The sky was already dark, but the laboratory building was still brightly lit.
Lu Zhou knocked on Professor Tang's office door and walked in.
In fact, before coming here, he already had an idea of why Old Tang was looking for him.
Just now, he found the letter from the Mathematics Chronicle editorial department in his email. Judging from the date, the letter had arrived two days ago, but he had missed it.
However, what Lu Zhou could not believe was that his thesis was published so quickly. It was as if Mathematics Chronicle was more anxious than him.
He couldn't help but feel a little flattered that his thesis could receive so much attention.
When Professor Tang entered the office, he put down the pen in his hand and looked at the graduate student working on the computer.
"Little Wang, go pour a cup of water for your junior."
The graduate student named Little Wang pushed his glasses and did not say anything. He stood up.
Lu Zhou quickly said, "No need, I can do it myself."
"No, no, no, please let me do it," said the graduate student named Xiao Wang. He placed a teacup on the coffee table, picked up the electric teapot, and poured some water. He then said respectfully, "I'll pass the tea to you."
"Thank you …"
Lu Zhou looked at the teacup and did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had no choice but to accept Little Wang's kindness.
Lu Zhou sat down on the sofa and looked at the magazine next to the teacup. It was the latest English edition of Mathematics Chronicle. Lu Zhou immediately recognized the 30th page. It was the thesis that he wrote.
[Discussion on the distribution of Mersenne primes and proof of Zhou's conjecture]
"Did you write this thesis in Mathematics Chronicle?" asked Professor Tang in a serious manner as he sat behind his desk.
"Yeah," said Lu Zhou as he nodded. He looked at Professor Tang strangely.
If it wasn't me, who else could it be?
Is there anyone else in Jin Ling University named Lu Zhou?
The two graduate students in the office took a deep breath. They looked at Lu Zhou and were completely convinced.
No wonder Professor Tang thinks so highly of him!
He was so calm even after solving a world-class mathematics problem.
If it were them, forget about solving a world-class mathematics problem, even if it was just a thesis in a core journal, they would celebrate happily. They would take the prize money given by the school and go out with a few friends.
"…"
Lu Zhou's calmness made Professor Tang speechless.
To be honest, he was dumbfounded when he read the thesis.
He was not confused about the thesis itself, but the person who published it.
He never thought that this kid would really be able to do anything with Mersenne primes. He even had the intention of letting Lu Zhou be rebuffed and give up …
In the end …
Who would have thought that this kid would not only make achievements in this field.
This was like a bomb to the entire field of number theory …
"… Your achievements in the field of number theory are beyond my imagination. I thought your talent was in the field of functional analysis, but it seems that I was wrong." Professor Tang shook his head. "I've taught so many students in my life. In terms of talent, you're the best."
It wasn't just a mistake.
He did not understand what was going on.
Logically speaking, a person's energy should be limited. Stupidity had always been a taboo in academics. However, this taboo did not seem to apply to this kid.
It seemed that there were indeed geniuses in this world that could ignore common sense.
Lu Zhou was a little embarrassed by the compliment. He smiled and said humbly, "Professor Tang, you're too kind. I was just inspired during my spare time. It's not as exaggerated as you say."
"Haha."
Professor Tang's laughter made Lu Zhou speechless.
This chuckle was obviously a sneer at his hypocritical act of showing off even after he had gotten a bargain.
Old Tang was still Old Tang. His eyes were too sharp!
Suddenly, the office door was pushed open.
Two people walked in one after the other.
The person walking in the back was Dean Lu from the applied mathematics department. Lu Zhou did not know the old man walking next to him. However, seeing how the old man was staring at him, it was obvious that the old man was here for Lu Zhou.
Dean Lu was about to call Old Tang when he saw Lu Zhou sitting on the sofa. His eyes lit up and he quickly asked.
"You proved Zhou's conjecture?!"
Lu Zhou looked at the excited Dean Lu and nodded, "Yes … Is there a problem?"
Before Dean Lu could speak, the old man next to him smiled and spoke first.
"There's no problem at all. I've read your thesis. The proof process is quite good. You are indeed worthy of Professor Deligné's praise."
Praise?
Deligné?
Who?
Lu Zhou was muddled.
On the other hand, the two graduate students in the office were shocked beyond belief.
Deligné!
The Belgian king personally conferred the title of viscount! The proof of Weil's conjecture!
Professor Tang coughed and said, "Little Wang, pour the two professors a cup of water."
Xiaowang silently stood up and walked to the cabinet where the tea set was placed.
The unfamiliar old man smiled and said, "Old Tang, don't be so polite. I'm just here for a bit, I'll be leaving soon."
"This is our department's Dean Qin," said Dean Lu as he looked at the muddled Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou immediately stood up and said, "Nice to meet you, Dean."
"Nice to meet you, no need to be so polite. Sit down," said Dean Qin as he looked at Lu Zhou and nodded. "Speaking of which, you're Lu Zhou, right? I wanted to see you a while ago, but I was delayed by the mathematics conference in Norway. I only came back from Norway last week. "
"When I was at the conference in Norway, I talked to Mr. Newman about the linear functional thesis you published a few months ago. He spoke very highly of you and told me that you would be able to achieve groundbreaking results in this field in at most five years. I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. I just came back from Norway and you already did such an earth-shattering thing. And it's in the field of number theory, which is completely different from functional. "
Dean Qin sighed and said, "As expected, old people like us are getting more and more useless. We still have to rely on you young people to prove these mathematical conjectures."
"Dean Qin, you're too kind." Lu Zhou coughed. He was a little embarrassed by the compliment. "I just used a trick, it's not earth-shattering …"
Dean Qin looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Oh, you'll know why I said that tomorrow."
What did that chuckle mean?
Lu Zhou was confused.
When Dean Qin saw that Lu Zhou did not speak, he smiled and said, "It's getting late, we still have some things to discuss with Professor Tang. You should go back first."
It just so happened that Lu Zhou was planning to slip away. His mission completion rate was not unexpected, and his reward was still hanging in the system space.
Therefore, he smiled and said, "I'll go then … Oh yeah, Dean Qin, does the school have any reward policies for solving a world-class mathematics problem?"
Professor Tang laughed and scolded, "You brat, you're always staring at small profits all day long. Can a world-class mathematics problem be measured by money? "
Lu Zhou wanted to nod and tell him yes, but he restrained himself in the end.
Dean Qin and Dean Lu also laughed.
"There are definitely rewards. Whether it's our school or our country, we will strongly support outstanding scientific research results like this!" Dean Qin smiled and said, "But as for the specific rewards, the school will have a meeting to discuss. I can't guarantee a result, but the material rewards will definitely not be bad!"
Lu Zhou was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Dean!"
Dean Qin smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome."
Lu Zhou did not stay in the office for long. He quickly left and closed the office door behind him.
Dean Qin looked at Lu Zhou's back and smiled as he said, "He's a genius."
Professor Tang sighed and said, "Yeah, but he's too utilitarian."
"Utilitarian is good."
"Good? I think it's better to calm down when doing research, "said Professor Tang as he shook his head and said," His talent in mathematics is the highest I've ever seen. If he's willing to calm down and study, his future will be limitless. "
"Oh? I think utilitarian and studying don't conflict, "said Dean Qin with a smile. He added, "I'm just afraid that we won't be able to keep a stubborn genius like him."
Professor Tang shook his head and did not respond.
He had seen too many geniuses disappear in the face of fame and fortune.
Studying was not singing or dancing. If one wanted to achieve results, one had to be able to endure loneliness and learn to actively block out external interference. This might be unfair to those who truly contributed to human scientific progress, but since they chose this thorny road of truth, they had to bear all of this.
Maybe this was a matter of perspective.
Dean Qin hoped that Lu Zhou could achieve results at Jin Ling University. He hoped that Zhou's conjecture would be proven by Jin Ling University and make Jin Ling University famous in China and even the world.
As for Tang Zhiwei, he only hoped that this kid could go further on the road to mathematics.
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