Chapter 212 The youngest winner

"Hello everyone, I am Xu Yuan. I am honored to receive the Fields Medal in Mathematics at this year's Mathematical Congress."

“I would like to thank the organizing committee for recognizing me.”

"I also regret that I was unable to go to the venue in person to receive the award this time."

"But my teacher, Professor Tang Shihong, is here and he will receive the medal on my behalf."

“I hope to achieve more academic results in the field of mathematics in the future and exchange ideas with everyone.”

“Advancing the development of mathematics.”

Xu Yuan gave a few brief speeches to express his gratitude for the award, then stopped and gave the speech back to Rothel on the stage.

He was still thinking about the experimental materials and couldn't wait to know the specific test data of the materials, so naturally he wouldn't spend too much time on the connection.

But Rotter, as the president of the International Mathematical Union, does not intend to let Xu Yuan go so quickly.

Then he looked at the screen again and took the initiative to chat with Xu Yuan.

"Nice to see you, Xu. We noticed that your outfit today seems to be rather special. Is there anything special to say?"

In front of the screen in the lounge, Xu Yuan heard Rotel suddenly concerned about his clothes, and some doubts arose in his heart, but he did not think too much about such a small matter and answered truthfully.

"Because I was in the lab participating in an experiment, I didn't have time to change my clothes."

Almost at the moment he finished speaking, many mathematicians, including Rothel, could not help but frown.

It seemed that no one expected Xu Yuan, the most talented mathematician, would go to the laboratory to conduct experiments.

It feels like I'm about to give up mathematics.

In their opinion, with Xu Yuan's mathematical talent, now is a critical time and it is the easiest time to produce mathematical results.

We should devote all our energy to mathematical research and solve more difficult problems for the mathematical community.

If you get distracted by doing other things, it will be difficult to achieve results.

Although his current achievements are the pinnacle that many mathematicians cannot reach in their lifetime.

Of course, everyone felt sorry for it, but no one said much in this special situation.

After Rothel and Xu Yuan said goodbye, the satellite video connection on the screen was immediately disconnected.

And then of course the award ceremony comes next.

In response, Ma Zhiming in the audience turned around and said to Tang Shihong with a smile: "It's your turn, Old Tang."

There was still a hint of envy on his face.

Even other domestic mathematicians nearby did not hide their envy of Tang Shihong at this moment.

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to receive the Fields Medal.

It can definitely be regarded as the greatest honor for mathematicians.

However, no one was jealous, because Tang Shihong had recruited such an outstanding student.

Although Tang Shihong had been preparing for the present these two days, he still couldn't help feeling extremely excited after hearing Ma Zhiming's reminder.

Finally, he took a deep breath to calm himself down, then walked onto the stage with firm steps.

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As the Fields Medal list was officially announced, major media outlets rushed to report and publicize it.

Among them, Xu Yuan, whose name ranks first, is particularly eye-catching.

There is no doubt that this final list gave a very loud slap in the face to those who had previously made predictions and were not optimistic about Xu Yuan.

In particular, the Mathematical Yearbook, which also contributed greatly.

Gives the outside world a clown feeling.

As for China, naturally, the whole nation cheered immediately. Netizens forwarded messages in the comment section to celebrate that the domestic mathematics community finally broke the record and won the Fields Medal.

Especially on Weibo, which now has over 50 million users, you can see many team-building activities organized by official accounts of universities.

Congratulations to Xu Yuan.

Even some primary and secondary schools in China have specially opened a course to learn about Xu Yuan's mathematical journey.

"HKUST sent a congratulatory message, congratulating Professor Xu on winning the Fields Medal."

"A congratulatory message from Jinling University!"

"The regret that so many mathematical predecessors did not see has finally been realized today. I am really grateful to Professor Xu for making the dream of the domestic mathematics community come true with his own strength."

"Deserved."

"I've long said that Professor Xu would definitely win the award. Now you see it."

"Who said that Xu Shen couldn't get Fields before? Now he's been slapped in the face. All I can say is that you can always trust Xu Shen."

"Looking at it this way, I suddenly feel that the Mathematical Annals are just so-so. Only one of the predictions published was correct."

"Professor Xu was doing an experiment. No wonder he missed this year's Mathematicians' Congress."

"I am a sophomore student from Yenching University. I often saw Professor Xu in the School of Materials Science and Engineering in the past few months. I don't know how many other academic fields Professor Xu is good at."

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad.

Holt had naturally been paying attention to the results of the Fields Medal. After seeing that Xu Yuan still won the Fields Medal, his face looked quite gloomy.

I didn’t expect that the International Mathematical Union admired Xu Yuan so much that he actually set a new record for the Fields Medal.

Especially after browsing the public opinions on the Internet, I suddenly felt that the position of the Annals of Mathematics as a top journal was shaky, as if it might be replaced by the Journal of Mathematics at any time.

"He is worthy of being the greatest genius in the history of mathematics. No one can stop his rise." "Winner of the Fields Medal at the age of only 25, what an admirable title!"

“I wonder how many young mathematicians will become his fans after today.”

“It is foreseeable that the Chinese Journal of Mathematics will grow rapidly in the future and replace the four top mathematics journals.”

In the office, Holt shook his head and sighed continuously, and was more pessimistic than ever about the prospects of the Annals of Mathematics.

Perhaps there is still a gap between Acta Mathematica Sinica and Annals of Mathematics, but this is only temporary.

For the younger generation of mathematicians, Xu Yuan will undoubtedly become an idol they admire, especially after winning the Fields Medal at the age of 25.

In this way, when these young mathematicians grow up and gain a firm foothold, they will most likely choose to submit their papers to the Journal of Mathematics.

By that time, Acta Mathematica Sinica will be the most authoritative mathematics journal.

He used to be proud of being the editor-in-chief of the Annals of Mathematics, but now he has faced the reality.

The thought stayed here, and the scene of the day when he first saw Xu Yuan's paper involuntarily emerged in his mind.

Who would have thought that the student who submitted his first paper to the Annals of Mathematics would grow to this level in just a few years.

All we can say is that a genius is a genius, and it is destined to be difficult for ordinary people to understand.

While he was thinking about this, the assistant sitting at another table in the office suddenly took over the conversation and said:
"Mr. Holt."

"Perhaps the situation is not so bad. From what I have heard, the other party seems to have shifted his focus away from mathematics."

“I chose to delve deeper into the aerospace field.”

"I'm afraid we won't see any more mathematical academic achievements from him in the future. The fact that he hasn't published a new paper in this period of time is a good indicator of this."

After hearing what the assistant said, Holt's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered that Xu Yuan was still wearing a lab coat when he gave his speech.

From the time Xu Yuan proved the Goldbach conjecture to the present, he has not published a single mathematical paper.

Considering the current situation, it can be confirmed that Xu Yuan has focused on other areas.

In this case, even if Xu Yuan won the Fields Medal, his reputation in the mathematics community would probably decline over time.

After all, no matter how talented a genius is, it is impossible to achieve results in every field within a limited time.

But for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart, feeling that things would not develop as he had imagined.

However, what the final result will be remains to be seen with time.

At least he can't change anything now.

After his emotions gradually calmed down, he raised his eyes and looked at his assistant and said.

"Perhaps you are right. I hope he will not have any major mathematical academic achievements in the future."

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Naturally, Professor Wells of the Clay Mathematics Institute holds similar views to Holt.

But he only felt pity and regret towards Xu Yuan.

From his point of view, he definitely doesn't want Xu Yuan to distract his energy to other things.

It is best to concentrate on mathematics.

Solve the Millennium Prize problem as soon as possible.

When he learned that Xu Yuan had proved the Goldbach conjecture, he was full of confidence in it.

I think Xu Yuan has the best chance to prove the Millennium Prize puzzle.

But now Xu Yuan is also doing other things at the same time, which makes the probability of successfully solving the Millennium Prize problem drop sharply.

He regarded the problem of the Millennium Prize as a regret in his life. How could he not feel regretful when faced with such a thing?

You know, even if Xu Yuan has made great achievements in other fields, in his heart they are still not as valuable as the Millennium Prize problem.

"If we can't devote our time purely to mathematics, there may be one less mathematician in the world who can solve the Millennium Prize problem."

In the office of the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wells leaned back in his chair, looking at the news about Xu Yuan winning the Fields Medal on the computer screen. He talked to himself and couldn't help sighing to express his regret.

Although he really wanted to write an email to Xu Yuan, asking him to give up other subjects and concentrate on studying mathematics.

I just put my hands on the keyboard and finally chose to give up.

Everyone has his own life path and choices, so what reason does he have to ask for anything?

It is also worth mentioning that although Xu Yuan became famous at a young age, he is still quite popular in the mathematics community.

After the Fields Medal list was announced, many mathematicians simply felt happy for Xu Yuan.

He also publicly posted his congratulations on his social media account.

Among them are Professors Deligne and Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.

and Fields Medal winner Terence Tao.

Even Qiu Chengtong, who was still participating in activities at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, took the initiative to change his schedule after receiving the news and took the nearest flight back to Yenching to send his congratulations to Xu Yuan in person.

At the same time, with the intensive coverage of domestic media, the age of people who know this news is also increasing rapidly.

It is not limited to young netizens.

Of course, the most excited and happy people are Xu Yuan's family.

Especially when Xu Yuan participated in the competition league, his sister Xu Ying heard that Xu Yuan wanted to take back the Fields Medal.

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(End of this chapter)