From university academician to chief academician

"Ye Fei, the Mathematical Society has agreed for you to come on stage and give an academic report for one hour."

At this time, the president was on the phone with Ye Fei.

Ye Fei was excited. He could go on stage and give academic reports, and he could absorb a lot of inspiration.

Moreover, it was a one-hour academic report, proving that his paper was taken very seriously by the Xia Guo Mathematics Society.

He smiled and said: "Thank you, President. I will definitely give a good academic report and not embarrass our association."

"Haha..." the president laughed and said, "I'm waiting for your good news."

"I will tell you the process now. At ten o'clock in the morning on the 13th, you will come to Room 201 of the Chang'an Number Theory Association building to get to know the other people in the association who are participating in the International Conference of Young Mathematicians. On the 14th, I will go to Kyoto. Participate in the International Conference of Young Mathematicians on the 5th.”

"Can!"

"Then I won't bother you. You must remember to arrive in Chang'an around ten o'clock in the morning on the 13th. You can't miss it."

"I see."

Early in the morning on the 13th, Ye Fei took a plane to Chang'an.

At about ten o'clock, we arrived at the Number Theory Association building.

At this time, three people had gathered in a large office.

When Ye Fei entered, everyone looked at Ye Fei.

"Is he Ye Fei?"

"It's him. I heard that he proved the ABC conjecture, and not long ago he proved the Gaussian conjecture."

"Yes!"

"You monster, you can study mathematics so fast."

"..."

The three people seemed to know each other, and they all looked at Ye Fei like curious babies.

The three of them are all older than Ye Fei, all around forty.

Ye Fei, who was in his twenties, looked very young and looked out of place standing with them.

"Hello!" A man with glasses and a square face came forward, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "You are also here to attend the International Conference of Young Mathematicians, right? My name is Xu Wen, a professor of mathematics at Southwest University. I mainly study twin prime numbers. guess."

"Hello, Ye Fei." Ye Fei stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Professor of mathematics at Zhonghu University, mainly researching Gaussian conjecture."

"Zhou Lin, a professor of mathematics at Kyoto University, mainly studies the Landau-Siegel zero-point conjecture."

"Yuan Zhengsong, professor of mathematics at Lu Provincial University, mainly studies Beer's conjecture."

The other two people also came up to shake hands with Ye Fei and introduce themselves.

Ye Fei was amazed in his heart, they are all great people, and the things they study are very difficult.

The twin prime conjecture is a big pitfall.

The Landau-Siegel zero-point conjecture is not less difficult than the Riemann conjecture.

And Bill's conjecture, although it is unknown, is a more difficult conjecture than Fermat's last theorem.

Ye Fei looked at Yuan Zhengsong in surprise and asked, "Why do you want to study the Bill Conjecture?"

The Beer Conjecture is a conjecture about number theory that is more difficult to solve than another related mathematical puzzle, Fermat's Last Theorem.

On June 5, 2013, a banker in Texas offered a reward of one million U.S. dollars for proving Bill's conjecture.

Whoever can prove Bill's conjecture will receive one million dollars.

Of course, mathematicians prove hard problems not just for prize money.

Moreover, mathematicians who can prove Bill's conjecture do not lack this million dollars.

Yuan Zhengsong laughed dryly. Almost all mathematicians would ask this question when they first met him and knew that he was studying Beer's conjecture. He was already used to it.

Yuan Zhengsong said: "Then why did you prove the Gaussian number conjecture?"

Ye Feidao: "Of course I want to prove Gauss's conjecture!"

"Then why did you prove Gauss's conjecture?"

"To prove the Riemann Hypothesis."

Yuan Zhengsong spread his hands and said: "I have the same idea as you. I studied Beer's conjecture in order to study Fermat's last theorem."

Beer's conjecture is a generalization of Fermat's last theorem.

It took mathematicians 350 years to prove Fermat's Last Theorem.

But the proof process is long, complicated, and relies on modern professional mathematics.

As a result, only a few people can understand it.

And if Beer's conjecture is proven, Fermat's Last Theorem can be proved in a more concise way, allowing more people to understand the proof process of Fermat's Last Theorem.

Ye Fei shook his head and said: "But it took 350 years to prove Fermat's Last Theorem. Beer's conjecture, which is more complicated than Fermat's Last Theorem, I don't know when it will be proved!"

"How far has your Bill's conjecture been proved?"

Yuan Zhengsong looked embarrassed, looked at Ye Fei resentfully, and said, "If you don't ask this question, we can be friends."

"Haha..." Xu Wen and Zhou Lin laughed. They knew that Ye Fei would say this next.

Since they met Yuan Zhengsong, they often heard people ask Yuan Zhengsong how far Bill Guess had proved it.

And every time at this moment, Yuan Zhengsong would look embarrassed on his face and look at the other person resentfully, saying that if we didn't ask this question, we could be friends.

Yuan Zhengsong glared at Xu Wen and Zhou Lin fiercely.

"Hey..." The president and a middle-aged man walked in. The president looked at Ye Fei and the four of them and said with a smile, "We are all chatting!"

The four people immediately said seriously: "President!"

The president looked at the four people and said, "Everyone, please find a place to sit down."

After everyone sat down, the president said: "Time is pressing, let me tell you some things to note when participating in the International Conference of Young Mathematicians."

“The leader of the team this time is Academician Wei Wanping.”

As he spoke, the president looked at the middle-aged man beside him and said, "Academician Wei, please say a few words!"

Wei Wanlin nodded to Ye Fei and the others, and said: "I will lead the team this time. I have participated in the International Congress of Mathematicians, and I also led people from the Number Theory Association to participate. Therefore, my request for you is, All arrangements are made according to my command."

"Okay, Academician Wei." Ye Fei said.

The president said: "Academician Wei has participated in many conferences and conferences at home and abroad. He has led teams in many conferences. Therefore, he is very experienced in leading teams to participate in conferences. You must listen to his command."

“One hundred and fifty countries and more than 4,000 young mathematicians participated in this conference.”

"More than 500 people gave one-hour academic reports, more than 1,000 people gave 40-minute academic reports, more than 2,000 people gave half-hour academic reports, and the rest gave 10-minute academic reports."

All participants in the International Conference of Young Mathematicians are required to give academic presentations.

The longest is one hour, the shortest is half an hour.

And ten minutes can hardly be considered an academic report.

Because everyone who participates in the International Conference of Young Mathematicians can give a ten-minute academic report.

In addition, the time is short and the report content that can be done is limited.

Ye Fei smacked his tongue that there were so many people attending the International Conference of Young Mathematicians. He thought it would be good if two thousand people attended.

You know, even the largest event in mathematics, the International Congress of Mathematicians, has a maximum number of participants of more than 3,000.

The International Congress of Young Mathematicians has more than a thousand people than the International Congress of Mathematicians.

In fact, this is easy to understand. Human lifespan is limited, and the older you are, the smaller the number.

Therefore, this leads to the fact that there are the most young mathematicians in the world and the fewest old mathematicians.

"The International Conference of Young Mathematicians lasts for ten days in total and has thirty lecture halls. The one you are in is the number theory lecture hall."

"There are more than 700 young mathematicians in number theory. Among them, more than 80 give one-hour academic reports, more than 200 give 45-minute academic reports, more than 300 give half-hour academic reports, and the rest It’s a ten-minute academic report.”

"You have to listen to all these academic reports. The process may be boring and long, but it is something that must be done."

The four of them, Ye Fei, felt helpless. For ten days, listening to every report meeting was indeed very boring and long.

Even watching movies for ten days is very tiring, let alone listening to academic reports for ten days.

The president looked at Ye Feidao: "This time at the International Conference of Young Mathematicians, Ye Fei will give a one-hour academic report. Academician Wei will tell you which lecture he will give."

Xu Wen and the others looked at Ye Fei in surprise. They didn't expect Ye Fei to have an academic report for an hour.

This is an academic report of the highest standard.

At this time, Ye Fei's weight in the hearts of the three people increased significantly.

"Xu Wen and Zhou Lin gave half-hour academic reports, and Yuan Zhengsong gave 45-minute academic reports."

Ye Fei glanced at Yuan Zhengsong in surprise.

Yuan Zhengsong had a forty-five-minute academic report. It seemed that he also had major academic research.

Ye Feixin said: "Is it Bill's guess?"

Then Ye Fei said with some surprise: "It's impossible!"

It's impossible even if you think about it. Beer's conjecture is a more difficult conjecture than Fermat's last theorem.

Let alone research, it is very difficult for ordinary people to even understand it.

And if Yuan Zhengsong makes a breakthrough on Beer's conjecture, it will not just be a forty-five-minute academic report, but a one-hour academic report.

Even if it is a small breakthrough, there will be an hour of academic lectures.

"What is it if not Bill's guess?"

Ye Fei suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to listen to the president's speech.

Next, the president said many things to note.

Half an hour later, the president said: "Okay, that's it. I hope you will achieve good results at the International Conference of Young Mathematicians, and let the Xia Mathematics community shine in front of mathematicians around the world."

On the second day, Ye Fei and others took a plane to Kyoto.

The International Conference of Young Mathematicians was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center.

The International Congress of Mathematicians was also held here, and the International Conference of Young Mathematicians is still held here.

Ye Fei and others checked into a five-star hotel near the Kyoto International Convention Center.

This place has been booked by the Xia Guo Mathematical Society, and all scholars attending the conference can stay for free during the conference.

As Ye Fei and others walked from the hall to the room, they saw many young scholars, many of whom were discussing academic issues.

"Did you see the person who just passed us?" Xu Wen said.

Ye Fei looked back and saw that he was a white young man with blond hair and blue eyes, about 27 or 27 years old, tall and handsome, with a bright smile.

He doesn't look like a mathematician, but like a star.

Ye Fei asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"

Xu Wendao: "He is the son of James Maynard."

Ye Fei said in surprise: "The 2022 Fields Medal winner, James Maynard?"

James Maynard, a famous mathematician in England, mainly studied number theory and made significant contributions to analytic number theory, the structure of prime numbers and the Diophine approximation.

"Yes!" Xu Wen nodded: "That's him. His name is Amata Maynard. He perfectly inherited his father's genes and is extremely talented in mathematics. He graduated from Cambridge University with a PhD in mathematics at the age of eighteen. Later he taught at Cambridge University and engaged in number theory research."

"Are you studying with his father?" Ye Fei asked.

"No!" Xu Wen shook his head: "He did not study with his father, but studied alone."

"Speaking of which." Xu Wen looked at Ye Fei and said with a smile, "His research collided with yours. He also studied Gaussian conjecture."

"And not long ago, he also published a paper on the Gaussian class conjecture on Arxiv."

Ye Fei was surprised, and then said in a funny way: "You really collided with me. I am also studying Gaussian conjecture, and I also published a paper on Gaussian conjecture on Arxiv not long ago."

"So!" Xu Wen shook his head and said, "If all the academic reports you give at the International Congress of Mathematicians are about the Gaussian class conjecture, then you will be under pressure."

“When two people write papers on the same difficult problem, the scholars present will compare your papers.”

"Are you afraid?"

Ye Fei pretended to be disdainful and said: "What's there to be afraid of? There are so many people better than me, who is he?"

"Haha..." Xu Wen and the other three laughed.

In fact, Ye Fei is still a little stressed. After all, he is the son of a Fields Medal winner, so he must be very capable.

Moreover, through Xu Wen's introduction, he graduated from Cambridge University with a PhD in mathematics at the age of 18. This person is very capable.

"Hmph..." Ye Fei snorted coldly in his heart: "What are you afraid of? I am a systematic person, how can I still be afraid of him?"