Chapter 432 Just Pay My Card
After returning from Brazil, Lu Zhou began to study the phenomenon of plasma turbulence.
Although he has not retreated, his life is quite regular. Basically, he goes back and forth between the bedroom, the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, and the PPPL laboratory at three o'clock and one line.
In terms of difficulty, the study of plasma turbulence is not much easier than the study of the properties of the solutions of NS equations.
Moreover, the difficulty of the two is even more difficult than disagreement.
The latter is equivalent to using abstract mathematical tools to prove whether the solution exists and whether it is smooth. The former is equivalent to finding the "special solution" of a certain type of problem for the specific situation of the three-dimensional NS equation.
So far, there are only about a hundred special solutions to the NS equation for different problems in the mathematical community, and most of them either eliminate the time item or are limited to two-dimensional conditions.
As for CFD or applied mathematics, most of the results are phenomenological models mixed with empirical formulas and empirical parameters. For Lu Zhou, the reference significance is not very small.
And this also means that Lu Zhou has to complete this arduous work from scratch, and there is not even any literature that can be used for reference.
Of course, he is not completely without something to rely on.
For example, the L-manifold he created while studying NS equations is a very useful theoretical tool in his opinion.
Not only that, after returning from this conference, his math level has been raised from LV6 to LV7, and he is only 3 levels away from the full level of LV10. His talent in the field of mathematics and his intuition for numbers are no longer the same as a few weeks ago And language.
Even if he is not 100% sure, Lu Zhou is more than 90% sure that he can solve this problem.
At most, it just takes a little time...
In the third week of returning to Princeton, August was drawing to a close, and Lu Zhou finally received a letter from the Clay Institute.
【Hello, Dear Professor Lu Zhou, I am James Carlson, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Clay Institute of Mathematics. 】
[According to the comments of twelve anonymous reviewers and the opinions of the International Mathematical Union, we believe that you have completed the proof of the existence and smoothness of the solution of the NS equation. 】
[The solution to this problem will greatly promote the development and application of mathematical theory. We sincerely thank you for your contribution to the development of mathematics and even the world's science. 】
[On the basis of your collaborator, Prof. Charles Louis Fefferman, we are convinced that your work makes a decisive contribution to this question. Therefore, after a vote of the Board of Directors of the Clay Institute, we have decided to award you a one million dollar bonus in advance...]
I say early because every Millennium Math Puzzle is solved and doesn't immediately win the prize.
According to regulations, any solution must be published in a world-renowned mathematical journal for at least two years, and must be recognized by the mathematics community before it may be reviewed by the Clay Mathematics Institute's Scientific Advisory Committee to decide whether to award the million-dollar award. jackpot.
However, this requirement is not absolute.
For example, Perelman's papers were never published in a "world-renowned" mathematical journal, and when Carlson, who was the director of the Clay Institute at the time, went to St. Petersburg to visit the hermit, he did not wait as long as two years... …
Of course, although Carlson did not meet Perelman in the end.
Considering that Lu Zhou's report was held in the form of a special report at the International Congress of Mathematicians, and all the controversial parts have been answered, it seems that there is no need to continue to wait for the things that the academic community has reached a consensus on.
So the Clay Institute made such a decision.
In addition, in the email, the Clay Institute also attached the conditions for accepting the award.
As the proposition of the century announced at the Millennium Conference, Carlson's opinion is that he hopes to hold this award ceremony more grandly.
The prize was presented at the Collège de France in Paris, where the Kray Institute announced the Millennium Mathematical Problem. He will be awarded the million-dollar prize at a special award ceremony held by the Clay Institute and the European Mathematical Society.
As for what kind of ceremony, no one knows.
Because Perelman, who proved the Poincaré conjecture, is so individual that even though the award ceremony was planned more than ten years ago, it has never been held so far.
For Carlson's invitation, if it was a month ago, Lu Zhou might have bought a plane ticket and flew there to receive the award. After all, the one million dollar bonus is not for nothing.
But now, his research on plasma turbulence phenomena is reaching a critical moment, and he is neither willing nor interested in traveling far away.
After thinking for a while, Lu Zhou politely replied to an email, saying that he was in a critical period of research and really couldn't spare time to fly to Paris. But at the same time, he also stated in the letter that he did not refuse the one million dollar bonus, and attached his bank card account number at the end of the email.
The implication is that you just put the money on my card.
As for medals or certificates, if you must send them to me, you can also send them by mail...
Seeing this email, Carlson almost spat blood on the screen.
This is simply more annoying than the Perelman who shut him down.
That freak who doesn't see anyone behind closed doors is fine, what kind of trick is asking him to send money directly? !
Why are the provers of the Millennium Problem more bizarre than the last? !
Replying to an email, Carlson firmly told Lu Zhou that it was impossible.
As for the reason, it is very simple!
Two millennium problems have been eliminated. The Clay Institute has planned an award ceremony for more than ten years but has not held a single one. If you want to receive an award, you have to come to Paris in person anyway.
Of course, in the reply letter, Professor Carlson also said in a gentle way that he understands how important the consistency of research is to a scholar.
If Lu Zhou really can't spare the time, they are willing to discuss with him a suitable awarding date and choose a date to hold the awarding ceremony.
Seeing Professor Carlson's reply, Lu Zhou felt a headache for these guys' formalism.
The Clay Institute is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, not too far away. If he wants to go, he doesn't even need to fly, he can drive his Ford Explorer.
However, these people are unwilling to present awards at their own doorstep, and insist on going to the French Academy in Paris across the Atlantic Ocean for the award ceremony.
And that sounds like a waste of at least a week of his time.
For Lu Zhou, who is doing an interesting research work, this is unacceptable.
After thinking about it, Lu Zhou continued to edit a reply letter.
[...I can't give you an exact time, but after my research on plasma turbulence phenomena is fruitful, maybe I can take the time to accept the award. 】
After editing the email, Lu Zhou clicked send, then closed the mailbox, and continued to ponder the experimental data stored in the computer for more than half a year.
However, when Professor Carlson at the Clay Institute in Massachusetts read the email, he didn't say a word, but just looked at his secretary Daft silently.
Daft sighed, patted Professor Carlson on the shoulder, and comforted him silently: "...This is probably the most tactful refusal."
Although he does not study fluid mechanics, and is not even considered an academic, the particularity of the Cray Institute allows him to come into contact with research progress in many cutting-edge fields.
Turbulent flow is a well-known chaotic system, and it is also a problem that many physicists and mathematicians are at a loss.
Not to mention that the object of research is plasma...
To him, the email was almost a rejection.
After removing the eyes on the bridge of the nose, Carlson rested his arms on the table, pinching the space between his brows with a headache.
"I don't understand...why? Why is it so difficult to send money even though it's obviously a gift?"
He was really tired.
He had this feeling when he was the director of the institute, but now he has retired to serve as the chairman of the scientific advisory committee, and his feeling has not changed at all.
He doesn't think about anything now, his only wish is to stand in the halls of the French Academy before retiring, and award a million dollar prize and a medal symbolizing honor to the solver of the millennium problem.
But why is it so difficult to realize this wish?
Obviously both of them have been solved...