The phone call was hung up.
Less than twenty minutes later, there was the sound of someone knocking on the door downstairs.
Lu Zhou, who had just come out of the bathroom, went downstairs to open the door.
Professor Fefferman was panting as he stood at the door. He didn't even have time to catch his breath before he spoke to Lu Zhou.
"Did you really, really solve it? The Navier – Stokes equation? "
Lu Zhou looked at Professor Fefferman and hesitated for a second.
"Do you want to take a breather first?"
"No need." Fefferman waved his hand and leaned against the door. He then said, "Tell me, how did you do it?"
This professor, who was usually gentle and elegant, had an unprecedentedly serious tone when he said this.
Lu Zhou could read the desire for the truth in his eyes, and he had a serious look on his face.
"It's a long story, come with me."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the staircase …
Lu Zhou took Professor Fefferman to the second floor and walked straight into his study room. He cleaned up the messy table and floor, took out the hundred-page manuscript, and handed it to Fefferman.
Lu Zhou looked at Professor Fefferman, who was immersed in deep thought, and reminded him, "I quoted the L Manifold.
"For the L Manifold part, I quoted the paper published in Annual Mathematics some time ago. If you haven't read it, I suggest you read it together with that paper."
Professor Fefferman ignored Lu Zhou's explanation and stood there motionlessly. Other than flipping the pages, he didn't do anything else.
Just like this, an hour went by.
Finally, he slowly put down the thesis in his hand and spoke emotionally.
"… Unbelievable. This is simply unbelievable."
An hour wasn't enough time to fully understand the core ideas of the entire thesis, but for Fefferman, he could ignore the details and quickly read through it.
Perhaps a major mathematical proposition needed to be rigorously reviewed and discussed by the entire mathematics community. However, in this one hour, he couldn't find any obvious mistakes.
The entire thesis was written in neat and tidy handwriting, smooth and rigorous.
Especially the ingenious mathematical methods used in the thesis. He couldn't help but be amazed.
"It's really amazing." Lu Zhou made two cups of coffee and handed him a cup. He then said in a joking tone, "When I proved the last inference, even I was surprised by my own wit."
Professor Fefferman took the coffee and shook his head. "No, not just the last inference, you don't understand what you did."
Lu Zhou asked, "What do you mean?"
"By introducing the L Manifold, you've introduced differential geometry into the field of partial differential equations, and on top of that, you've successfully introduced the principles of topology … To my knowledge, this is unprecedented."
Professor Fefferman felt a little thirsty, so he took a sip of his coffee.
After pausing for a moment, he said in a slightly joking tone, not joking at all.
"Gromov, who introduced the concept of quasi-holomorphic curves to differential geometry, created symplectic geometry. Qiu Chengtong, who introduced partial differential methods to differential geometry, laid the foundation for geometric analysis. In my opinion, the L Manifold has the same significance for solving the Navier – Stokes equation. If I were you, I'd be thinking about how to name this new discipline. "
When Lu Zhou heard that he had to name it, he couldn't help but have a headache.
"I'll think about this later, I need to rest now."
Fefferman had a strong reaction, and he immediately said, "No! You can't rest yet. You don't even have a second to rest before uploading the thesis into an electronic file! "
Professor Fefferman didn't look like he was joking. Lu Zhou paused for a second and said, "I think I can delay uploading the thesis for a few days? I'm a one-hour report person. "
After all, I'm an internationally renowned scholar, it's not like I can't do this, right?
It's not like I did it on purpose.
Professor Fefferman shook his head.
"Of course you can delay uploading, but this is a hundred-page thesis, how long do you plan on delaying it? Not to mention the details of the thesis still need to be revised. I'll send an email to Mr. Shigefumi Nisemori, the president of the International Mathematical Union. What you need to do now is to sort out the thesis as fast as possible within three days. At the latest, you have to do it within a week! "
Professor Fefferman placed his coffee cup on the table and walked toward the door.
However, when he walked to the door, he suddenly thought of something and stopped.
Fefferman took a deep breath and looked back at Lu Zhou.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I have to say thank you."
"Thank you?" Lu Zhou paused for a second before he smiled and said, "There's nothing to thank me for. You're also a member of the NS research team."
Professor Fefferman smiled and shook his head. "No, that's not what I meant."
After pausing for about three seconds, he cleared his throat and suddenly changed his tone, speaking in a solemn and solemn voice.
"Rippling boats create waves, high-speed jets create turbulence. Mathematicians and physicists believe that understanding the Navier – Stokes equation can explain and predict these two problems … "
Hearing the sudden monologue, Lu Zhou was slightly taken aback.
Then, he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Almost subconsciously, he followed up with this sentence and muttered it softly.
"… Although the Navier – Stokes equation was proposed in the 19th century, we still have very little understanding of it.
"That's right." Professor Fefferman smiled and nodded at Lu Zhou. He then said, "Therefore, we are here to challenge scholars from all over the world to rewrite the history of mathematics and unravel the mystery of the Navier – Stokes equation!"
The study room went silent for a second.
After thinking for a long time, Lu Zhou finally remembered where this monologue came from.
"… This is the Clay Institute's declaration at the Millennium Mathematics Conference at the Collège de France?"
"That's right." Professor Fefferman smiled and said, "On May 24, 2000, at the Millennium Mathematics Conference at the Collège de France, the Clay Institute announced the seven Millennium Prize Problems, including the Navier – Stokes equation. This declaration is about the Navier – Stokes equation.
"And I was the spokesperson."
Lu Zhou was stunned.
He obviously knew that the seven Millennium Prize Problems were offered by the Clay Institute, and he also knew that these problems were announced at the Millennium Mathematics Conference at the Collège de France.
However, he didn't expect that the person who proposed the Millennium Prize Problems for the Navier – Stokes equation was right next to him, and he was a member of his research group?!
He couldn't help but feel like he had defeated the person who came up with the problem …
Okay, that wasn't the right metaphor.
Also, the word 'defeated' wasn't accurate.
"Congratulations, Professor Lu," Professor Fefferman said as he grabbed Lu Zhou's right hand and smiled. He then said, "Just now, history has turned over a new page, and you and I are both witnesses of this moment!
"Remember to upload the thesis on time. Also, keep this manuscript, it has the potential to become a cultural relic."
Fefferman smiled and made a salute gesture. He then turned around and walked out the door.
Lu Zhou looked at Liu Xing walking down the stairs and was stunned for two seconds. He suddenly smiled and shook his head.
He looked at the manuscript in his hand and spoke emotionally.
"… Princeton is a magical place."
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