Chapter 211 Winning the Fields Medal in Mathematics [Please subscribe]

Xu Yuan understands everyone's excitement at the moment. After all, winning the Fields Medal would be of great significance to the domestic mathematics community.

What's more, he will be the youngest Fields Medal winner in mathematics.

However, he did not pay special attention to the discussions among netizens online in recent days.

The progress bar for conquering the main high-performance carbon fiber composite materials technology has reached 90 percent.

It is estimated that it will take only a few days to fully master it.

Therefore, all his energy was focused on this, and he didn't even pay attention to this International Congress of Mathematicians.

In response to Tang Shihong's question, he answered truthfully: "I haven't paid attention to the discussion among netizens."

Tang Shihong frowned slightly when he heard this: "Are you still participating in Dean Zhang's composite material project?"

Xu Yuan has often visited Yenching University in recent months. Everyone naturally knows that he is involved in a material research and development project, but no good news has been heard so far.

Although they felt that this was a bit of a waste of time, it was normal for Xu Yuan to explore new fields with his talent.

As someone who works in mathematics, it is not appropriate to persuade in this situation.

After all, Xu Yuan is not only Professor Qinghua now, but also a researcher in two aerospace systems.

Have independent and clear plans for what to do.

When Xu Yuan heard this, he just nodded in acknowledgment without explaining anything in detail.

At this time, Liao Fangyi, who was sitting next to them, seemed a little worried. His eyes moved back and forth between Xu Yuan and Ma Zhiming, and he couldn't help but speak out his worries.

"Is it likely that Xu Yuan will win the Fields Medal in this International Congress of Mathematicians?"

"Xu Yuan's paper proving the Goldbach conjecture has led to a significant increase in the impact factor of our own academic journal, Journal of Mathematics."

"But it has put pressure on many overseas mathematics journals. Will this have an adverse impact?"

It’s no wonder he thinks too much. After all, the Fields Medal is an international award, not one established in China.

No one can guarantee that the International Mathematical Union will maintain the purity of mathematics in its award selection.

Because Xu Yuan successfully proved the Goldbach conjecture, he helped the Acta Mathematica Sinica enter the international mathematics field, and it has now been recognized by many universities, making the four top mathematics journals feel the pressure.

If Xu Yuan wins the Fields Medal, his fame will surely usher in a new wave of growth.

It will surely boost the Journal of Mathematics.

Considering this aspect, there are indeed people who do not want to see Xu Yuan win the award.

For example, the Mathematical Yearbook.

However, Ma Zhiming has a completely different opinion on Liao Fangyi's concerns.

Almost as soon as Liao Fangyi finished speaking, he immediately took over the conversation and added to it.

"The Goldbach conjecture is the ultimate problem in number theory. Xu Yuan's successful proof is recognized by the entire mathematics community, and Professor Deligne gave it a very high evaluation."

"Xu Yuan is now an undisputed master in the field of number theory."

"Besides, the Clay Mathematics Institute also admires Xu Yuan very much. If he can't get Fields, I think there will definitely be doubts internationally even if we don't say anything."

"Another and most important point is that the representatives of the International Mathematical Union made it clear at the last mathematics exchange conference."

"Xu Yuan will definitely win this year's Fields Medal, completely breaking the record of zero awards in the domestic mathematics community."

When he said these words, Ma Zhiming's face was full of excitement, and he was even happier than when he won the award himself.

After hearing what Ma Zhiming said, Liao Fangyi quickly relaxed and smiled again.

"In that case, I'll be relieved."

As a professor at Qinghua School of Mathematics, it is a great honor for the school that Xu Yuan won the Nobel Fields Medal in mathematics.

Facing everyone's expectations, Xu Yuan suddenly said: "As for this International Congress of Mathematicians, I may not have time to go to Hyderabad to attend it." His tone was firm.

Yes.

He plans to skip the mathematicians' congress.

Since proving the Goldbach conjecture, he has not made any new academic achievements in the field of mathematics.

Of course, I won’t give a one-hour report again.

There is no need to spend half a month on this, especially since the conference is being held in an Indian city.

Right now, he is focusing more on composite materials and wants to complete the remaining progress as soon as possible.

After all, even if we master the technology of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials, it will take time to achieve large-scale mass production, which will lead to the delay in the test flight of the UAV project.

In addition, even famous mathematicians such as Delignewitten do not attend every mathematician's congress.

Only when there are major breakthroughs in the mathematics community or when I have made new academic achievements will I attend and share.

As for the awards presented at the conference, there is no doubt that the list should have been finalized by now, so it doesn't matter whether you go to the event or not.

On the contrary, it would be really embarrassing if you went there and found that your name was not there.

The thought stayed here, and before anyone could speak, he added another sentence.

"I have already sent an email to the organizing committee of the International Mathematical Union."

Everyone listened to Xu Yuan's words, and at this moment they couldn't help but remain silent, and no one spoke first.

The main reason is that Xu Yuan is no longer just a doctoral student, but a researcher involved in important projects in the aerospace field. It is indeed not suitable for him to travel overseas frequently to participate in activities.

As an academician of the Academy of Sciences, Ma Zhiming knew more about Xu Yuan than others.

In this situation, he made a decision quickly, then turned his gaze to Tang Shihong next to him and said, "In that case, Old Tang, come with us. If Xu Yuan wins the Fields Medal in Mathematics, it will be your turn to accept the award on his behalf." When he said the last two sentences, the expression on his face had become very light.

Tang Shihong obviously didn't expect that he would be mentioned, and was stunned for a moment.

"Let me accept the award on your behalf?"

"Old Tang is indeed a suitable candidate." Liao Fangyi replied subconsciously.

When Xu Yuan heard Ma Zhiming's arrangement, he thought it was very appropriate and immediately said to Tang Shihong with a smile.

"Then please accept the award on behalf of the student."

As an old mathematics professor who is already past his age, Tang Shihong no longer has any hope for himself.

Having Xu Yuan as a student is his greatest pride.

But I never expected that one day I would stand on the podium of the International Congress of Mathematicians and receive the Fields Medal.

Even though I was accepting the award on behalf of my students, this honor was more exciting than accepting it myself.

The thought stayed here, and Tang Shihong really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Finally, he managed to remain calm, nodded and agreed: "Then I will prepare in advance in the next few days."

Unlike Xu Yuan, he also has teaching duties in the college and accepts graduate students and doctoral students.

Since I'm going to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians, I must arrange my school affairs first.

After confirming the attendees of this International Congress of Mathematicians, Tang Shihong, Ma Zhiming and others did not stay with Xu Yuan any longer and returned to their respective offices.

As for Liao Fangyi, he had a lot of things to do at school, so he naturally stayed in school this time.

Professor Qiu Chengtong, who has joined the Qinghua Institute for Advanced Studies, will not attend the International Congress of Mathematicians because he has been invited to participate in an event at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

……

Just like that, August came in a blink of an eye.

As the International Congress of Mathematicians approaches, there are more and more related news reports on the overseas Internet.

The International Mathematical Union even released a list of one-hour reports and forty-five-minute group reports.

Soon, people discovered that those invited to give reports were all relatively unfamiliar names.

Even in the list of famous mathematicians attending the conference used for publicity, the names of mathematics giants like Terence Tao and Deligne did not appear on the list.

Of course, this also includes Xu Yuan, a master in the field of number theory.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the lineup of this International Congress of Mathematicians is significantly weaker than the previous one.

It is not even as good as the previous mathematics exchange conference held in Yenching.

Many news media reported on this, pointing out that the holding of the Mathematical Exchange Conference led to the decline in the influence of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Another hot topic of discussion in the media is naturally the prediction of the Fields Medal list.

The opinions are also quite polarized.

There are many young scholars who admire Xu Yuan and believe that he should win the Fields Medal for solving many difficult mathematical problems.

Another view is that Xu Yuan is too young and has posed a threat to the authority of the International Mathematical Union, so he should not be awarded the Fields Medal.

Even a fierce quarrel broke out over this.

On the mutual assistance platforms commonly used by overseas mathematics scholars, common mathematical problems are no longer seen. Basically, all of them are about expressing their opinions on the Fields Medal.

"Xu is a true genius. He has touched the temple of mathematics. The Fields Medal should belong to him."

“If you can’t win the Fields Medal even though you have proved the Goldbach conjecture, the ultimate problem in number theory, I think the value of this award will be re-evaluated.”

"I am looking forward to witnessing the birth of the youngest Fields Medal winner in the history of mathematics."

"He is really too young. The league committee should consider presenting the award to him a few years later."

“There are many outstanding mathematicians who are approaching 40 years old. They should be given priority in the award, so that young people can wait a few more years to continue their research.”

"I don't think Xu can win this year's Fields Medal, after all, his name is not on the invitation list at all."

"This Mathematicians' Congress is not very interesting. It's all because the mathematics exchange conference held by Yenching University was too lively."

……

at the same time.

The Annals of Mathematics editorial office in Princeton, New Jersey.

Holt was browsing the news online.

As the editor-in-chief of the editorial board of Annals of Mathematics, ever since the proof of the Goldbach conjecture led to the rise of Acta Mathematica Sinica, this mathematical academic journal and Xu Yuan have become his main focus.

If he had not taken the Journal of Mathematics seriously before, he did not think it would pose a threat to the Annals of Mathematics.

But now he has changed his mind.

With the convening of the last Yenching Mathematics Conference, the reputation of the Journal of Mathematics in the academic community has further increased, especially attracting many overseas scholars to submit papers.

And accumulated a stable cooperation partner.

Every time the Journal of Mathematics publishes a new issue, it will be sent to their Mathematical Annals editorial office as soon as possible.

Several editorial board members have conducted research on the papers.

The result is that the quality of journals published in the Journal of Mathematics is steadily improving.

Although on average there is still a gap between them and the mathematical yearbook, the speed of progress is shocking to them.

After all, the growth of the Annals of Mathematics to its current level has gone through many generations of accumulation and development, but now it is being quickly overtaken by a previously less well-known journal. This is definitely not something that the Annals of Mathematics can accept.

Therefore, deep down in his heart, he certainly does not want Xu Yuan to win this year's Fields Medal in Mathematics.

Xu Yuan served as an editorial board member of the Acta Mathematica Sinica, and single-handedly helped the Acta Mathematica Sinica to rise rapidly.

If he wins the Fields Medal in Mathematics again, it will further enhance his authoritative reputation in the mathematics community. It goes without saying that the popularity of the Journal of Mathematics will also increase, and his impact factor may even increase again.

"Since the establishment of the Fields Medal, no mathematician has ever won it at this age."

At this time, Holt murmured this with a gloomy face, and then withdrew his gaze from the computer screen.

Then he picked up the phone on the table in front of him and immediately gave instructions.

“Ask the editorial board members here to come to the conference room to attend the meeting.”

After saying this, he didn't waste any more time. He immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and left the office to preside over the meeting.

Soon in the meeting room.

When Holt walked in, he saw that there were already more than a dozen editorial board members of the Annals of Mathematics sitting inside to review the paper.

After he walked to the middle seat and sat down, he went straight to the point and stated the purpose of this meeting.

"It's easy to call everyone here suddenly. You should all know the hottest topic in the mathematics community recently, so I want to hear your opinions on whether Xu Yuan can win the Fields Medal."

As his voice fell, there was a commotion in the conference room.

They seemed to be discussing something.

After about ten seconds, silence returned.

Then the person closest to Holt on the left started talking first.

"Xu Yuan winning the Fields Medal will have an adverse impact on us and lead to greater competition in academic journals. This is an indisputable fact, but I think the probability of Xu Yuan winning this year's Fields Medal is very low."

"Because he did not attend this year's Mathematicians' Congress. Perhaps he knew he was not selected and was too embarrassed to show up."

With the first person breaking the deadlock, others soon stopped hesitating.

After organizing the language in your mind, start speaking immediately.

"Xu Yuan does have a very strong mathematical talent and has proved the Goldbach conjecture, but he is too young after all. The organizing committee may not give him the award now."

"I agree with this view. There are many mathematicians in the mathematics community who are close to 40 years old."

"As long as Xu Yuan gradually fades out of the mathematics community in recent years, the impact on the Chinese Journal of Mathematics will also decrease, and by then this Chinese mathematics journal will definitely not be able to influence us."

"But the International Mathematical Union participated in the Yenching Exchange Conference, and it seems that they admire Xu very much."

Holt listened to the opinions of several editorial board members and saw that most of them did not think that Xu Yuan could win the Fields Medal. His worries immediately subsided a lot.

Because of the age limit for Fields Medal winners, the most nervous people at every International Congress of Mathematicians are undoubtedly the mathematicians who are approaching the age limit.

After all, if you can't get it, you will never be able to win this award, which is called the Nobel Prize in mathematics.

For this reason, the International Mathematical Union sometimes takes care of these people and gives them priority in awarding prizes.

Xu Yuan is only in his twenties now, and there are still many mathematicians' congresses before he reaches the age limit.

Even if I don’t win the award this time, it won’t have any impact.

The most important thing is that from the time the Goldbach conjecture was solved to now, Xu Yuan seems to have faded out of the mathematics circle for such a long time.

There are no new mathematical academic results.

Although this degree is far less than that of Perelman, it will gradually reduce the popularity of the Journal of Mathematics.

After all, the rise of Acta Mathematica Sinica is basically entirely dependent on Xu Yuan.

Just as Holt was gradually feeling relieved, he heard the words of an editor.

"Professor Deligne posted on his account today that Xu Yuan is the most qualified mathematical genius to win the Fields Medal at this year's Mathematician Congress."

After hearing this, Holt was not at all surprised by Deligne's public statement.

He knew Deligne too well and knew that he admired Xu Yuan very much.

Glad to see this kind of genius in mathematics.

Even though Xu Yuan gave up the cooperation with Annals of Mathematics, Deligne still maintained a good relationship with Xu Yuan.

Naturally, I hope to see Xu Yuan win the award.

However, faced with this situation, he believed it was necessary to do something.

Try to prevent Xu Yuan from winning the Fields Medal.

The thought stayed here, and he quickly made a decision. He coughed twice and began to explain.

"Don't worry about Professor Deligne. Let's first publish our predictions for this year's Fields Medalists in the name of our Mathematical Annals, and also make our position clear to the International Mathematical Union."

"If there is nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting."

After saying this, he stood up and walked out of the meeting room without caring about other people's reactions.

-

With the instructions issued by editor-in-chief Holt, the Annals of Mathematics acted very quickly.

A list of predicted Fields Medals was produced that day, and the Princeton Daily and other media outlets gave special coverage to the list.

Of course, Xu Yuan's name was not on the list.

It is conceivable that as the popularity of the list increases, people will gradually ignore Xu Yuan.

Although this International Congress of Mathematicians has not yet officially opened, participating mathematicians are heading to the host city.

But because of Xu Yuan, it has already caused heated discussion.

Under this situation, the pressure naturally fell on the organizing committee of the International Mathematical Union.

at the same time.

Rotter, president of the International Mathematical Union, was in his car heading to the airport to catch a flight to Hyderabad.

As the head of the organizing committee of the International Mathematical Union, he will definitely attend the International Congress of Mathematicians.

At the opening ceremony on the day of the conference, he personally announced the Fields Medal list and presented the awards to them.

In addition to the overall planning of various activities, he also needs to arrive at the venue earlier than scholars who normally attend the conference.

At this moment, the assistant next to him suddenly spoke up and told Rothel something about the conference.

"Mr. Rotel, I may need to bother you for a moment."

Rothel, who was sitting in the back seat of the car with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes when he heard the assistant's voice.

He turned his head and glanced at the other person, and said calmly: "Just tell me what's going on."

After hearing this, the assistant did not waste any more time and told the truth directly.

"The Annals of Mathematics sent a message, hoping that this year's Fields Medal will give more consideration to the veterans in the field of mathematics, and that young people can wait a few more years."

When Rothel heard that the matter was related to the Fields Medal, he immediately became interested.

A smile immediately appeared on his lips, and he took the initiative to ask: "How is the mathematics community currently discussing this year's Fields Medal winner?"

"Basically, everything revolves around Xu Yuan. There is a lot of controversy about whether he can win the Fields Medal." The assistant immediately answered this question.

Hearing this, Rothel nodded, but then suddenly asked another question.

"What do you think of this matter?"

The assistant obviously didn't expect the topic to be thrown to him like this. He was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

After a slight hesitation, he organized his answer.

"Xu Yuan is the most talented mathematician I know. He was able to solve the Goldbach conjecture on his own. As everyone says, he was sent by God to save the mathematics world."

"I have no doubt that he will enter the highest level of mathematics and become a master of mathematics in the future."

"But he is indeed too young. Even if he wins the Fields Medal a few years later, it will not affect him."

Perhaps he knew that this view was not very tenable, and his voice dropped significantly at the end.

After listening to the assistant's words, Rothel kept a smile on his face.

Then he said with interest: "You said that he might be sent by God to save the mathematics world, and he is fully qualified and capable of winning the Fields Medal in Mathematics, so why postpone the award for a few years?"

“Wouldn’t it be more exciting to set a new record for the Fields Medal?”

"If we wait until he solves the Millennium Prize problem and wins the million-dollar prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute, then wouldn't it seem like the Fields Medal is of little value if we award it to him?"

After hearing this, the assistant couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking a little bit unbelievable.

"Mr. Rothel, do you think he can solve the Millennium Prize problem at this age?"

"I'm looking forward to him." Rotel finally said this, then closed his eyes again to rest without saying anything more.

The assistant was left with a complicated expression. He didn't expect that Rothel's evaluation of Xu Yuan was much higher than his.

……

Just as mathematicians attending the conference in China officially set off, several hot searches related to overseas news appeared on Weibo.

Xu Yuan Fields Medal
Xu Yuan absent from this year's Mathematicians' Congress

Mathematics Yearbook Prediction List
Originally, everyone was confident that Xu Yuan would win the Fields Medal, thinking that he would definitely win it based on the Goldbach conjecture.

It can be seen on the external website that Xu Yuan’s name is not on the invitation list, and Xu Yuan is not on the predicted list of the Annals of Mathematics either.

Coupled with the opinions given by some mathematicians, netizens naturally feel a little worried.

After all, if Xu Yuan fails to win the Fields Medal this time, it will take him many years to get it again.

So when someone circumvented the firewall and sent back information from the external network, netizens immediately started a heated discussion.

Among them, they were extremely contemptuous and indignant about giving in to older mathematicians.

"He's almost forty and still hasn't won the Fields Medal. This clearly shows that his research results in mathematics are not that good. Why should Xu Shen wait two more years?"

"Professor Xu is not on the list predicted by the Mathematical Annals. I wonder if we will have zero records again this year."

"I would like to ask you, among these predicted lists, who has higher mathematical achievements than Professor Xu?"

"If they have the ability, they can also prove the ultimate problem in number theory."

"It seems that Professor Xu did not attend the Mathematicians' Congress. Could it be that he was not selected as rumored overseas?"

"Professor Xu has so many things to do right now, it's normal for him not to attend."

"Anyway, I believe Professor Xu can do it."

"Everyone, look at my screenshots. Professor Deligne has expressed his opinion. God Xu will definitely be fine."

"The list of winners will be announced at the opening ceremony in two days. We just need to wait patiently."

……

Before the Mathematicians' Congress is officially held, it is obvious that the discussions among netizens will not produce any results.

As for the person involved, Xu Yuan, he is currently in the laboratory of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Yenching University, conducting a new round of experiments on the manufacture of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials.

Tuesday, October 2010, 8.

In the laboratory, Xu Yuan was wearing a lab coat. There were two figures of similar age standing next to the workbench.

It was he who specifically asked Academician Zhang Jin to arrange this assistant so that he could be more efficient.

As for the two assistants, one male and one female, they are also postdoctoral fellows.

However, just as the two assistants were following the steps, Xu Yuan suddenly frowned.

A hint of regret emerged beneath the mask.

Then he waved his hand and shouted to the two of them: "Stop for now, I need to recalculate."

During the experiment, he always kept his eyes on the progress bar on the screen in front of him.

Just now he noticed that the progress bar, which had reached 98 percent, suddenly showed a downward trend.

This shows that there are problems with this experiment and it is impossible to produce high-performance carbon fiber composites.

So there is no need to waste time.

Although it was indeed a bit regrettable, it did not dampen his fighting spirit.

On the contrary, he became even more excited.

After all, there is only 2 percent of the progress left, and he is confident that he will be able to completely master the technology in the next experiment and produce high-performance carbon fiber composite materials.

At this time, the two assistants had no objection and immediately stopped the ongoing experiment.

"Okay, Professor Xu."

They have been following Xu Yuan for several months and have naturally conducted many experiments in the meantime.

But it often doesn’t take long before it is declared a failure.

So I've become somewhat accustomed to it.

As for the research on high-performance carbon fiber composites, there has been no obvious progress, but the situation is still within their acceptable range.

After all, material research and development is not an easy task, and it is normal to invest a lot of time and cost.

Just when Xu Yuan was thinking about whether to recalculate the incorrect ratio and conduct the experiment again, his thoughts were interrupted by a reminder outside the laboratory.

"Professor Xu."

"A professor from Qinghua School of Mathematics wants to see you."

Xu Yuan didn't know what was going on, so he turned his head and responded, then turned back to give instructions to his two assistants.

"I'll be there right away."

"Let's stop here for today. I'll notify you in advance if there are any experiments."

"Okay, Professor Xu." The two assistants nodded when they heard this.

After finishing his work in the laboratory, Xu Yuan did not delay any longer and headed outside immediately.

After arriving at the lounge, I soon saw a familiar figure, it was Liao Fangyi, the director of the School of Mathematics at Qinghua University.

He obviously didn't expect the other party to find this place, and shouted in surprise:
"Director Liao, why are you here?"

"It's all because of the Fields Medal. The comments on the Internet right now are very unfavorable to you." Liao Fangyi saw Xu Yuan quickly stand up and said unhappily, "The Annals of Mathematics even published a list of Fields Medal predictions that did not include you."

At present, Ma Zhiming and Tang Shihong have already set off for the city where the Mathematicians' Congress is held.

Faced with these discussions, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous, so he had to run over to Xu Yuan to talk about it.

The main thing was that it was already a done deal, and he had even arranged a publicity plan for after winning the award.

As a result, it was suddenly announced that Xu Yuan might not win the Fields Medal. The gap between the two was indeed huge.

When Xu Yuan heard that Liao Fangyi was worried about his winning the award, a smile immediately appeared on his face, as if he had no intention of worrying about it at all.

He immediately asked Liao Fangyi to sit down: "Please sit down first, Director."

Although Liao Fangyi was full of questions about this, he finally chose to sit down.

Then Xu Yuan took out his laptop from his bag, turned it on and said with a smile, "Actually, I received a reply from the International Mathematical Union this morning. They want me to make a speech online via satellite about my feelings about winning the Fields Medal."

Speaking of which, he was also a little surprised when he received this email.

Unexpectedly, the organizing committee not only awarded him the Fields Medal, but also invited him to give a one-hour report online.

However, he considered that he had not prepared the report in advance, and that it was not his style to have empty content, so he politely declined in his reply.

As for giving the acceptance speech online, I agreed to it.

Liao Fangyi, who was originally depressed about this matter, almost dropped his jaw when he heard Xu Yuan's words.

His eyes immediately fell on the laptop on the table, and he did not hide the passion in his eyes at all.

"What you said is true. The Fields Medal list has been confirmed."

Xu Yuan could be said to understand Liao Fangyi's excitement at the moment.

After all, even when he saw the email, his heart couldn't help but beat twice.

My thoughts drifted back to a few years ago. I remember that he had just achieved excellent results in the mathematics league competition. Because of the league medal, he said for the first time that he would take back the gold Fields Medal in the future.

No one paid attention to what he said at the time, and no one even believed that he could do it.

Because at that time no Chinese could win an award at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

But today he did it.

As these thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, he saw the computer successfully boot up and then skillfully opened the email, then turned the computer on to let Liao Fangyi check the content himself.

Liao Fangyi naturally couldn't wait to get close to the screen and carefully read the content of the email.

The email first expressed congratulations to Xu Yuan, congratulating him on winning the Fields Medal at this year's National Congress of Mathematicians.

Then he expressed regret that Xu Yuan could not be present in person to receive the award.

It also proposed to give acceptance speeches online and participate in a one-hour report.

In addition, Liao Fangyi also noticed that the person who sent this email was the current President of the International Mathematical Union, Rotter.

At this point there was no doubt that he had completely calmed down, knowing that he had won the Fields Medal.

This is an honor that the entire domestic mathematics community should be proud of.

As for the comments of those overseas people, you don’t have to take them to heart.

Anyway, once the opening ceremony takes place, I believe it will disappear completely from the Internet.

"Great."

"I knew that this honor would definitely belong to you. I will immediately tell Old Tang and Academician Ma about this news. I guess they are still on the plane now."

Liao Fangyi reluctantly pushed the notebook back to Xu Yuan, his emotions completely agitated.

Then he didn't even stay here, but got up and left immediately.

Obviously, they are preparing to arrange follow-up publicity.

Xu Yuan stared at Liao Fangyi's back until he completely disappeared from his sight.

Then I continued to organize my experimental data, intending to completely master this technology and let the progress bar reach 100%.

-

The day after tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning.

The opening ceremony of the Hyderabad International Congress of Mathematicians was officially held at the Expo Center.

The Chinese delegation attending the conference, including Ma Zhiming and Tang Shihong, also appeared at the venue on time.

As soon as he walked in, he attracted a lot of attention.

no way.

This year's Fields Medal has caused such a big controversy. Xu Yuan, who was the center of the topic, did not attend the conference, so naturally the attention can only be focused on Ma Zhiming, Tang Shihong and others.

Trying to read some information from their expressions.

Unfortunately, there was no gain.

Ma Zhiming, Tang Shihong and others have already learned the latest news from Liao Fangyi.

It is confirmed that Xu Yuan is the Fields Medal winner.

When entering the venue, I naturally held my head high and my chest puffed out, as if this mathematicians' conference was held at home.

Looking back at my previous experiences of attending mathematicians' congresses, I can say that I have never experienced such a momentum.

After all, who made them so confident? Some of them successfully won the Fields Medal in Mathematics.

Netizens and scholars at home and abroad were naturally waiting in front of their computers for news at this time.

Waiting for this great moment to come.

At the same time, far away in the Materials Science Laboratory of Yenching University, Xu Yuan and two assistants were conducting a new experiment.

As the carbon fiber filaments serving as the substrate are soaked in the resin solution, the next step is to heat and cure the experimental material to ultimately obtain the desired carbon fiber composite material.

The material is then fully tested to determine whether it meets high performance standards.

However, at this moment, the expression under Xu Yuan's mask was filled with an excited and happy smile.

There are only two words left in my mind.

Stable.

Because he suddenly discovered that the progress bar on the light screen in front of him had successfully reached 100%.

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Mission: High-performance carbon fiber composite manufacturing technology

Subject: Materials Science
Progress: 100%
Result: Completed
“It took several months, but I finally got something.”

He muttered to himself, then raised his eyes, smiled and said to the two assistants in front of him:

"After the material is cured, test it according to the process. I want to see a detailed report of the results later."

"As for now, I'm going to go and receive the Fields Medal in Mathematics."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for the two assistants to reply, he turned and walked towards the lounge where the satellite connection had been debugged.

The two assistants who stayed where they were did not forget to answer, but were simply confused.

Then they looked at each other and could see the shock in each other's eyes.

"Professor Xu really won the Fields Medal!"

As Xu Yuan's assistant, of course I know the focus of everyone's discussion recently.

However, they did not know about the email and were as unsure as everyone else about whether Xu Yuan would win the award.

Now that I have confirmed this from Xu Yuan's mouth, I am naturally extremely excited.

……

At the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians, Rotter came to the stage at the invitation of the host to announce the list of winners of this year's Fields Medal.

Many mathematicians in the audience couldn't help but feel nervous.

In contrast, Ma Zhiming, Tang Shihong and others remained calm and composed.

It seems like everything is under control.

This situation naturally caused disdain from some people, who still did not believe that Xu Yuan could win the award.

Unfortunately, when Rothel officially announced the list of winners, the expressions of everyone at the scene changed instantly.

"It is a great honor to announce this year's Fields Medal here. There are still three winners this time."

“They are the best mathematicians in the world.”

"One of them broke the record for winning the Fields Medal and became the youngest Fields Medal winner."

"From the time the Fields Medal was established until now, I never thought that someone would win the award in their twenties, but today I witnessed history with my own eyes."

"He is Xu Yuan from Qinghua University, who successfully proved the ultimate problem in number theory, the Goldbach conjecture."

……

As Rothel introduced the three winners one by one, the award information immediately appeared on the big screen behind him.

Among them, Xu Yuan, who is only 25 years old, ranks first.

The following are the various mathematical achievements achieved.

Prove the problem of spacing between infinite Carmichael numbers.

Solve the optimal transmission theory.

The completion of Qiu Chengtong's conjecture brings the Calabi conjecture to a successful conclusion.

Push twin primes to less than 246 prime pairs.

Study of singularities in differential geometry.

Completely prove the Goldbach conjecture.

Many mathematicians in the audience were unable to react for a moment when faced with such a result.

Obviously no one expected Xu Yuanzhen to become the youngest Fields Medal winner in history.

It was not until they heard warm applause coming from Ma Zhiming that they came to their senses and started applauding and congratulating.

After all, they were all thinking about how soon Xu Yuan would win the award, and they never denied that Xu Yuan had the ability to win the award. Now that it has become a fact, as mathematicians they will naturally applaud and cheer.

The entire venue finally erupted in thunderous applause for several minutes before it stopped at the signal from Rothel on the stage.

"It is a pity that Mr. Xu Yuan was unable to come to the scene to receive the award. For this reason, we specially organized a satellite connection and Mr. Xu Yuan's teacher received the award on his behalf."

After Rothel gave a brief explanation, the screen behind him changed again.

Successfully established satellite connection with Xu Yuan.

The person who appeared on the screen was Xu Yuan, who was sitting in the lounge and wearing a lab coat.

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(End of this chapter)