From a university student to a chief academician

Chapter 88 Fudan Visiting Professor
Ye Fei's office!
A young man stood in front of Ye Fei.

The young man has a square face, black-rimmed glasses, a wide body and a long body, and is wearing a black down jacket and dark jeans.

His name is Lin Yi, a third-year student at the School of Mathematics, Zhonghu University.

He spared the back of his head, with a simple and honest smile on his face, and said shyly, "Professor Ye, are you recruiting graduate students next year?"

After hearing that Ye Fei became an associate professor, everyone knew that Ye Fei would recruit graduate students.

Aspiring students originally wanted to be a graduate student at a university better than Zhonghu University.

But seeing that Ye Fei recruited graduate students, some students wanted to be admitted to Ye Fei's subordinates.

Many people at Zhonghu University know that Ye Fei's research speed is very fast.

Moreover, the issues he is currently researching are all relatively cutting-edge issues.

If you become his graduate student, hold his thigh, and still not take off?
Therefore, many students wanted to apply for Ye Fei's postgraduate studies.

Therefore, a smart person like Lin Yi has long since come to spy on the military situation.

Ye Fei thought about it. Although he said he wanted to recruit graduate students, he hadn't seriously considered the requirements for graduate students.

Seeing Ye Fei's silence, Lin Yi stared at Ye Fei closely, and his heart also raised.

After a while, Ye Fei raised his head to look at Lin Yi, Lin Yi immediately withdrew his eyes a little, and he looked more relaxed.

Ye Fei asked: "You want to apply for my graduate student?"

"Ah..." Lin Yi said, "Yes!"

"what's your name?"

"Lin Yi!"

Ye Fei smiled and said: "You study the course well, as long as you pass the basics, I will naturally recruit, mainly in number theory. In recent years, my research direction has been in number theory."

"When the time comes to recruit graduate students, I will mainly take number theory during the interview."

The postgraduate entrance examination is divided into a written test and an interview. The written test is issued by the school, and the interview is a face-to-face conversation between the teacher and the student.

After hearing this, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Which aspect is it in number theory?"

The scope of number theory is very wide, if he learns all of them, one year is definitely not enough.

"Aspects of Gaussian functions, Diophantus, and the ABC conjecture."

"No prime numbers?"

The best known in number theory are prime numbers, especially Mersenne primes.

Almost everyone who studies prime numbers will study Mersenne prime numbers.

"No!" Ye Fei shook his head.

Many people may be interested in studying prime numbers, but Ye Fei is not interested in it.

This is a tiankeng, and Ye Fei is not interested in entering such a pit.

"Thank you, Teacher Ye!" Lin Yi said.

When you're done, turn around and leave.

Zhong Wei said: "Ye Fei, you said you have been studying number theory in recent years?"

"Yeah!" Ye Fei said, "Yes, I have been studying number theory in recent years."

"Don't study anything else?" Zhong Wei asked, "Such as algebra, geometry, partial differential, nonlinear?"

"Others will definitely be studied." Ye Feidao: "But number theory is a big research after all. Many mathematicians can't finish their research in a lifetime. I can't be greedy. I will focus on number theory research for the time being."

"Unless there is no progress in number theory research, I will study other things."

"As for which aspect to study, it mainly depends on where the research is trapped, and then find breakthroughs from other fields according to the trapped aspect."

Ye Fei's method is also the method studied by many mathematicians.

There are interdisciplinary research between various fields of mathematics, such as number theory geometry, algebraic geometry, number theory partial differential, and algebraic partial differential.

If a field is stuck, it can be helpful to study other fields related to the troubled field.

This situation is called academic linkage.

"Your ABC conjecture has been researched." Zhong Wei said, "Which aspect are you researching now?"

"Gauss conjecture?"

Tan Lingling said, "Gauss conjecture? Haven't you already proved it?"

The other three in the office stared at her silently.

"What's wrong?" Tan Lingling was confused.

Ye Fei laughed and said, "When did I prove the Gaussian conjecture? You are talking about a Gaussian circle, right? That is a Gaussian circle, not a Gaussian conjecture."

"The names are different, they are different in themselves."

Tan Lingling blushed instantly, knowing that she had made a big embarrassment.

The other two also shook their heads in their hearts, but they were not surprised.

After all, is it Tan Lingling, a Tan Lingling who has no ambition in work and little academic achievement.

Zhong Wei said: "You have proved the ABC conjecture, and then prove the Gauss conjecture, don't you think it is difficult?"

In terms of difficulty, the ABC conjecture is much more difficult than the Gauss conjecture.

Mathematicians like challenges, and when they prove difficult problems, they seldom prove difficult problems.

It's like people who have eaten abalone seldom eat sea cucumber again.

Ye Feidao: "No, the reason why I can prove the ABC conjecture is because of the experience of many predecessors. There are many people in the world who have proved the ABC conjecture. I have borrowed their theories and found a new way of thinking after summarizing."

"Actually, in terms of difficulty, I think the Gaussian conjecture is more difficult than the ABC conjecture."

"Also, you may have a misunderstanding that the ABC conjecture is more difficult than the Gauss conjecture. In fact, the Gauss conjecture is not simpler than the ABC conjecture. Someone proved the class number problem of the quadratic field in the Gauss conjecture and won the Fields Medal."

This person is Nice Alan Baker, who proved the class number problem of the quadratic domain of some problems in number theory, and became the winner of the Fields Medal in 1970.

Han Dong shook his head in his heart, this Zhong Wei is still studying mathematics, why doesn't he even know the basics?

Han Dongdao: "Ye Fei is right. The Gauss conjecture is not as simple as you think. Many problems in it are likely to win international awards."

Zhong Wei asked: "Ye Fei, if you prove the Gauss conjecture, what international awards will you win?"

Ye Fei shook his head and said, "Big awards are almost impossible, but small international awards are possible."

"Huh?" Tan Lingling asked, "Why is that? Didn't you say that the Gauss conjecture is not less difficult than the ABC conjecture?"

Ye Feidao: "The difficulty is the difficulty, but the award is not based on the difficulty, but on the effect."

"The role of the Gauss conjecture is to extend the number theory of rational numbers to the number theory of algebraic numbers."

"In terms of effect, it is much weaker than the ABC conjecture."

"So, even if I prove the Gauss conjecture, I won't be able to win important international awards."

"Unless it can prove a huge mathematical problem."

"Didn't you say someone won the Fields Medal for proving the problem from the Gauss conjecture?" Tan Lingling was completely confused.

Ye Feidao: "This is a very complicated problem. The reason why Baker won the Fields Medal is because he extracted a small problem from the Gauss conjecture, derived it, and finally proved a problem with a great effect."

"It's like a tree. Someone took a part of the tree and made it into a wood carving, and finally sold it for a very high price."

"So, do you understand?"

Tan Lingling nodded and said, "So that's the case. Then why do you have to prove the Gauss conjecture? Why not take a part of the Gauss conjecture and study it. Even if you can't win the Fields Medal, you can win a big international award!"

Ye Fei was speechless when he heard this, and said, "Sister, we also need to have that ability. Do you think it's easy to win big international awards?"

Ye Fei's academic accumulation is not enough, maybe it will be enough in a few years, he can try.

At this time, Ye Fei's phone rang.

"Huh?" Ye Fei took out the phone and asked in confusion, "Why would Professor Qu call me?"

Professor Qu is Professor Qu Guangjie, Professor of Mathematics at Fudan University.

They haven't been in touch for a long time.

Ye Fei answered the phone and said with a smile, "Professor Qu, hello!"

"Haha..." Professor Qu laughed and said, "Ye Fei, you are well-known both at home and abroad!"

"No way." Ye Fei smiled and said, "Professor Qu, what do you want from me?"

"That's right, Ye Fei, our school would like to invite you to be our visiting professor, what do you think?"

"Visiting professor?" Ye Fei was taken aback.

Every school has different requirements for visiting professors. The better the school, the higher the requirements for visiting professors.

Fudan University, as one of the top universities in the Xia Kingdom and one of the top five universities in the country, has very high requirements for visiting professors.

Of course, visiting professors at Fudan University have high requirements and high gold content.

Visiting professors at Fudan University must first be associate professors and be under the age of 60.

And the majors and research directions are in line with the development needs of Fudan University. Every year, they can come to Fudan University to conduct cooperative research and give several academic lectures.

Ye Fei said hesitantly: "Professor Qu, Fudan University and I have no need for research cooperation!"

It is also possible to be a visiting professor, but at least he needs to cooperate with Fudan University.

However, his current research does not require the cooperation of Fudan University.

Professor Qu said: "It doesn't matter in this regard, as long as you can come to Fudan to give one or two academic lectures every year."

A visiting professor is an honor to the professor itself, and a well-known professor joining Fudan University and becoming a visiting professor at Fudan University is also an honor to Fudan University.

Now that Ye Fei has proved the ABC conjecture, he is a well-known mathematician at home and abroad, so it is an honor for Fudan University that he becomes a visiting professor at Fudan University.

Ye Fei thought for a while and said, "Yes, but this requires Fudan University and Zhonghu University to talk."

"Okay, I'll let the school talk to Zhonghu University later."

Since Ye Fei agreed, then Zhonghu University should also agree.

After all, it was only a visiting professor, and it wasn't that Ye Fei was recruited to Fudan University to become a lecturer.

(End of this chapter)