A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 243 Invitation to the International Congress of Mathematicians

Your math level has improved from 5 (1%) to 2%.

A barrage of comments flashed before my eyes.

As Chen Hui's math level improved to level 5, the accumulation of proficiency became slower and slower. However, he found that when he made a breakthrough in a certain problem, the improvement in proficiency was faster than simply learning.

Now, Chen Hui has read extensively. With his memory, he no longer needs to study in isolation. Therefore, he has two directions to quickly accumulate proficiency: either to move towards pure theory and solve some conjectures and problems, or to move towards applied fields and use his mathematical expertise to complete industrial upgrading.

"Professor Chen, please join our project team! China's steel industry needs you!"

Zhou Zhen excitedly approached Chen Hui. Over the years, the humiliations China had suffered in the steel industry surged into his mind, and when he uttered these words, Zhou Zhen was already choked up.

Chen Hui nodded; he had already agreed to Wang Qiming's invitation.

This aligns with Chen Hui's goal: to achieve controlled nuclear fusion. Turbulence issues must be addressed because even if room-temperature superconducting materials can be synthesized, magnetic strength and magnet systems will no longer be the bottleneck. To perfectly confine plasma, it is still necessary to rationally adjust the strength and direction of the magnets.

Otherwise, the plasma, carrying a temperature of 1 million degrees Celsius, would still collide with the first wall, causing massive damage and thus interrupting the reaction.

The Navier-Stokes equations are equations derived from practice. To solve them, Chen Hui believes that perhaps we can try to approach them step by step through practice.

In the process, he could also improve his math skills. With the data panel available, he believed he would be able to solve the problem sooner or later.

"Great!"

Zhou Zhen clenched his fist excitedly, "We're just about to start the next round of experiments, so why not do it now? Professor Chen, do you have time to give us some guidance?"

Although they couldn't understand Chen Hui's derivation process, it didn't stop them from using the conclusion directly. It's just that they hadn't fully understood the equation before and were still hesitant about whether the match with historical data was a coincidence, but now they no longer had that concern.

By predicting the trajectory of inclusions, they can improve the process and anticipate that the quality of clean steel will rise to a new level, at least reaching international first-class standards.

If Chen Hui can improve other aspects of the process, they may even be able to reach the international leading level. Having witnessed Chen Hui's amazing skills, Zhou Zhen is already eagerly anticipating that day.

"I want to visit the factory."

Chen Hui shook his head.

Lin Hao had already seen a lot of data from Zhou Zhen's lab on his computer, but it was still different from the clean steel plant. In many cases, a slight difference could lead to a huge discrepancy.

"of course can!"

Zhou Zhen agreed without hesitation, "I'll contact Baosteel right away."

……

"How's that shipment from Japan going?"

In the Baosteel headquarters office at No. 889 Fujin Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, Chief Engineer Zheng Yuanxiu frowned.

After merging with Wuhan Iron and Steel in recent years, Baosteel is now one of the top three steel companies in the world, in terms of size. However, their products are still subject to export restrictions, and only they know how much they have suffered.

"I have already contacted the testing company in Japan."

Old Li from the marketing department also looked grim. "The money has been paid enough, so there shouldn't be any major problems. It should be cleared out within half a month."

The 800 tons of clean steel stuck in Japan has been delayed for half a month. The daily costs of the delay are in the hundreds of thousands, and they are also being subjected to all kinds of difficulties. These 800 tons of steel have become a major concern for them. Even if it means losing money, they want to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Zheng Yuanxiu remained silent. He knew that the responsibility lay with him this time. Although he also knew that this was a deliberate attempt by the Japanese to make things difficult, it was ultimately because they were not strong enough.

Let's resolve it this way.

After a while, Zheng Yuanxiu regained his composure and looked at his secretary, Xiao Yang.

"Professor Zhou Zhen's team from Jiangcheng University wants to visit the refinery and hopes we can provide more data from actual production."

"A factory tour?"

They collaborate with many universities, and Jiangcheng University is not among the top of their list of partners. Jiangcheng University's achievements in materials science are indeed unremarkable.

If it were Jinling University, he would definitely agree to the visit request without hesitation.

But Jiangcheng University, where would he find the time to act as a tour guide for these people? The process of the clean steel refining plant is not something that just anyone is qualified to visit. Most of the universities that cooperate with them are only working on one of the bottlenecks or difficulties, and very few research teams can master the entire process.

"Xiao Yang, you arrange a time with them and you will be the one to receive them. Before you receive them, read through the confidentiality agreement. Show them what they should see, and don't let them stay too long if they don't see what they shouldn't."

In the end, he did not refuse the other party's request to visit. Universities are not very useful, but even if he is the chief engineer of a behemoth like Baowu Steel, he cannot easily offend them.

Of course, he didn't plan to receive them personally; he would just send a secretary to deal with them.

"Director, Professor Zhou submitted a prediction tool for inclusion trajectory, using the Navier-Stokes equations to describe molten steel flow and Stokes' law to calculate the inclusion's buoyancy..."

Lu Siyuan, the technician in charge of liaising with Jiangcheng University, handed Zheng Yuanxiu a document, saying, "It's quite interesting."

"Professor Zhou also said that their research project is ready to be completed and they are preparing to conduct research on the next project, which is why they wanted to come and see the factory."

"Oh?"

Zheng Yuanxiu exclaimed in surprise.

He was well aware of Jiangcheng University's strength and knew about the research project Zhou Zhen was in charge of, but he never expected that the other party could solve it.

However, things in materials science are hard to predict, and sometimes it really does depend on 99% luck.

He opened the documents that Lu Siyuan handed him.

A few minutes later, he raised his head and looked at Lu Siyuan blankly, his eyes even showing a hint of anger.

Lu Siyuan coughed lightly, "The information provided by Professor Zhou is indeed rather obscure, but at the end they gave a conclusion, which I have already verified briefly. The error of their prediction model is within 0.8%!"

"oh?!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Zheng Yuanxiu's eyes. He knew Lu Siyuan well; Lu Siyuan wouldn't make such boastful claims unless he had personally verified them. "Considering that their model simulations were conducted in a laboratory environment, if we give them actual production data, the error rate might be reduced even further."

Lu Siyuan was equally pleased. In addition to coordinating research projects with Jiangcheng University, he was also responsible for some front-line R&D tasks, so he naturally understood what this meant.

If the accuracy of this model can be verified, and then applied to actual production, the RH vacuum tank structure can be optimized through CFD simulation, which can improve the removal rate of inclusions by at least 35%!

"Is this really the result of Jiangcheng University?"

Zheng Yuanxiu had come to believe Lu Siyuan's judgment, but he still couldn't believe that the achievement came from Jiangcheng University.

"What comes to mind when you see the derivation process of this model?"

"Stop beating around the bush, I don't understand these mathematical symbols at all." Zheng Yuanxiu didn't hide anything. He came from an experimental background and graduated with a doctorate from Tsinghua University, so his mathematical foundation was certainly good, but he was completely clueless about these cutting-edge mathematical concepts.

"Have you forgotten those two hotshots at Jiangcheng University right now?"

Lu Siyuan was certainly not some kind of genius; he simply saw the list provided by Professor Zhou Zhen and took the opportunity to investigate Chen Hui's background.

"Yuan Xinyi or Chen Hui?"

Zheng Yuanxiu certainly knew these two people. He had seen them at the Great Hall of the People not long ago. They were recipients of the Special Prize in Natural Sciences. Although he did not quite agree with the evaluation of some awards, he trusted the judgment of the award committee.

"Chen Hui."

"Isn't he a theorist?"

“Theory can be applied.” Lu Siyuan and his colleagues did not know about Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and gallium oxide. Even with their status, these things were still confidential. But even so, the achievements they knew were enough for them to give Chen Hui enough respect.

"Xiao Yang, contact Professor Zhou, schedule a time and let me know, and arrange the next part of the itinerary. I will personally take them on the tour."

Zheng Yuanxiu glanced at his secretary beside him, having already changed his mind.

……

Jiangcheng University, small office atop Cherry Blossom Hill, 3 PM, time to check emails.
Chen Hui's email address is not the one used for communication in the paper; only Schultz and others have this contact information, so he doesn't receive many emails every day, sometimes not even a few a week. However, today Terence Tao wrote to him, introducing Chen Hui to his latest achievements on the Riemann Hypothesis.

It must be said that Terence Tao is truly a genius, even a polymath, with remarkable achievements in multiple fields of mathematics.

But from Chen Hui's current perspective, Terence Tao seems to be a bit too "clever".

He prefers to add 0 after 1 rather than delve into the process from 0 to 1. For example, in 2013, Zhang Yitang proved that there are infinitely many pairs of prime numbers with an interval of less than 7000 million. After that, Tao Zhexuan only took a few months to reduce the number of 7000 million to 246.

This progress is tremendous, and Terence Tao's talent is beyond doubt. He has achieved many similar results, but he has achieved few similar results, such as proposing the twin prime conjecture.

In Chen Hui's view, with Terence Tao's talent, he could have made even more groundbreaking achievements. Unfortunately, Tao chose a relatively easy path.

It is a pity.

“Dear Tao, your strategy of combining dynamical systems with random matrices is impressive.”

Chen Hui typed on the keyboard with both hands. This time, Terence Tao proposed an improved method for the zero-point counting function in the email.

Specifically, by introducing a statistical model of Gaussian unitary ensembles and combining it with the Hardy-Littlewood circle method, stronger constraints can be given on the zero-point correlation of the ζ function on the critical line.

He combined random matrix theory with classical sieve methods to improve the zero-pair correlation conjecture of the Montgomery-Odlyzko theorem. This imaginative approach amazed Chen Hui, which is why Chen Hui had so many feelings about it.

"I believe that in Definition 2.2, if the Selberg-Delange method is used to reweight, the linear dependence of the integral term in Lemma 4.1 can be reduced. Preliminary calculations show that the large O constant can be improved to O(√log T)..."

In Corollary 5.4, regarding the correlation between the GUE model and prime number distribution, it is suggested that lattice point counting technology be introduced…

Chen Hui replied to the email with a flow of ideas. Although Chen Hui was studying the Navier-Stokes equations, he often found that changing his mindset could be of great benefit to his current research. Many mathematicians maintain such exchanges with their colleagues.

Chen Hui was no exception.

It took Chen Hui more than three hours to reply to the email. He carefully studied Terence Tao's research results and thought carefully before clicking the send button.

When he returned to his inbox, he saw another email from an unknown sender.

"Dear Professor Chen Hui, on behalf of the International Congress of Mathematicians, I extend my invitation to you..."

This is actually an invitation from the International Congress of Mathematicians!

The next conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, next June. The organizing committee has invited Chen Hui to participate in next year's conference and to give a one-hour report.

Chen Hui was not surprised by this. Completing the mathematical proof of the Yang-Mills equation, such a century-old problem, and participating in the International Congress of Mathematicians with such an achievement is not only his honor, but also the glory of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

The final winner of the Fields Medal was not announced in the email. Until the very last moment, Chen Hui was not very confident about winning, but logically speaking, his medal was a sure thing, as there were no stronger competitors than him this year.

The organizing committee also mentioned in the email that he needed to submit the title and content of the report three months before the conference. After all, it was a high-level conference, and the report content needed to be reviewed in advance. If there were fatal problems with the report, the conference would become a joke.

The organizing committee's intention was, of course, to invite Chen Hui to present the proof of the Yang-Mills equation at the conference.

Even though Chen Hui's proof of the Yang-Mills equation has been tested by the mathematical community for several months, the necessary procedures still need to be followed. Three months is not too long to review a result of this level.

Looking at the invitation, Chen Hui did not immediately submit the relevant content of the Yang-Mills equation report; he was pondering another issue.

He has already given several presentations on the proof of the Yang-Mills equations. If he continues to give related presentations at the International Congress of Mathematicians, he certainly won't need to prepare new PowerPoint slides.

But that would be far too boring.

Although Chen Hui has been studying some engineering problems these days, his proof of the Navier-Stokes equations is also progressing steadily. He is only two or three key points away from a breakthrough, and there are still more than four months until the deadline for uploading.

"hold on!"

Chen Hui closed the email and looked at the paper on clean steel smelting technology provided by Professor Zhou Zhen. Baosteel had already made an appointment with them, and they would be visiting Baosteel in a few days.

(End of this chapter)