Honestly speaking, the question that Lu Zhou gave Han Mengqi was meant to dissuade her.
Even though this was an open-ended question, anyone who studied mathematics would be able to answer it. In fact, this question wasn't that easy to answer.
Because it was related to a classic problem about the Riemann zeta function.
Which was, the transcendence conjecture of the Riemann zeta function at odd positive integer points.
Just as He Changwen said, this wasn't something a half-baked layman could solve.
Unless she was really talented and could learn the relevant knowledge of analytic number theory on her own, collect literature on the Riemann zeta function, and do some research …
But then again, if she was really talented in the field of pure mathematics, it wouldn't be a loss for Lu Zhou to accept her as an apprentice.
Actually, during this time, Lu Zhou had been thinking about a problem.
The "medal" that he received from an advanced civilization revealed a very important piece of information to him.
Just like what human civilization had been speculating ever since they began to explore space, humans were not alone in this universe. They had even entered the sights of other advanced civilizations, but for some reason, they didn't make contact with them.
There were many reasons for this. It could be because of the distance in space, or it could be because of the other civilization's special philosophy or social philosophy. It could even be that the other civilization had disappeared in the long river of time, leaving behind only a piece of information from tens of millions of years ago …
Regardless of which possibility it was, the system that he currently had in his hands should contain information about this advanced civilization. It was very likely that this was the only way for him to obtain information about this advanced civilization.
So far, if he wanted to crack the secrets of the system, he had to upgrade all of his subjects to level 10.
If he wanted to upgrade all of his subjects to level 10, the mathematics level, which determined the upper limit of his other subjects, had to be maxed out first.
The only problem was that the three million experience points limit was not easy to fill.
Only the mathematics crown of the century — Riemann's conjecture could provide such a huge amount of experience points.
There wasn't much suspense in the "Control of Earth and Moon" mission chain. The Magpie Bridge increased China's lunar transfer orbit capacity to a new level. Whether it was the Moon Palace or the lunar research facilities, it was only a matter of time.
Because of this, Lu Zhou had extra time and energy to prepare for a breakthrough in mathematics.
According to his past experience, the research projects he was working on had a high probability of becoming the next system mission target. Even though there was no way to calculate this probability, it was always good to be prepared in advance.
The day after he assigned the Riemann zeta function mission to Han Mengqi, Lu Zhou walked into his office. He placed his laptop on the table and asked Assistant Zhao to make him a cup of instant coffee. He then sat at his desk and began his new day of work.
Zhao Huan walked to Lu Zhou's desk and placed the coffee cup on the table. She then took out a document from under her elbow and placed it in front of Lu Zhou. She spoke softly.
"Professor, after you got off work yesterday, Principal Xu came over and asked me to give this to you."
Meeting minutes of the Youth of the Light Teaching and Research Group?
After Lu Zhou saw the words on the cover of the document, he raised his eyebrows with interest. He reached out and took the document, then flipped it open.
"I'll take some time to read it, you can go now."
"Okay, Professor."
Assistant Zhao nodded, turned around, and walked to his desk.
Lu Zhou leaned back in his office chair and drank his coffee while he briefly read through the meeting minutes.
Generally speaking, the teaching and research group's work was quite smooth. After receiving the reform pilot policy, the framework of the Jin Ling University "Youth of the Light" class was basically established. The specific teaching plan was also determined at a recent meeting. All that was left to do was to select the first batch of students and implement the teaching work.
Lu Zhou closed the meeting notes in his hand and cleared his throat. He looked at He Changwen, who was sitting at a desk not far away. He was busy reading documents.
"Changwen, I have a task for you."
When He Changwen heard Lu Zhou's call, he was shocked. He turned his head and looked at Lu Zhou with excitement.
"Professor, tell me, what project?"
He had been a PhD student under Lu Zhou for almost three years. Even though he had produced a lot of results, they were all dispensable work. At the end of the day, his level was average. Also, Lu Zhou was too busy. Lu Zhou didn't have time to teach him. Most of the theses were written by him.
Now that Lu Zhou suddenly said he was going to give him a task, of course, he was excited.
"… Uh, not a project."
Lu Zhou looked at his excited face and guessed what he was thinking.
Unfortunately, even though Lu Zhou didn't want to ruin his dream, now was not the time.
Lu Zhou cleared his throat and said, "The day after tomorrow, there will be a discussion class in Room 101 of Building A. The students will be undergraduate students, so pay attention to the topics, don't make them feel like they don't have a sense of participation. I need you to prepare a discussion outline and give it to me by tomorrow evening … "
When He Changwen heard that it was a discussion class for undergraduate students, he suddenly had a bitter look on his face.
"Professor, can't you give me some challenging tasks?"
Lu Zhou coughed and said in a serious manner, "Do a good job, this is training for you … If you complete it well, there will be challenging tasks waiting for you."
"Okay …"
Lu Zhou put aside the meeting minutes and was about to start working on his work. Suddenly, a pop-up window popped up on the lower right corner of his computer screen.
Xiao Ai: [Master, you have email: (● ́ ▽ ́ ●)]
Xiao Ai: [Link]
Lu Zhou put down the pen in his hand and clicked on the link that Xiao Ai popped up.
After entering the mailbox, he quickly saw an unread email lying in the inbox.
When Lu Zhou saw the IMU icon in the email, he suddenly had a look of surprise on his face.
International Mathematical Union?
Lu Zhou quickly looked at the text.
[… Dear Professor Lu Zhou, I'm sorry to bother you. According to the last International Congress of Mathematicians, the next International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2022. On behalf of the IMU, I would like to invite you to give a 60-minute report at the International Congress of Mathematicians in St. Petersburg …
[If you are interested, we will send you a formal written invitation. If you are busy with research and don't have time to attend, we hope you can reply as soon as possible …
[Helder Holden, Secretary-General of the International Mathematical Union]
Lu Zhou carefully read the email to the end and thought for a moment. He typed on the keyboard and typed a reply.
[Dear Professor Helder Holden, I'm honored to receive your invitation.
[If everything goes well, I will go to St. Petersburg to attend the next International Congress of Mathematicians, but I can't guarantee that I will be there. But if everything goes well and I can attend, I will upload the 60-minute report before the deadline.]
Lu Zhou typed his name and replied to the email.
After doing all of this, he leaned back in his office chair and looked out the window.
Speaking of which, time really flies by …
It's been four years in the blink of an eye.
As Lu Zhou looked out the window, he couldn't help but think back to four years ago.
Back then, he was still a professor in Princeton, researching the secrets of the Navier – Stokes equation. At that time, he probably lived a life that was completely different from the one he was living now.
Thinking of this, he actually began to miss her.
I wonder how my friends in Princeton are doing …
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