Chapter 1120

In recent days, almost all hotels near Jinling University have been fully booked.

Not because Valentine's day or Christmas is coming, but because a large number of foreign scholars stay.

For three days, apart from eating and sleeping, Lu Zhou hardly went anywhere. All day long, he stayed in the lecture hall temporarily changed from the gymnasium to answer other scholars' questions about the grand unified theory.

And some questions about standard conjecture.

To be honest, in the face of such a situation, deline did not know which side he should be surprised by.

Although in the first moment when he saw Lu Zhou's paper on the theory of grand unification, he had a sense of standard conjecture that he might have only one foot to the door, but he did not expect that this day would come so soon.

Even, he was not ready.

It took less than two hours for the land boat standing on the stage at the scene of this report meeting to completely solve this century's proposition.

The campus of Jinling University.

After dinner in the canteen, the two old men walked along the boulevard leading to the observatory.

Looking at the direction of the stadium, Professor sanak, who was walking beside him, suddenly said.

"It's only bothered the mathematical world for half a century Will it look like it's a little out of cards

Deline shook his head and said.

"No That man is an exception. I think all problems solved by him should be discussed separately. "

In any case, the standard conjecture has also guided the development of algebraic geometry for half a century, even though it has become a little too "fast" in history, but this does not hinder its contribution to the development of algebraic geometry.

Professor sanak said with a wry smile.

"It makes sense."

When the topic came here, for different reasons, they fell into silence. Delegne thought about the future of the burbagi school, while sanak thought about the future of Princeton.

Even if reluctant to admit it, the center of the world's mathematics community has shifted. Since the founding of the future series, this trend has become more obvious.

Continuing along the path for a while, Professor sanak suddenly said.

"Ten years from now, I'm sure, this will be the center of the world's mathematics."

Upon hearing this, deline took a look at him and asked directly.

"Ten years?"

Professor sanak, with an unnatural embarrassed expression, gave a dry cough.

“…… It should be or not, the cultivation of a scholar is a long cycle, and it needs the efforts of countless generations of scholars to stabilize the position of a school. Ten years is only a conservative estimate, maybe 20 years or even longer. "

Professor deline smiled irrefutably.

In theory, that's right.

But I'm afraid he missed a point.

The man is under thirty.

Strictly speaking, the 20 years from the age of 30 to the age of 50 is the real golden age of an academic career. Ten and twenty years is indeed a relatively conservative estimate, but that is only for the general situation.

It doesn't apply to him.

As the birthplace of the grand unified theory, as long as that person is willing to spread the subject, at least in the field of algebraic geometry, scholars from here will always be in the forefront of the world.

Although there are some disputes about the time of this day, they have reached a consensus on the latter matter.

After thinking for a while, Professor sanak suddenly said.

"We can discuss with them to exchange a group of students for training every year."

Professor deline raised his eyebrows and said, "joint training program?"

"Yes..." Looking at the undergraduates walking on the Boulevard and knowing nothing about Fuzhong, Professor sanak could not help showing his envious expression It's really enviable for them to enjoy Professor Lu alone. "

It seems that what he said is reasonable. After thinking for a while, Professor deline nodded his head.

"I'll go back and talk to the principal."

At the same time, the dean's office of Jinling University.

Looking at the old Tang who came to visit, President Qin, sitting at the back of his desk, stood up with a red face, stretched out his right hand far away, and greeted him with a smile.

"Old Tang, what wind has blown you here. Please sit down and shake your hand."

"Well, when are you so kind to me!" Pushing aside his hand, Tang Zhiwei smiled and went to the sofa beside him to sit down. "You look like you've had a good time recently. Won the lottery?"

"What lottery ticket did you win? I'm so busy these days," said President Qin, sitting on the sofa, smiling. "Which eye do you see that I'm doing well? How many jin have you lost? ""Well, I don't see that."

As early as when he taught in Jinling University, the old Tang retired from his education post. In recent years, he basically spent his retirement life playing Taiji in the park in the morning, sitting in the yard in the afternoon and playing chess and fishing with other retired old men.

As for mathematics, apart from occasionally paying attention to the latest trends, he has not touched academic matters for a long time.

After all, at his age, it is thanks to his mathematician status that he can keep his head clear and not be confused.

However, although Tang was an ordinary professor before he retired, and he was still a kind of ordinary professor who didn't know how to be flexible, President Qin dared not disrespect him.

Not only because of their private relationship, but also because he once brought academician Lu. President Qin has heard about it. Up to now, academician Lu always comes to visit the old man with a gift.

With Academician Lu's current position in the academic circles of China, such a big man will be treated with courtesy even if the leader of the Ministry of education comes, let alone a dean.

Of course, old Tang didn't put on any airs with him, but he just pulled him to exchange greetings with some daily chores.

When President Qin was thinking about what the old Tang came to visit him, he picked up the teapot and refilled it with a cup of tea.

"Old Qin, it seems that we have a lot of fun in JINDA recently."

"Qin Dean Leng next, immediately smile to say:" it is quite lively, otherwise I also won't be so busy

Old Tang said with a smile, "Oh? Then I have to thank you. I'm so busy and have time to chat with my poor old man. "

President Qin: "where are you? You are a bad old man. Am I fast?"

Old Tang: "otherwise? Can you still hide this thing? "

The chief of the Qin court smiled and did not speak.

He felt that Tang was going to say something, so he gave up the topic to him.

He took a sip from the cup, paused for a moment, and then Old Tang continued with emotion.

"I recently downloaded the paper on the grand unified theory of algebraic geometry and read it. I'm ashamed to say that I've only been away from my job for less than five years, and I'm almost out of touch."

President Qin: "learning is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will leave. It's normal."

"Yes," continued old Downton, with a slight sigh, "we will grow old one day, even This day has already arrived. "

President Qin frowned a little vaguely.

"Old Tang, just tell me what you want to say. I don't have to guess if you play dumb with me like this..."

After putting down the cup, Professor Tang looked at him and said solemnly, "I want to ask you something."

At this, President Qin was slightly shocked.

In his impression, this was probably the first time that old Tang asked him to do things in such a solemn tone.

“…… What's up? "

"Have you heard of the principles of mathematics?"

President Qin: " How could I have never heard of it? You've asked me too much. "

As the most famous work of the burbagi school, the book "principles of mathematics" was jointly compiled by Wei, Didone, jiadang, Xue Huali and many other scholars, with a total of about 40 volumes. It is said that it has not been updated since it was published in the 1930s and is still being supplemented.

Even if he is not engaged in the field of algebraic geometry, as long as he is a mathematician, he can't have never heard of this famous work, whose influence is second only to Euclid's the original of geometry.

"It's not burying. You misunderstood me," Professor Tang said, putting his hand on it. "When I was bored some time ago, I went through the history of mathematics. I found that the origin of the burbagi school is inseparable from the book" principles of mathematics "

The earliest term Burbage is the pseudonym of the author of the book "principles of mathematics", referring to a group of mathematical structuralist groups mainly composed of French mathematicians.

It can be said that the book "principles of mathematics" almost runs through the past and present life of the European mainstream school of mathematics after the Gottingen school.

“…… The birth of the burbagi school is closely related to the origin of the principles of mathematics. From their development process, we can learn from many places worthy of learning. "

"Knowledge is not only about creation, but also about inheritance."

"Now the world's mathematical community is standing at the crossroads leading to the future, and everything after that is a new world that no one has ever seen. I propose that we can organize a group of potential scholars to compile a book on the grand unified theory of algebraic geometry and its future development, and pass it on all the time. "

Just like the "principles of mathematics" of the burbagi school.

Obviously understood Professor Tang's idea, but President Qin's expression still hesitated.

Although he has considered many things these days, including consolidating the huge influence that this report will bring to the Mathematics Department of Jinling University, including the future of the Mathematics Department of Jinling University, he has not even thought about such distant things.To be honest, he has no idea how much international influence Jinling university can have.

Writing books and biographies for the future of the entire mathematical world

If it's well made up, it's all right.

If it's not well made up, isn't it a joke?

“…… Is this going to be a little radical? "

"Radical? What is not radical about learning? Can it be moderate? " Hearing president Qin's concerns, Tang Zhiwei said with a smile, "old Qin, I'm not confused yet. How can you live more and more confused. We are scholars, not officials. We can't believe the middle way. "

Looking at the hesitant expression on his face, the old Tang language continued with emphasis.

"Since the development of the Mathematics Department of Jinling University, its influence has been different from that of the previous year. Even Yanda and Zhendan dare not look down on us when they talk about their influence in the world. But didn't you find out? Even now, we have not really formed a school. "

"What are our priorities, what are our strengths, and what role we play in the world's academic community? You have never thought about these things."

"But it's not your fault. You also have your concerns. Most of the time, we use old methods to solve new problems. Although it's hard to achieve great results, we will not make big mistakes."

"But now it's different. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we don't hold it, others will hold it. It's not just us who are unwilling to fall behind. Do we have to hand over the knowledge we create to others to help us pass it on? "

After saying this, old Tang stopped talking and leaned on the sofa, drinking tea while waiting for president Qin's reply quietly.

This time, President Qin was silent for a long time.

He didn't speak until the dense fog on the teacup was completely gone.

“…… I think about it. "

"Don't think about it. The older you get, the more you whet and haw, and look forward to everything. You didn't look like this before," Tang Zhiwei continued, taking a picture of your lower thigh and rising from the sofa. "Academician Lu, I'll go and say it."

He never asked his students to do anything in his life.

But for the future of Chinese mathematics, he decided to make an exception.

Besides, this is also a great help for the land boat itself.

Maybe he doesn't care about the influence.

But it would be a pity if this historical opportunity were not grasped