that it was not like Goldbach's conjecture, which was paved with countless research results.
Lu Zhou's previous proof of Goldbach's conjecture was at most the last layer of the building. In order to prove the Collatz conjecture, it was equivalent to building another building next to this building.
The results of predecessors on this issue could only be regarded as a foundation at best.
At most, Lu Zhou could take down the scaffolding from the "Goldbach's conjecture" building and reuse it. As for whether or not it could be of any use, only he himself knew how useful it could be.
Academician Xiang smiled and said, "Who knows, I'm not in number theory. If you're curious, you can ask him yourself. "
"I'll ask him the next time I see him. But this Lu Zhou is really amazing. If it was just him, it would be fine, but his students are also amazing. "Academician Wang couldn't help but shake his head and say," It's a pity, it would be great if he came to Yan University. "
Academician Xiang knew what his old friend was feeling, so he smiled and said, "What's there to feel sad about? He's an internationally renowned scholar now. It's good enough that he's willing to come back, but you're helping him."
Compared to the income of researchers trained in China, the salary provided by the "Thousand People Program" was several times higher. It also included children's education allowance and settlement allowance. Many people could get more than one million USD in research funding when they returned to China, which was unimaginable in the United States.
Among the many talent development strategies, the Thousand People Program had indeed achieved some results. However, there were still great difficulties in recruiting top scholars.
"Two different things, I'm just stating the facts." Dean Wang shook his head and said, "With Mr. Lu's talent and accumulated teaching experience in Princeton, coupled with the resources of Yan University, forget about reviving the analytic number theory school in China, Yan University's mathematics department could become world-class. But if it's Jin Ling University … "
Academician Wang didn't finish his sentence, but it was self-evident.
Building a building from the foundation was undoubtedly much more difficult than renovating a ready-made building.
Academician Xiang obviously understood what his old friend meant, but he just smiled and didn't make any comments.
In the past, he and Academician Wang had the same thoughts. They thought that Jin Ling University was not a good choice, and he had thrown an olive branch to Lu Zhou more than once. However, when he thought about it, he suddenly felt that this wasn't a bad choice.
Whether it was the Chinese Academy of Sciences or Yan University, they couldn't give Lu Zhou too much room to develop, but Jin Ling University could.
Also, as a top university, the quality of students at Jin Ling University wasn't much different from that of Yan University.
Since Lu Zhou took the initiative to give up Yan University's rich resources and chose Jin Ling University, which had relatively fewer resources, but was more flexible, he must have carefully considered these issues.
Maybe he could really build a building on this foundation.
These were all uncertain.
…
After the American Mathematical Society conference came to an end, Lu Zhou finally got on a flight back to China.
This time, he didn't inform anyone in advance. He quietly bought a ticket, quietly got on the plane, and quietly took the high-speed train back to his hometown in Jiangcheng.
When he opened the door to his house, he was naturally greeted by a crisp and loud voice.
"Ah, brother, you're back?! Let me help you with your luggage! "
When Xiao Tong realized that her brother was back, she immediately threw away her phone that was still in the middle of the game. She climbed down from the sofa with a smile on her face and jogged toward the door.
Lu Zhou looked at her expectant eyes and smiled. He then waved his hand.
"The gift is in the suitcase, take it yourself."
Every Chinese New Year, bringing gifts for Xiao Tong had become a tradition of the Lu family.
Even though it wasn't anything particularly expensive, according to Xiao Tong, the feeling of surprise itself was a kind of joy.
Lu Zhou threw the suitcase to his sister and put on his slippers. He then walked to the sofa and sat down.
After a while, Xiao Tong, who had finished disassembling the suitcase, happily went back to his room with his loot.
This time, the gift was a Swiss brand of cosmetics. Lu Zhou didn't know much about cosmetics, but fortunately, one of his students, Hadi, was well-versed in this area, so he solved this problem for him.
Xiao Tong packed up her loot and returned to the living room. She happily sat on the sofa next to Lu Zhou and picked up her phone. She was ready to start the next round.
Lu Zhou glanced at the screen and saw that the box was the same as the last time he came back. He couldn't help but ask.
"How was your final exam?"
Xiao Tong proudly rubbed her nose with her index finger and said, "Ah, I'm obviously a genius.
"Sigh, this Mushroom is naturally a top student. University courses are too easy."
When Lu Zhou heard this, he was instantly amused.
When he first entered university, he naively thought so. When he picked up the books, didn't they all study in high school?
Especially English, it was more than enough to pass the fourth level of the college entrance exam. If he wanted to get a high score, he just had to memorize more words.
However, in the next semester, the difficulty began to skyrocket.
When the specialized and elective courses started, the real hell would begin.
However, Lu Zhou did not have the time to experience this feeling in detail. Most of his university experience was obtained by referring to his three roommates. This was because by the time he started his professional courses, those things were too easy for him.
"… Also, I'm already in university. Don't always ask me about my grades. Don't look at me playing at home every day. It's a holiday, a holiday, understand? I've been studying hard in school. " Xiao Tong quickly started the next round. She changed into her outfit and rushed to the front line. She muttered.
Lu Zhou obviously believed his sister's words.
If he wasted an entire semester, even if his Xiao Ai played, he would be able to climb out of the pit of stubborn bronze. He wouldn't have to stay there for an entire year.
Just when Lu Zhou was about to tease her, Xiao Tong suddenly smiled and said, "Oh yeah, brother, don't always ask about my situation. How are you doing?"
Lu Zhou didn't notice the little devil's smile. He paused for a second and said, "Me? Not bad, my career is steady, and I've reached a new high in academics — "
Xiao Tong immediately asked, "What about my sister-in-law?"
Lu Zhou: "…"
MMP！
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