The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 213, Junior Brother Poincaré’s Conjecture is Simple? (Seeking a Monthly Ticket)

On the last day of October 1982, in the office of the Department of Mathematics in the teaching building of Harbin Institute of Technology, Wang Duoyu sighed after reading Maxim Kontsevich's paper.

He is indeed a genius!
Maxim is truly a genius, with good understanding, ability and luck. Perhaps he will be a strong contender for the Fields Medal in the next ten years.

In addition to Maxim, Wang Duoyu also saw the papers from Harbin Institute of Technology's gifted class.

The Harbin Institute of Technology’s gifted class was only established last fall, and Zheng Baodong and his classmates are the first batch of students.

Wang Duoyu usually doesn't pay much attention to these geniuses because they are still very young, most of them are sixteen or seventeen years old, and their foundation is not solid enough.

But he did not expect that at the end of October this year, he would actually see a classmate in the gifted class write a paper and it even entered the final review stage.

Almost all teachers and students in the Department of Mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology are well aware that the manuscript acceptance requirements of their school's "Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal" are very high and are world-class.

The editor-in-chief is Andrew Wiles, who received his undergraduate degree from Oxford University and his doctorate from Cambridge University. He has served as an assistant professor at Harvard University and has an excellent resume.

Even because of Wang Duoyu, the Department of Mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology does not have such a strong filter for Ivy League schools such as Harvard University. After all, people like Zhu Hanting and Jian Xianglan were all students who studied in the United States, and then they all came back to Harbin Institute of Technology.

But many students only realized that they were really awesome after interacting with people like Wiles.

Don’t think that you should look down on Wiles and the others just because they stayed at Harbin Institute of Technology. That’s because Wang Duoyu is so awesome.

Otherwise, why doesn't Wang Duoyu give lectures to the freshmen, sophomores and juniors in the Department of Mathematics?
That’s because Wang Duoyu’s time cannot be wasted like this. His level is too high and he is not suitable for teaching these basic courses.

Anyone can teach these basic courses. On the contrary, not everyone can teach advanced courses, but Wang Duoyu can.

In addition to the editor-in-chief Wiles, the review team is also extremely strong.

There are several Fields Medal winners at the Ice City Institute for Advanced Study, and there is also the final judge, Wang Duoyu.

In view of this, it would be very impressive if the paper manuscripts in "HIT Mathematical Journal" can be successfully published.

In other universities, as long as you can publish a paper in this journal, you can basically get a doctorate degree.

But for Wang Duoyu, three papers are merely admission qualifications for a master's degree.

Therefore, from this point of view, the value of Wang Duoyu’s students is indeed extraordinary.

"Wei Yuanchao? Haha, this name is quite interesting."

Wang Duoyu chuckled, then flipped through the other party's paper. Ten minutes later, he nodded and said:
"That's a valid point, barely passing the test, but forget it. I need to give it a good beating, lest it breed pride at such a young age. How can one grow without trials?"

In the end, Wang Duoyu rejected the thesis of Wei Yuanchao, a student in the Harbin Institute of Technology's gifted class.

It barely reaches the passing level. The quality of this paper is certainly very good in other journals, but it is a bit of a stretch to put it in the "HIT Mathematical Journal".

Since it is forced, there is no need to put it up.

It's not just to criticize this genius, but also because there are so many papers now.

This publication was founded in October 1980. Three papers were published in the first issue, which were a patchwork of different articles and of varying quality.

After that, it would take several months or even half a year to publish an issue.

It was not until this year that this situation gradually changed, with one issue every two months, one issue every one and a half months, and now almost one issue every month.

Because the number and quality of papers are not 100% guaranteed, it is not entirely certain that a paper will be published every month.

Even though the "HIT Mathematical Journal" does not need Wang Duoyu's paper to support it now, it does not mean that everyone can successfully write high-quality papers.

Many people take half a year, a year, or even several years to write a paper.

For example, David Bryant Mumford not only has to complete his teaching tasks, but also occasionally helps to solve tasks assigned by some projects. After all, it is extra income and can be regarded as a diversion in his work.

So Professor Bryant is very busy, and it is impossible for him to write a high-quality paper in just half a year.

Perhaps only Wang Duoyu can achieve such high yield and ensure quality?

Therefore, Wei Yuanchao's paper can be submitted to relevant journals such as "Science China Mathematics" for publication.

When he finished, it was already dark outside, or to be more precise, it was snowing.

The first snow of this winter came so unexpectedly.

It's not heavy snow, it's moderate snow.

When Wang Duoyu saw the snow scene, he had already put on a thin layer of clothes, but he didn't feel cold because Harbin Institute of Technology had started heating after October.

Yes, the heating starts in October.

But here in Guangzhou, it is still summer in October. This is what Lao Wang's relatives who came back from the south told him when they came to his house for dinner a few days ago.

After watching the snow scene for a while, Wang Duoyu prepared to go home after get off work.

But at this time, Liu Deben and Lu Gongliang came over.

"Duoyu, I have good news for you. The US court has issued a verdict. We have won. John Stilwell needs to pay us $10 million in compensation."

Both of them were in high spirits and smiling.

They were not coming here exhausted on the snow, because they came from the warm corridor, so they were not exposed to the wind and snow outside at all.

"According to the telegram Professor Shang sent back, Princeton also helped the boss. If it weren't for their push behind the scenes, the verdict wouldn't have come so quickly."

"It is said that the judge in this trial is an alumnus of Princeton University."

Hearing this, Wang Duoyu also laughed:
"Well, that's good. In that case, we'll just wait for compensation from the other party."

However, Liu Deben said that John Stilwell would most likely appeal, so it would be difficult to get the money.

"Difficulty is not a problem, as long as we achieve our goal."

Anyway, everyone is mentally prepared. Even if John Stilwell doesn't suffer a lot this time, he will be considered awesome.

After chatting for a while, Wang Duoyu prepared to go home for dinner. Liu Deben and the others wanted to invite him to eat in the cafeteria together, but he refused.

Anyway, it’s just drinking, which Wang Duoyu doesn’t really like.

He would not refuse alcohol, but at most he would just have a few sips occasionally, and this only happened once every one or two months.

Unlike Liu Deben and others, they drink half a bottle or a whole bottle almost every day. Sometimes, when there are distinguished guests, they even drink one or two bottles directly.

Several doctors at the Harbin Institute of Technology Affiliated Hospital had advised Liu Deben to quit drinking, but these advices basically fell on one ear and out the other.

In short, don't even think about making Liu Deben obey.

After arriving home, Wang Duoyu found that the house was very lively. It turned out that Zheng Baodong and others had come.

Old Wang’s relatives are all in Bingcheng, and every now and then they come to Wang Duo’s house for dinner.

It’s not that they were eating for free. On the contrary, they bought all the ingredients and cooked the meals themselves. Wang Meihe and her two sisters and Liu Xiaoli didn’t have to do anything.

It would be more accurate to say that they came to help Wang Duoyu cook rather than to eat for free.

Because they are all very grateful. If it weren't for Wang Duoyu, they wouldn't have the rich life they have now.

Meat such as chicken, duck, fish, beef, mutton and pork appeared on their tables almost every day. Although they could go into the mountains to hunt in the past and had no shortage of meat, it was not available every day like it is now, and the quantity was large enough to satisfy their hunger.

In addition, I also change several sets of clothes every year for different seasons, unlike before when I only had one or two sets and might not change a new set of clothes for several years.

After some time, they will even be able to wear mink coats.

Here in the Northeast, winter clothes are the most expensive, especially mink coats.

We have enough food, clothing, housing and transportation, and we can save money every month. Anyway, the life we ​​live now is something we could never have imagined before.

Therefore, Wang Yufang and other relatives were all very grateful.

When they returned to their hometown a few days ago, the elders in the family, namely Wang Duoyu's eldest brother Wang Shoucheng and third brother Wang Duozhi, reminded them, the younger generations, to remember Wang Duoyu's kindness and not to think that they can be arrogant just because they have grown big enough.

"Uncle Jiu, I toast to you!"

At the dinner table, Wang Yumin raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

Fifty-proof Wuliangye, this is a good wine. She had only smelled it before and had never drunk it.

Now we not only drink it, but we drink it frequently because we can afford it.

Wang Duoyu shook his head, pointed at her with his chopsticks and said:
"Xiao Min, Uncle Jiu advises you to drink less alcohol in the future. Except for the New Year, don't drink at other times. Look at your belly. You look like a five or six-month-old baby at such a young age."

Haha!

The whole living room burst into laughter. Wang Yumin looked embarrassed. How could she be that fat?

Besides, isn’t being fat a blessing?

She is just a little greedy, and her favorite thing every day is to eat after get off work.

After filling a large bowl with food, she could finish a bowl and a half and drink half a bottle of Wuliangye.

Anyway, she is not married yet, no one cares about her, and she has money in her hands. What else can she do if not eat?

"I'm telling you, drink less alcohol and learn more."

Wang Duoyu chewed slowly and said to everyone with a smile:

"You all work now. Although we all work nearby, we don't see each other every day, so I can't control you too much. Good health is very important. We didn't have so much money before, but now you have a good life and eat a lot of meat and fish every day. It's easy to get indigestion."

"Don't think I'm exaggerating. Just listen to me, you won't go wrong."

That's the logic, but it would be strange if they could listen to it.

Especially his sister Wang Meili, who suddenly said:
"Ninth Brother, you're not much older than us, so why do you talk like the eldest and third brothers? Could it be that you've entered middle age early?"

Haha!

Everyone was having a great time, including the little guy Wang Junhong, who was also very happy.

Because it’s lively and crowded, the little ones like it very much.

After glaring at his sister who was trying to sabotage him, Wang Duoyu also laughed, but he did not continue to persuade her.

Your physical health is your own and depends entirely on your own conscious restraint, not on what others say.

There is a very good saying: People cannot learn by teaching, but they can learn by experience in one go.

Wang Duoyu has lived two lives himself, so he knows very well that human organs will begin to deteriorate slowly after entering their thirties.

In fact, organ failure will begin around the age of 20. For example, lung capacity begins to gradually decline at the age of 20. By around the age of 40, some people may begin to feel breathless after exercise.

In particular, long-term smoking or factors such as air pollution will aggravate this process.

Wang Duoyu is only 26 years old now. Doesn’t he know that he is in very young and energetic physical condition?

Of course they know. Liu Xiaoli is also very clear about this, and Zhu Ling was also very clear about this in the past.

But Wang Duoyu did not squander it. Instead, he cherished it even more, because he really hoped that this vitality could be maintained forever, even until he was eighty or a hundred years old.

Although this is a luxury, if he can maintain it until he is seventy years old, he will have made a fortune.

After a pleasant dinner, Wang Duoyu and his friends sat down to chat. Everyone ate fruits, drank tea and talked. Their daily life was particularly leisurely.

It seems like it’s Chinese New Year every day!
The next day, Zheng Baoyin and Wang Jianchao returned from Beijing and called Wang Duoyu immediately.

After receiving the call, the latter looked out the window and said, "Well, the snow is heavier today than yesterday."

But there was no other way. Even though it was very cold outside, Want Want Group was his company, so he still had to go and take a look.

Braving the cold wind, Wang Duoyu arrived at the Want Want Group headquarters near the school. After entering the office building, he immediately felt much warmer.

Cities have collective heating, while rural areas rely on kangs and other heating systems.

"Uncle Jiu, you're here. Come and sit down. It's cold outside, isn't it?"

Seeing Wang Duoyu come in, Zheng Baoyin and others hurriedly took him to the office, and tea and everything else were already prepared.

Wang Duoyu did not exchange pleasantries with them, but instead asked them to discuss in detail the situation in the capital.

It is now November and the planning of the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV in Beijing has begun. Director Huang Yiming has been appointed to the task of preparing for the 1983 Spring Festival Gala.

From November to New Year's Eve on February 12, 1983, there was only a little over three months, so time was very tight.

Due to lack of experience and it being his first time, Huang Yiming was extremely busy.

When Zheng Baoyin and the other person met each other, the other person had panda eyes and only gave them ten minutes.

Zheng Baoyin and the other person were also honest. They really made their demands clear within ten minutes and also submitted a planning proposal for the Spring Festival Gala to the other party.

Huang Yiming's eyes lit up when he saw the plan.

He directly stated that he would apply to their station director to waive all advertising fees for the two companies of Want Want Group, but hoped that the person who wrote the plan could come to Beijing CCTV to help.

How is that possible?
The plan was dictated by Wang Duoyu and recorded by others, so it was impossible for him to come to Beijing.

Wang Duoyu didn't even bother with the election of academicians, let alone helping to plan the Spring Festival Gala.

If it weren't for Want Want Group, Wang Duoyu wouldn't even have dictated this plan.

After learning from Zheng Baoyin and the others that it was impossible for Wang Duoyu to appear on Beijing CCTV, Huang Yiming sighed with regret.

However, he still helped to apply to their station director and got the advertising fees waived.

After all, this is the first Spring Festival Gala, and we don’t know how effective it will be, so it feels a bit awkward to charge, and we don’t know how to set the standards.

After deciding this matter, Zheng Baoyin and the others rushed back to Bingcheng without stopping.

After listening to this, Wang Duoyu sighed:
"You guys are such idiots! I told you I wasn't really asking you for free. Anyway, in a couple of days, send a thousand sets of clothes to the production team. Even contact their director, Huang Yiming, and ask if you'd like to have Uma Clothing design the costumes for their Spring Festival Gala production team."

"Remember, only charge for the materials of the clothes, no other fees. Is that clear?"

"Also, give each of their station director, director, photographer, lighting engineer, etc. a women's watch, not a men's watch."

"Since they said it's free, we can't just sit there and do nothing. We need to actively cooperate with them and help them if they need anything. Only in this way can our cooperation last."

"Don't just focus on the immediate gains and losses. Look at the long term. Do you understand?"

Zheng Baoyin and the other person nodded repeatedly to show that they had heard clearly.

Seeing them say this, Wang Duoyu said:

"Jianchao, repeat to me what I just said."

Wang Jianchao was stunned. How could he remember so much? He could only stumble over his retelling, but the meaning was far from perfect.

Wang Duoyu shook his head upon hearing this.

That's it, do you understand?

"Why don't you quickly grab some paper and take notes? We'll hire a clerk to do all this chores. Do you hear me?"

Half an hour later, Wang Duoyu finally left Want Want Group.

He couldn't have too many expectations for Zheng Baoyin and the others because they were really just ordinary people.

In other words, he was forced to take the position of general manager by Wang Duoyu.

This is because Wang Duoyu often reminded them, otherwise they would have led the Babos Watch Factory and the Uma Clothing Brand Company into trouble long ago.

When Want Want Group was established in February of this year, Wang Duoyu repeatedly emphasized that he would not serve as general manager for long, and that Zheng Baoyin and Wang Jianchao would handle most of the work. After the second half of the year, Wang Duoyu stepped away as much as possible, becoming a hands-off manager.

At this point, perhaps we really need to give them some time to allow them to grow up as quickly as possible.

But in this barbaric age, if you don’t hurry, you may be overtaken by others.

Although opportunities to make money are everywhere, it doesn't mean that you can get rich just by doing so.

"Just take it slow. Maybe things will be different next year."

After returning to the office in the mathematics department's teaching building, Wang Duoyu stood in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside, and thought so.

He stood there thinking for a moment, then returned to his seat, sat down and started his work.

In the afternoon, he asked Shao Zongjian from the Department of Mathematics to help notify Maxim to come to his office.

Because the latter had completed three papers, Wang Duoyu fulfilled his promise and talked to the other party, asking him to take the master's degree examination next year and become his student.

After learning about this, Shao Zongjian was very surprised and hurried to inform Maxim.

For many people, the fact that Wang Duoyu wants to accept students is still a shocking thing.

After all, under normal circumstances, Wang Duoyu should have recruited masters or doctoral students again in the first half of this year, but he did not.

Everyone originally thought that he would not accept any more students. After all, even a warrior like Maxim failed, let alone others.

After all, in the first half of the year, Maxim worked very hard and wrote a high-quality paper, but there was only this one paper, which led to his failure later.

Wang Duoyu gave him another chance, asking him to write three articles within a year, without lowering the quality requirements at all.

Even so, many people don't think Maxim can do it.

After all, although the time has been extended, it is actually equivalent to the previous six months being invalidated. The next chance given is still to write two articles in half a year.

Is it possible to write two more papers within half a year?

Writing two random articles is certainly not a problem, but the quality requirement for the paper is to be able to be published in a top journal, which is very difficult.

Unexpectedly, Maxim completed it.

After receiving the notice, Maxim jumped up with joy.

He was so happy.

No one knows how he has been spending the past eleven months, let alone how much effort he has put in.

Those three papers had exhausted all his life's efforts, and every cell in his brain had been drained of its potential.

He felt completely drained.

The more this happened, the more he admired Wang Duoyu.

Poincare conjecture, ABC conjecture, Fermat conjecture, honeycomb conjecture, etc., he is truly worthy of being the emperor of mathematics.

He quickly changed his clothes, and after confirming again and again that there was nothing wrong with his appearance, he went out.

This was the first time that Maxim met Wang Duoyu so formally, and he might even have to worship him as his teacher today, so he had to be cautious.

It has been more than a year since Maxim came to the Ice City, and he has a relatively clear understanding of some Chinese traditions, such as apprenticeship!
Because he had wanted to learn from Wang Duoyu very early on, he had done a lot of research on this aspect.

It finally came in handy today.

After knocking on the office door, he soon heard a gentle invitation from inside.

Of course Maxim could understand Mandarin. After all, for people with high IQ, it only took about half a year to be able to communicate normally in language.

He has been in Ice City for more than a year and has been able to speak Mandarin fluently.

After walking in, Maxim was surprised to find that there was more than just Wang Duoyu inside.

"Professor Wang, I'm here."

"Well, sit down and drink some water first." Wang Duoyu gestured with a smile.

In the office, Yang Nianzhen and the other six were all there, as were Lu Gongliang, Wu Congxin and others.

Liu Deben is not at Harbin Institute of Technology. He went to Beijing for something.

As the head of Harbin Institute of Technology, there are a lot of things to do.

In fact, the main reason is that schools like Peking University and Tsinghua University have been making small moves, and Liu Deben has no choice but to go to Beijing more often.

After expressing his concern for Maxim, Wang Duoyu finally spoke:
"I called you here today to congratulate you. The paper you submitted has been accepted and will soon be published in our school's mathematics journal."

"According to the agreement I made with you five months ago, if you can complete three papers within a year, I will allow you to take the postgraduate entrance examination next year. You can then apply for my master's program. Do you still want to apply now?"

Upon hearing this, Maxim was immediately excited and said that he would apply for the exam. Then he asked cautiously, "Can I call you teacher now?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Nianzhen and the others all laughed.

Since you are willing to apply for Wang Duoyu's master's program, you are one of us.

Li Jun immediately patted Maxim's shoulder and said with a smile:

"Congratulations, little brother. Haha, I'm finally not the youngest anymore."

Among Wang Duoyu's six students, Yang Nianzhen and Li Jun were both born in 1961, but Li Jun was born in March, while Yang Nianzhen was born at the end of January, so Li Jun is the younger student.

Now Maxim has become Wang Duoyu's disciple, but he was born in 1964 and will only become Wang Duoyu's formal student next year, so he is the real junior fellow apprentice.

Everyone smiled when they heard Li Jun say this. After Wang Duoyu finished laughing, he said to Li Jun:

"Li Jun, you, as a senior, have to be careful. Maxim has already completed three papers in top journals, and you've only completed four. He's about to be overtaken. If he really does, where will you, as a senior, put your dignity?"

what?
Li Jun wailed instantly, his expression becoming painful.

Of course, he was just acting, it wasn't real.

Seeing this, Maxim was very humble and smiled foolishly from time to time.

It can be seen that Wang Duoyu has a very good relationship with his students and the atmosphere is very good.

It is indeed a happy thing to be able to study under such a teacher.

After the laughter, Wang Duoyu said to Maxim:
"Although you won't be taking the exam until next year, you can move to your seniors' offices from now on. If you have any questions, you can ask them, or you can come to my office directly."

"In short, although you haven't officially become my student yet, you can't waste your time. I hope you can continue to motivate yourself."

Wang Duoyu briefly explained the goals of Yorks and others. They were all aiming for the Fields Medal and at the same time trying to solve as many mathematical problems as possible.

On the other hand, Wang Duoyu said that there are still many unsolved mathematical mysteries in the world, such as the Riemann hypothesis, the existence and mass gap of Yang-Mills, the Hodge conjecture, the BSD conjecture, the strong solution of the Navier-Stokes equations, etc.

In the future, Wang Duoyu hopes that someone in their class will be able to solve these top math problems, or that they, the master and the apprentice, can work together to make the breakthrough.

Maxim's blood boiled after hearing this, and he asked a direct question:
"Teacher, have you ever considered answering these questions yourself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire office fell silent, and everyone looked at Maxim with incredible expressions on their faces.

Wow, you're so direct in your words?

Aren’t you afraid that Wang Duoyu will be angry?

Even though foreigners are straightforward, Maxim is definitely a person with high IQ. How could he say such stupid things?
Do you speak without thinking?
Or did he simply want to know why?
Yang Nianzhen immediately spoke up: "Maxim, you are too presumptuous."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Duoyu reached out to stop him.

He was not angry at all, his expression did not change, and he continued to smile:
"If I had continued my research, none of you would be sitting here right now."

"I am a human being, not a deity, let alone God. I need help. Besides work, I have my own life."

“So mathematics can be everything to me, but my life cannot be just about mathematics.”

"Also, I will definitely solve these problems one by one, and I believe I can solve them, but I don't want you to just jump in headfirst."

"If you've read the history of mathematics, you'll know there are many mathematicians who were incredibly talented. They immersed themselves in mathematical problems, and when they left this world, they didn't leave much for those who came after them."

"Maxim, you are still young, we are all still young, and there will be many opportunities in the future. But even I am not 100% sure about the Riemann hypothesis, so I will only start with simple problems like the Poincaré conjecture."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the office was stunned again.

There was nothing wrong with everyone's ears, and the office was so quiet that only Wang Duoyu's voice could be heard, so no one heard it wrong.

Just now Wang Duoyu said that these problems such as the Poincare conjecture are simple?
If Smale had not thought of the Poincaré conjecture in higher dimensions, it would have been easier, so he was able to prove the Poincaré conjecture in five dimensions and above.

But in the more than ten years that followed, no one was able to prove the four-dimensional and three-dimensional Poincare conjecture, let alone cap it.

However, Wang Duoyu quickly and thoroughly proved the Poincare conjecture. Then he said, "This thing is simple?"
Maxim was directly hit by a critical hit of 10,000 tons. He just spoke his mind and regretted it after he finished speaking.

Who made him so young and energetic?

After all, he is only eighteen years old and thinks he is invincible in the world. So it should not be difficult for him to solve top mathematical problems such as the Riemann hypothesis, right?
His teacher, Wang Duoyu, was only 26 years old, and his mathematical talent was far superior to his, so he asked the question so directly.

Now listening to Wang Duoyu talk about the Poincare conjecture and other mathematical problems, it’s simple!!!
For a moment, Maxim didn't know how to solve the shadow area in his heart at this moment.

At this time, Wang Duoyu pointed at Bocherz next to him and said:

"Ask your senior brother if the Demon Group Moonlight Conjecture he's trying to solve is difficult or not?"

"Of course this question is difficult, for you, of course, but for me, it's really simple. If I do it myself, haha, your brother will definitely cry."

"A few months ago, I proposed a proof of the Burnside problem in the August monthly math sharing. Later, I proposed the restricted Burnside conjecture in my paper. Have you thought about how to solve this problem?"

Wang Duoyu called out the names of Yang Nianzhen and the others one by one and asked them to talk about their opinions.

Although everyone chatted a little, to be honest, it was very superficial.

Maxim had no chance of escaping either, so he could only bite the bullet and say a few words, his face turning red.

After hearing this, Lu Yangui, Wu Congxin and others didn't know what to say.

At this moment, they felt that Wang Duoyu was truly powerful. The confidence in his calm tone was something that most people did not possess.

Although Wang Duoyu was not angry because of Maxim's question, he did give these seven students a hard time.

After Yang Nianzhen, Rong Guangxia and the other seven answered, Wang Duoyu continued:
"Actually, after returning home, I deduced the proof of the restricted Burnside conjecture in less than ten days. However, I haven't finished the paper yet; it's still just a manuscript."

hum!
The people in the office were completely dumbfounded.

Wow, Wang Duoyu is really so powerful that it’s jaw-dropping.

So many people did not find the problem in Thompson's paper. Wang Duoyu just deduced it in the monthly mathematics sharing and then saw the problem.

And he not only raised the problem, but also solved it. It's just that he was too disdainful to publish the proof paper.

How should I evaluate it?
In short, it is powerful!

Seeing their extremely shocked expressions, Wang Duoyu remained very calm and continued to say with a smile:

“So, a lot of math problems are really easy for me, but, please note that I said but!”

"The Riemann hypothesis, Yang-Mills existence and mass gap, the Hodge conjecture, and other problems are indeed very difficult. It's not that I don't want to solve them, but I don't want to yet. I just don't have enough time to deal with them yet."

"I'm only twenty-six. I'll definitely find a way before I'm thirty-five."

"As for you, I really don't recommend that you tackle these difficult problems without preparation. Otherwise, you will most likely achieve nothing in your life, or you may end up turning to applied mathematics."

After hearing Wang Duoyu's words, Yang Nianzhen, Li Jianshu, Li Jun, Rong Guangxia, Yorks, Bochelz and Maxim all nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, they were all extremely well-behaved and didn't say anything else.

Perhaps they also know that their teacher is really very powerful, and it is best not to confront the teacher in person, otherwise everyone will be abused badly.

"Okay, that's it. I won't say anything else. You guys can go back."

Wang Duoyu waved his hand and said to Li Jianshu, Rong Guangxia and the others:

"Take good care of your junior brother for me. Don't bully him. Do you hear me?"

Upon hearing this, the six disciples immediately responded in unison: "We heard it!"

Maxim was still foolishly happy at this time, not knowing that when he returned to the office, he would definitely be "warmly received" by his senior brothers and sisters.

This kind of warm hospitality is not literal, and it is certainly not just a simple hospitality.

Since they are all engaged in mathematical research, Maxim will definitely receive a lot of mathematical problems. What should he do if he can't solve them?
Haha, once you’ve solved it, just continue solving it.

After they left, Wang Duoyu smiled at Lu Yangui, Wu Congxin and the others and said:

"Principal, Director, look, I've said before that I don't like teaching students. It's just troublesome. If the secretary hadn't insisted, I really wouldn't want to teach at all."

"Students are troublesome, and the key is that their brains are not very good."

Lü Yangui and Wu Congxin: "."

Wow!!!

Do you think students like Yang Nianzhen are not smart enough?

What kind of student can write so many top journal papers?

Seeing that Lu Yangui and the others looked unhappy, Wang Duoyu did not continue to provoke them, but changed the subject.

The two of them sat for a while before getting up and leaving.

In the next few days, the news that Maxim became Wang Duoyu's student spread throughout Harbin Institute of Technology.

This is not a secret, because Yang Nianzhen and others work in the same office. Although not on the same floor as Wang Duoyu, it is very close.

Wang Duoyu's office is on a separate floor, and the rest of the floor is a computer room.

After Maxim went to work with Yang Nianzhen and others, everyone saw it, and the latest issue of "Harbin Institute of Technology Mathematical Journal" was also published, and everyone saw Maxim's paper.

As a result, the whole school was in an uproar.

Who exactly is this Maxim?

How could he suddenly become Wang Duoyu's student?
As long as you are a student of Harbin Institute of Technology, you basically know one thing: becoming a student of Wang Duoyu is basically a step to success.

Because this is not just half a step into the highest hall of mathematics, but also because Wang Duoyu recognizes this person's mathematical talent.

People like Zhu Hanting, Jian Xianglan, and Xue Xiaoling were all very good students in the past and had published papers in top journals, but none of them became Wang Duoyu's students.

From this we can see that Wang Duoyu’s requirements for selecting students are indeed very high.

While the whole school was talking about Maxim becoming Wang Duoyu's student, Wei Yuanchao was depressed when he saw his paper being rejected.

"Yuan Chao, are you still reading your paper? Why don't you submit it to Science China Mathematics?"

Zheng Baodong walked into the dormitory and saw Wei Yuanchao still reading the paper with a sad and confused expression, so he couldn't help but persuade him.

"Hmm? Zheng Baodong, I remember Professor Wang is your uncle, right?"

Suddenly, Wei Yuanchao seemed to have thought of something and said excitedly:

"Can you help me ask your uncle what's wrong with this paper? I really don't understand. Is it so different from other papers in the journal? Why won't they let me publish it?"

Hearing what the other party said, Zheng Baodong shook his head and refused: "No, my uncle will definitely beat me up."

(End of this chapter)