My name is Huang Tian, ​​what the hell is this "Heaven is dead" nonsense?

Chapter 158 The Clouds Move in All Directions, A Great Moment

The results of this small-scale lecture at Peking University were quickly reported by several major media outlets.

Science and Technology Daily published more than a dozen videos and a long article.

"...As we all know, the Navier-Stokes equations problem is one of the seven millennium problems in mathematics. Its importance is not only related to mathematics itself, but also has great significance for our understanding and transformation of the world."

If it is proven, it represents the flow of rivers, the churning of the atmosphere, and the flow of blood in capillaries—all the seemingly chaotic and disordered movements of fluids are placed on a solid and definite mathematical foundation!

We can finally be certain that behind these complex phenomena, there is a simple and universal law that strictly follows!

However, this problem has plagued the world for over a century, and countless outstanding scholars have devoted themselves to solving it, yet we still cannot find a solution. Today, we finally see a glimmer of hope...

At Peking University, after three days of lectures, Academician Zhang Ping of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Dean Chen Yue and Professor Li Nuo of Peking University, generally agreed that Huang Tian's proof of the universality of the Navier-Stokes equations was correct, and decided to hold a larger-scale academic conference, inviting experts from major universities and research institutes around the world to discuss the matter together...

In twenty days, we may witness a historic and great moment!

The reports from several major media outlets caused a sensation, and even people who had never been interested in academic research were invigorated.

"Who was it that said no one could solve the NS problem this century? Well, only a quarter of the century has passed, and it's already been proven!"

"It's too early to draw conclusions. Popping champagne too early isn't a good thing."

“Academician Zhang Ping is one of the top people in the field of partial differential equations in China. He believes that Huang Tian’s proof is largely correct, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

"I don't know what Terence Tao would say, but from what I remember, he's studied this field quite deeply. He's probably the person with the broadest range of mathematical knowledge right now, right? Number theory, dynamical systems, combinatorics, algebraic geometry, differential topology..."

"He's considered to have the broadest range of knowledge? Shouldn't old man Delinfeld have some doubts?"

"Mr. Qiu from SMTH (Shuimu BBS) gave it a thumbs down!"

"Gauss is dead, the new Heaven shall rise!"

"I wonder how many big names will come to Peking University for the next lecture?"

"..."

While the internet was abuzz with discussion, far across the ocean, in a clean room at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

"Kyoto University has sent you an invitation. Would you like to go?" a male assistant in his thirties asked.

Edward Witten, engrossed in his paper on the computer, replied without turning his head, "Of course, why wouldn't I go? Are you worried about my health? There's no need. I've always been in good health. Even if I read papers all night, I can still go for a run the next morning!"

The assistant twitched his lips upon hearing this. In his opinion, Witten, this seventy-something-year-old man, was really unwilling to accept old age. Even though he became an emeritus professor of natural sciences at Princeton in 22, he still did not really retire, but continued to devote himself to scientific research.

“Besides, you should have mentioned this paper to me earlier, instead of letting me only notice it after I received the invitation from Kyoto University,” Witten said.

The assistant sighed, "The author of this paper isn't very well-known... Besides, the field the paper covers isn't closely related to yours..."

Witten's research areas include string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theory, and mathematical physics, which are not so closely related to partial differential equations.

It is worth mentioning that he studied history as an undergraduate and economics as a graduate student, but after only half a year he could not stand the simplicity and boredom of economics, so he applied to Princeton to study applied mathematics. After a brief stay in applied mathematics, he switched to the physics department and then completed his master's and doctoral dissertations in theoretical physics.

He then went on to win the Fields Medal, becoming the first physicist to receive the award.

"No, no, it seems you haven't actually read this paper. Although it studies the Navier-Stokes equations, its method of proof, let's call it H-theory, introduces geometric analysis and topological tools into partial differential equations, which is exactly what I'm familiar with..."

Witten corrected, "Even if the paper is ultimately found to be wrong, the new theory it constructs alone is enough to make me go. It's an outstanding achievement, and if the paper is correct, then I should go even more!"

He picked up the cup beside him, took a sip of water, and said, "Alright, don't stay here and distract me. Go book me a plane ticket. Speaking of which, the last time I went to the capital of Xia Kingdom was 24 years ago. I went there to attend the International Conference on Basic Sciences..."

The assistant shrugged helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll book your plane ticket right now and then reply to Peking University to say that you will be attending the lecture..."

After his assistant left, Witten continued to bury himself in his hundred-plus-page paper.

In addition to Edward Witten, Kyoto University also extended invitations to many other top scholars, such as Terence Tao, Delinfeld, Faltings, Schulz, Srinivasan, and Mr. Qiu from Tsinghua University.

Basically, all the Philharmonic Award winners and top fluid physicists around the world who are still active in scientific research have received invitations.

While the outside world was in turmoil, Huang Tian comfortably stayed at Peking University reading books of all kinds, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and other sciences, absorbing all the knowledge from various fields of Blue Star civilization.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.

Inside Kyoto University, the place was already bustling with activity, and outside the school gates, a large number of people were gathered, including reporters from various places and some self-media bloggers.

Unlike some of the major media outlets, they weren't allowed on campus, so they had to stay outside and see if they could stumble upon any trending news stories.

"Family members, we've arrived at the gate of Peking University. We were hoping to go in and join the fun, but as expected, we were stopped..."

A young man in his twenties was live-streaming with a selfie stick. "But it wasn't all for nothing. I just saw someone! Cough cough, guess who it was? Tall and thin, with a bald head."

Haha, actually I didn't know him at first either. It wasn't until someone called out to me that I realized, Faltings!

I just looked him up, and wow, he's incredibly talented. Some people say he's the number one mathematician in the world today...

Not only Faltings, but I heard that several Fields Medal winners and some physicists, studying celestial bodies, fluids, or turbulence, have also come. It feels like the six major sects are besieging Bright Peak, and people from all directions are gathering at Peking University!

Thanks to the popular science education provided by numerous media outlets during this period, many ordinary people have become aware of the prestige of the Fields Medal. To date, among Chinese people, only Mr. Qiu and Terence Tao have received the Fields Medal, while no one of them is of Chinese descent.

In other words, if Huang Tian's proof is correct, then he will undoubtedly become the first native Philippine Filipino to win the award!
This is an unprecedented event for the academic community in Xia!
"Speaking of which, I've seen some popular science articles online, and the Navier-Stokes equations are actually closely related to physics," the young man said to his phone screen. "If it's really proven, the Philosopher's Prize is a sure thing, but does anyone know if it'll win the Nobel Prize in Physics...?"

While he was live-streaming, a private car slowly drove into the Peking University campus.

Edward Witten sat in the car, with his assistant on his left.

“I heard Faltings, Schulz, and Toudou are here…” Witten looked out the car window at the campus. “It’s a pity that Searle and Deligne are too old to come. Otherwise, all the world’s top mathematicians would be here, and the International Congress of Mathematicians might not be able to gather so many Feynman Prize laureates…”

Deligne, Searle, and Faltings were all first-rate mathematicians of their time, but unfortunately Deligne was over eighty and Searle was over a hundred, so it was not suitable for them to travel long distances.

“However, although Viscount Deligne cannot come, he should be keeping an eye on the situation here,” the assistant said. Deligne was addressed as Viscount because he had been granted the title of Viscount by the King of Belgium for his outstanding academic achievements.

Witten smiled. "Of course, who wouldn't pay attention? Even those who aren't scholars in mathematics or physics will still cast their gaze toward Kyoto University... We've arrived, let's get off."

The car came to a smooth stop in front of a building. He and his assistant got out of the car and saw Li Nuo leading a group of people to greet them.

“Professor Witten, welcome.” Li Nuo extended his hand.

Witten shook his hand, exchanged a few polite words with a smile, and then asked, "Where is Huang? I can't wait to see him!"

Li Nuo chuckled twice. "He's having dinner with Dean Chen and Professor Schultz... You've had a long journey, why don't you go to the hotel on campus to rest first? It's in Shaoyuan. Professor Huang Tian, ​​Professor Faltings, and others are also staying there. You'll have plenty of time to talk with them."

“Okay, thank you.” Witten nodded.

"No need to be polite." Li Nuo turned around and gestured, and immediately someone stepped forward to lead Wei Teng to the Shaoyuan Hotel.

After Witten and his assistant had walked away, a teacher behind Li Nuo sighed, "This is probably the first time Peking University has gathered so many Phil Medal winners. What a pity, what a pity..."

Li Nuo knew what he was regretting. Of all the winners of the Philippine Prize, none of them came to Peking University; they all came for Huang Tian.

Another person sighed, "Our School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University still has a long way to go."

Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences has long been recognized as the top mathematics program in China, but it lags far behind on a global scale, having yet to cultivate any internationally influential mathematicians.

Li Nuo said slowly, "It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person. Let's take it slow."

Despite this, he harbored a different thought: 'Regardless of the outcome of this report meeting, we must strive to keep Huang Tian at Peking University!'

As far as he knew, Huang Tian had not accepted any teaching position at Changda University and was a free agent. He could be hired by Peking University, though whether it would work out depended on Huang Tian's willingness.

In short, we should try our best to achieve this...

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, and the large-scale report meeting arrived as scheduled.

The venue for this lecture was set in the auditorium of the Peking University Centennial Memorial Hall. The reason for choosing this location was that there were just too many people coming to listen to the lecture.

There are hundreds of mathematics professors and fluid physics experts from universities and research institutes around the world, and students from Kyoto University have also enthusiastically signed up. In addition, many students from other universities in Kyoto have also applied to participate, bringing the total number to more than two or three thousand.

After some consideration, the lecture was scheduled to be held in the auditorium of the Hundred Lectures Hall, which has more than 2,000 seats. If we squeezed in the aisles, it could accommodate 3,000 people.

"It's so big here!"

As the surging crowd entered the auditorium, a student from another school exclaimed in amazement.

Another person said, "Of course it's big. This place is usually used for opening ceremonies, graduation parties and large academic forums. It's also used for various opera and dance performances and movie screenings. How could it accommodate so many people if it wasn't big?"

Everyone checked their tickets, found their seats, and looked up at the stage. They saw a huge banner that read:

[Proof of the global regularity of the Navier-Stokes equations]

[Speaker - Huang Tian]

In front of the large screen, there are two clean whiteboards.

Amidst whispers, a number of invited scholars entered through a side passage and took their seats in the first few rows.

"That's Delinfeld! The Phil Prize winner, his quantum group theory makes my head spin."

"Teresa Tao is here too, haha, he always has this goofy look when he smiles, it's kind of cute..."

"Srinivasan! The dean of the Tanden Engineering Institute, a top expert in both mathematics and physics, and an authority in the field of turbulence!"

"Holy crap, my idol Witten!"

"Faltings, the god within my heart!"

"And Mr. Qiu, haha, I just remembered his funny jokes. The old man is quite a funny guy."

"..."

The students sitting in the back row became excited. Most of them were math and physics majors, so they were naturally familiar with these top figures in academia and were filled with uncontrollable excitement.

"Cough cough~"

Just then, Chen Yue, the dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, walked onto the stage, coughed twice, and the crowd below gradually quieted down.

He then gave a short opening speech, clearly knowing that the scholars and students present were not interested in hearing it.

"Now, let's welcome our speaker for this report, Mr. Huang Tian!"

Wow~
Thunderous applause erupted, echoing through the auditorium from over two thousand to nearly three thousand people, stirring the hearts of all present.

Tread~

With crisp footsteps, Huang Tian walked onto the stage, bowed slightly to the audience, and enthusiastic applause erupted once again.

A dozen seconds later, the applause gradually subsided, and the auditorium became quiet, with everyone's eyes focused on the young man on the stage.

Smiling, Huang Tian opened the PowerPoint presentation and faced everyone, calmly saying:

"The vortex of nebulae, the changes in atmosphere and ocean currents, the flow of blood in the body—do all these fluid movements follow some unchanging law? Are they ordered, or unpredictable...?"

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(End of this chapter)