Chapter 213

The Cole Prize in Number Theory and the Cole Prize in Algebra are two completely different prizes, and they did not share medals, so naturally there is no such thing as splitting the prize money into half.

The $100,000 check and their respective medals were sent to Lu Zhou and Schultz respectively.

That night, the Federal Mathematical Society held a dinner in the five-star hotel next to the Berkeley campus as usual.

Because Christmas is coming soon, the festive atmosphere at the dinner party is relatively strong.

Although there were no Christmas trees and bells tied with ribbons, Lu Zhou saw the classic roast turkey and trunk cake.

As the youngest winner of the Cole Prize in Number Theory, and also the only winner among previous winners who made the Federal Mathematical Society make an exception for awarding twice in the same session, Lu Zhou naturally received the attention of his peers in the industry at the banquet.

Especially in the direction of number theory.

The bosses may be more reserved and will not make a special trip to clink glasses with a junior.

But those young scholars who are not very famous will basically come over to clink glasses with him, chat a few words, and brush their faces in front of this big guy by the way.

Yes, in the eyes of many young mathematicians, Lu Zhou has already entered the ranks of the boss.

He won the Cole Award at the age of 21. Will the Fields Award be far behind?

It's just a matter of time.

After dealing with the people who asked him for email and Facebook account, Lu Zhou also felt a little hungry, so he put down the champagne, took the plate and started looking for food among the long tables.

Coincidentally, when he asked the hotel waiter to help him cut a piece of chicken leg from the roast turkey, he happened to meet another winner, Schultz.

Greeted with this thin and tall German young man, the two were also somewhat interested in each other, so they found a seat and sat down to have a meal together.

At the beginning, the two chatted about math problems, maybe because they hit it off, and then they talked about life.

Lu Zhou: "I heard that you are married?"

Schultz smiled and said: "Yes, I proposed to my current wife in the second year after I was hired as a W3 professor at the University of Bonn. After careful calculation, we have been together for three years."

Lu Zhou said with some emotion: "I can't tell, we are about the same age, and you are already a father."

"It's no surprise, I'm 28 years old." Schultz said with a smile, "What about you? When are you going to get married?"

Lu Zhou's expression was a little subtle, and he said with a smile: "...I have no plans to get married yet."

He suddenly regretted it.

Speaking of which, why did I take the initiative to talk about this heavy topic?

Schultz laughed, and said: "I understand, it's true that being married will be a lot less fun, not as free as being single, and I thought so when I was young. Until I met her... In fact, family The fun it brought me was beyond my imagination, second only to mathematics. In particular, she brought me a cute little angel, and my medals have found their way.”

Yes, the medals are used as toys to amuse the children.

If this allowed him to win the Fields Medal, many people would cry to death.

As soon as he talked about his wife and daughter, Schulz opened up the chatter box, talking endlessly from the beginning of their meeting at the University of Bonn to the moment they swore each other's vows in front of Münster Cathedral...

"Seriously, my friend, I sincerely suggest that you try a relationship. If you don't experience some things, life is like something is missing," Schultz looked at Lu Zhou seriously, and smiled in the tone of someone who has experienced it. "I assure you, it will not affect your research on mathematical problems, but will bring you inspiration in unexpected times."

Lu Zhou, who was stuffed with dog food, had an embarrassed but polite smile on his face, and didn't want to talk.

MMP!

Say it like I don't want to!

...

The next day, Lu Zhou got up a little late, slept until noon, and almost missed the afternoon report meeting.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he hurriedly changed into his clothes. Lu Zhou quickly rushed to the Berkeley campus next door to catch up with this unmissable report.

The speaker of this report is Helfgott, a Peruvian mathematician from France!

And the content of the report is naturally about Goldbach's conjecture!

About two years ago, the French mathematician used the "circle method" to prove a weak conjecture about Goldbach's conjecture, that is, "every odd number > 10^30 can be expressed as the sum of three prime numbers".

As for the odd numbers <10^30, all the calculations have been checked by the computer and confirmed to be correct.

Although this proof method lacks some mathematical beauty, it is the fact that Goldbach’s conjecture has been proven under odd-numbered conditions, and what remains to be done now is to prove that Goldbach’s conjecture under even-numbered conditions is established .

Different from the "a+b" proof method pioneered by Brown, the "circle method" used by Helfgott can be regarded as another way of proof for the same proof problem, and it is also a very promising method in the field of number theory .

Using this method, he reduced an infinite problem to a computable lower bound. All odd numbers larger than this limit are correct, and odd numbers smaller than this limit can be counted and can be verified one by one... For computers.

At present, the mathematics community has generally accepted Helfgott's research results, and at this mathematics conference, he was also invited to give a one-hour report.

As the largest research achievement in the field of Goldbach's conjecture for decades, Lu Zhou, who also tackles this problem, will naturally not miss this report.

Not only listened carefully, but also took notes very carefully.

Although the Cole Award is a great honor, Lu Zhou, who knows that his strength needs to be further improved, has not been too impetuous because of this, and has even separated from the joy of winning.

So much so that he didn't even notice that the fact that he won the Cole Award once again caused a sensation in the country...

...

【Shock! The young mathematician who won the Shiingshen Chern Mathematics Prize won another international award! 】

Looking at the news pushed on the mobile phone, Shi Shang, who was fishing while writing homework, kept feeling: "MMP, this time I let my elbow play a big role again!"

On the day when the Cole Number Theory Award was awarded, the circle of friends of Jindashu Institute was blown up by Lu Zhou's name.

The aura of the Chern Mathematics Award last time has not faded away, and the Cole Number Theory Award has come again.

This time, not only the School of Mathematics, but also the School of Physics, Chemistry, Software next door, and even the School of Foreign Languages, Arts, and Arts all sent congratulatory messages, worshiping this god-like academic master in the circle of friends.

As the first Cole Award winner of Chinese nationality, and also the holder of the record for the youngest winner, this honor alone is enough to make those professors who have taught Lu Zhou brag for a whole year.

Especially for the Jinda University, which has no presence in China, this award is even more precious.

Huang Guangming raised his head, and suddenly said meanly: "Brother Rui, the banner at the gate of our school has changed again!"

Liu Rui buried his head and brushed the question: "Oh."

Seeing that Liu Rui didn't respond, Huang Guangming, who was unsuccessful in trying to die, immediately reminded: "Brother Rui, the elbow is still hanging!"

Liu Rui: "Oh."

Huang Guangming: "Brother Rui, let's go to the cafeteria to eat elbows tonight."

"..."

I'm so crazy!

There is no end!

Liu Rui didn't speak, and dropped the pen in his hand with a snap.

In the dormitory of 201, Xiaojian's screams sounded again...