Chapter 153 The Mathematics Master's Strong Invitation
Lu Shan's paper begins by saying that the paper is not intended to prove the Poincare conjecture, but to provide a unified argument and mathematical description of the Poincare conjecture in three dimensions and even higher dimensions.
Then some Perelman arguments are quoted: "B(x, t, r) represents an open sphere of radius r, centered at X at the corresponding time T. P(x, t, rt)) represents the parabola neighborhood, that is, all points...
…a parabolic neighborhood P(x, t, e-1r, r2) is called a strong e-neck if it is scaled by a factor r-2…”
Qiu Chengtong was a little confused after taking a look.
Why?
Before the Poincare conjecture was proved, countless people had been tinkering with it. Most of these people had no systematic educational background, but they immersed themselves in research based solely on their passion.
This kind of people are called folk scientists. There were countless such people in the Xia Kingdom in those years. They always talked about proving the Goldbach conjecture or something, but in fact, they were all messed up papers.
After the Poincare conjecture was proved by Perelman in 2006, amateur scientists not only did not disappear, but increased in number.
Each of them said that they had thought of more things through Perelman's proof and had published more papers.
Qiu Chengtong let out a long sigh, thinking that this paper could resolve his regrets from a few years ago, but now he sees that it is just general talk.
What his team produced back then was accused of being an attempt to steal Perelman's work. What original work can Li Guojian, a mathematics professor, produce?
It’s not that Qiu Chengtong has a bad habit of preconceived ideas, but that there were many successful and famous mathematicians who did so back then.
In other words, they are all trying to take advantage of the popularity, and Li Guojian is even more despicable, as he is trying to please others and curry favor with himself.
"Oh, you should do less of this kind of thing. Mathematics should be original..." Qiu Chengtong said sincerely. He hoped to persuade Li Guojian to do research in a down-to-earth manner and break away from the bad atmosphere in the country.
Li Guojian was stunned after hearing this. Where did this come from? He quickly explained: "Professor Qiu, listen to me, this paper is really groundbreaking..."
Qiu Chengtong thought to himself: "Too many people have said this to me." So he waved his hand: "Okay, I'll take a look when I have time."
Li Guojian became anxious. "Take a look when you have time" is equivalent to "I won't take a look", which is equivalent to "Go home and wait for notification", both of which mean polite refusal.
"Please take a look now! This paper is really different from others!" Li Guojian refused to leave.
Qiu Chengtong's expression froze a little. At this time, the host began to communicate: "Professor... please go back first. The paper is very long. How can you finish reading it in one go?"
The others had already looked over at this time. Qiu Chengtong was a little unhappy: "Professor, please go back. I will really take a look when I have time."
"Look now! It's really important!" Li Guojian still insisted.
The other people at the meeting started talking and said all kinds of things.
"Li Guojian is not usually like this. Why is he so abnormal today?"
"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but by his heart. Maybe he's just not good at speaking because he's too lazy to talk to us. In fact, he's very utilitarian, and we're not valuable enough to make him enthusiastic."
"Li Guojian met Master Qiu today and fantasized that his achievements would be recognized and he would soar to the sky."
Qiu Chengtong also got a little angry at this time. Today's meeting was not to discuss specific topics, but to determine the level of academic research. If we really want to provide guidance on specific topics, this group of people will not be able to hold a meeting here for a year. If this paper is not of top-notch quality, it will not be recognized internationally. Those hypocritical and arrogant white people always have prejudices against Xia people.
He insisted on saying that his own paper was an attempt to steal Perelman's work and even drew a cartoon about it. It was very hateful.
But Qiu Chengtong had no way to refute it directly, because he was not the first witness.
Even if he could apply Perelman's argument to the highest level, to a level that Perelman could not even imagine, people would only see him as someone who added icing on the cake.
These things weighed on Qiu Chengtong's mind, so he was determined to return to Xia Country at all costs to rebuild the mathematical system, cultivate new super geniuses, and vent his anger.
But today's meeting made him see the weakness of Xiaguo's overall mathematical research level. In such an environment, isn't it nonsense for someone to claim that he has epoch-making research?
If it really existed, it would have come out long ago.
Li Guojian also heard everyone's discussion. Qiu Chengtong looked a little strange, so he said loudly, "This is not my paper! It's not even a paper written by my student! This is simply an extremely excellent paper! I am not fighting for my own reputation, but for the mathematics of the entire Xia country!"
After hearing this explanation, Qiu Chengtong suddenly became interested. He was working so hard not just for himself, but maybe there was something to it.
So he quickly flipped through it.
Since he had lived in the United States for many years and all international papers were in English, he picked up the English version of the paper first and was shocked at first sight.
This level of English is amazing.
The wording is accurate, the grammar is beautiful, and the description is clear. Qiu Chengtong has not seen such a level of language in a mathematical paper for a long time.
He continued reading and quickly began to calculate in his mind. He had already read and calculated Perelman's paper, so he could naturally understand Lu Shan's paper which was derived from Perelman's argument.
But as he watched, he began to hesitate, looking for paper everywhere, and when he couldn't find any, he just used the speech manuscript as manuscript paper. When the others saw this, the discussion died down immediately.
The assistant hesitated again and again, walked to Qiu Chengtong's side and reminded him: "There will be something else later!"
"Push it!"
"You can't refuse! These are young people with potential who come from all over the country to be tested by you."
"Yes, yes, yes, you can't push it away! You can't push it away!" Qiu Chengtong returned to China to discover mathematical talents. If it was other administrative matters, he could really push it away.
Qiu Chengtong put the paper directly into his handbag, thought for a moment, took out his cell phone and pointed it at Li Guojian: "Professor Li, please leave me your phone number, I will contact you as soon as possible!"
Li Guojian didn't care whether Qiu Chengtong knew his name or not. It didn't matter anyway, so he saved the phone number immediately.
The meeting ended. Qiu Chengtong was walking while reading the paper and couldn't put it down. Seeing this, Li Guojian was finally relieved.
After finishing the task, Li Guojian quickly told Chen Qiyi the good news and also explained what had happened.
Chen Qiyi also breathed a sigh of relief. He had been very nervous these past few days. There had been no news from Li Guojian for a long time. Either he had not caught up with Qiu Chengtong, or Qiu Chengtong had not even seen Li Guojian and was too embarrassed to say it.
Combined with Qiu Chengtong's information, the latter possibility was more likely. Unexpectedly, it was finally done.
"Thank you for your hard work. Thank you so much. I'll treat you to a meal. I'll definitely treat you well when you come to Jiangcheng!"
"Stop kidding me. You have to come to Beijing to treat me to this meal! Today, I have been called a shameless person who deceives the world and steals fame. Is this request not too much?"
"That's not too much! I can even go upstairs and cook for you."
"Look at you, you're such a tough guy... go out and eat!"
The two were in a good mood and had a good relationship, so they talked for a while and then took a break.
Originally, Chen Qiyi planned to inform Lu Shan, but decided to wait a little longer as Qiu Chengtong might not agree.
"If Qiu Chengtong doesn't agree, I will risk my reputation and directly publish it in a first-tier journal!" Chen Qiyi made up his mind secretly.
That night, Li Guojian was awakened by a phone call. He looked at the time and it was two o'clock in the morning. If it hadn't been for the three words "Qiu Chengtong", Li Guojian would have hung up the phone.
"Who is this Lu Shan? Why have I never heard of him?" Qiu Chengtong's breathing was a little rapid. It was obvious that he was trying to control his emotions. He had just finished reading the paper and could not wait until the next day to contact Li Guojian.
"This paper follows Perelman's idea of proving the Poincare conjecture, and unifies the proofs in multiple dimensions with divergent thinking! It is more valuable than any previous paper!"
At this time, Li Guojian told everyone about Lu Shan's background and what he had done in recent months. Chen Qiyi had already said everything he could say.
At the age of eighteen, just a freshman in college, after a series of bad grades, Qiu Chengtong suddenly thought of someone.
It was Lu Shan who published the twin prime conjecture with Tang Yi last year!
But his tone was still calm: "What a talented young man. Professor Li, can you introduce him to me? I would like to discuss the thesis with him in detail. I am very interested in some of his ideas. Don't worry about the food and accommodation, I will pay for it!"
Li Guojian agreed and called Chen Qiyi immediately. He knew that if he told her the next day, he would definitely be blamed.
Qiu Chengtong couldn't sleep at this time, so he took Lu Shan's paper and read it again. He wanted to make sure there were no problems at all.
When he tried to prove the Poincare conjecture following Perelman's ideas, he was accused of stealing academic results. He couldn't let Lu Shan fall into such a situation.
Before contacting Li Guojian, he had asked his colleagues in the United States for information about Lu Shan, but there was no other information except the twin prime pair paper published with Tang Yi.
At that time, he guessed that Lu Shan was a "newcomer" who had worked hard for many years and suddenly achieved this success.
I didn't expect Lu Shan to be so young. I came back to China to find talents. Now it seems that even if I only found Lu Shan, I have achieved my goal.
The turning point of human development only requires a very small number of geniuses. More than that is useless. Ten thousand geniuses with a score of 99 are not as valuable as one genius with a score of 100.
Chen Qiyi didn't sleep the whole night. He didn't call Lu Shan right away because he knew that his disciple was too busy. He waited until after seven o'clock before calling him.
After hearing the news, Lu Shan happily accepted the invitation for academic exchange.
"No wonder my points changed a lot when I woke up this morning. I thought some website had used the Extreme Browser to increase the download volume." Lu Shan simply started packing his luggage and prepared to go to Shuimu University.
"What are you going to Yanjing for?" Gao Chuan was very curious. "Looking for a girlfriend? That's not good. The senior is yours, and you still want to find a backup in Yanjing?"
"I'm going to Mizuki University to see what the difference is between their seniors and ours."
Gao Chuan didn't believe it, rolled his eyes and said, "I believe you! I really believe you!"
(End of this chapter)
