Chapter 824 Letter From IMU
In fact, speaking from conscience, the question Lu Zhou asked Han Mengqi was more or less persuasive.
Although this is an open question, anyone who has studied this field can give an answer, but in fact this question is not so easy to answer.
Because it is related to a classic problem about the Riemann zeta function.
That is, the transcendent conjecture of the value of the Riemann zeta function at odd positive integer points.
As He Changwen said, this is not something that a layman who has become a monk halfway can solve.
Unless she is really talented and able to teach herself the relevant knowledge of analytical number theory, collect literature on the Riemann zeta function by herself, and do some research...
But then again, if she is really so talented in the field of pure mathematics, it would not be a loss for Lu Zhou to accept such an apprentice.
In fact, during this time, Lu Zhou has been thinking about a problem.
The "medal" from a higher civilization that he obtained some time ago revealed a very important message to him.
That is, as human civilization has been speculating since the exploration of space, human beings are not alone in this universe, and have even entered the sight of other advanced civilizations, but for some reason they have not been in contact with them.
There are many possible reasons for this, it may be because of the distance in space, or it may be because of the other party's special philosophy of civilization or social philosophy, or it may even be that the other party has disappeared in the long river of time, leaving only a period of thousands of years. Information from thousands of years ago...
No matter which possibility it is, the system currently in his hands should contain information about this advanced civilization, and it is very likely that it is the only way for him to obtain information about this advanced civilization.
From the current point of view, in order to crack the secrets of the system, upgrading all subjects to LV10 seems to be a hurdle that cannot be avoided no matter what.
And if you want to upgrade all subjects to LV10, as the level of mathematics that determines the upper limit of other subjects, you must first upgrade to the full level.
The only trouble is that the experience limit of 3 million is really not easy to fill.
Not surprisingly, only the crown of mathematics in this century - the Riemann Hypothesis, can provide such a huge experience.
There is basically no suspense in the task chain of "Earth-Moon Control" until now. With the Magpie Bridge raising Huaguo's transport capacity to the moon-to-moon transfer orbit to a new order of magnitude, whether it is the Moon Palace or the Moon It is only a matter of time before the research facilities are available.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Zhou has the extra energy to free up his hands and prepare for the impact on the math level.
According to his past experience, the research project he is working on will have a higher probability of becoming the target of the next system mission. While there's no way to figure out what that probability is, it never hurts to be prepared in advance.
The day after assigning the task of the Riemann zeta function to Han Mengqi, he walked into the office with the bell ringing at 8:00 am. Lu Zhou put his laptop on the table and asked Assistant Zhao to make himself a cup of instant coffee. , and then sat at the desk and started a new day of work.
Holding the steaming coffee, he walked to the desk. While putting the coffee cup on the desk, Zhao Huan took out a document from under his elbow, placed it in front of Lu Zhou, and said softly.
"Professor, after you got off work yesterday, Principal Xu came over and asked me to give this to you."
Minutes of the seminar of the teaching and research group of the Light of Youth Class?
After seeing the words on the cover of the document, Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows with interest, reached out to take it, and opened the title page.
"I'll find time to read it, you go ahead."
"Okay, Professor."
Assistant Zhao nodded, then turned and walked towards his desk.
Leaning back on the office chair, Lu Zhou briefly went through the meeting minutes while drinking coffee.
Generally speaking, the work of the teaching and research group is going smoothly. After receiving the reform pilot policy, the framework of the "Light of Youth" class at Jinda University has basically been set up, and the specific teaching plan has also been determined in a recent meeting. The remaining work is the selection of the first batch of students and the implementation of teaching work.
After closing the meeting minutes in his hand, Lu Zhou cleared his throat, looked at He Changwen, who was sitting at a desk not far away, who was hard at work brushing documents, and said.
"Changwen, I have a task for you."
Upon hearing Lu Zhou's call, He Changwen, who was writing his thesis, was shocked, and turned to look at Lu Zhou and said excitedly.
"Professor, tell me, what subject?"
He has been a Ph.D. student with Lu Zhou for almost three years. Although he has made a lot of achievements, they are all dispensable jobs. In the final analysis, one is that his level is average, and the other is that Lu Zhou is too busy to take him with him, and the papers he publishes are basically selected by himself.
Now that Lu Zhou suddenly said that he was going to give him a task, he was of course very excited.
"...Uh, not a subject."
Seeing how excited he was, Lu Zhou probably guessed what he was thinking.
But unfortunately, although I am sorry to shatter his fantasy, but now is not the time.
Clearing his throat, Lu Zhou continued, "The day after tomorrow afternoon, there will be a discussion class in Room 101 of Teaching Building A. The students are undergraduates. Be careful when choosing topics, and don't choose them so that they don't feel too involved. .I need you to prepare a seminar outline and bring it to me by tomorrow evening..."
He Changwen frowned when he heard that it was a seminar and it was for undergraduates.
"Professor, can't you give me some challenging tasks?"
Lu Zhou coughed and said seriously: "Work hard, this is an exercise for you... If you do well, there will be challenging tasks waiting for you soon."
"Yes……"
Putting aside the meeting minutes of the teaching and research group of the Light of Youth Class, Lu Zhou was about to start dealing with the work at hand, when a pop-up window popped up in the lower right corner of the computer desktop in front of him.
Xiao Ai: [Master, you have a new email ヾ(●゜▽゜●)]
Xiao Ai: [Link]
Putting down the ballpoint pen in his hand, Lu Zhou held the mouse and clicked on the link that popped up by Xiao Ai.
After entering the mailbox, he quickly saw an unread email lying in the inbox.
When Lu Zhou saw the IMU icon stuffed in the email, a look of surprise appeared on Lu Zhou's face.
International Union of Mathematicians?
Looking down, Lu Zhou quickly followed the text.
[…Hi, dear Professor Lu Zhou, sorry to disturb you in your busy schedule. According to the vote of all delegates at the last International Congress of Mathematicians, the next International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2022. Here, on behalf of IMU, I would like to extend an invitation to you, and hope that you can give a 60-minute report at the St. Petersburg International Congress of Mathematicians...]
[If you are interested, we will send you a formal written invitation. If you are busy with research and don’t have time to come to participate, I hope you can reply us as soon as possible...]
[Helder Holden, Secretary-General of the International Union of Mathematicians]
After carefully reading the email to the end, Lu Zhou thought for a moment, tapped his fingers on the keyboard, edited an email, and replied.
[Dear Professor Halder Holden, it is an honor to receive your invitation. 】
[If nothing else happens, I will go to St. Petersburg to attend the next International Congress of Mathematicians, but I cannot guarantee that I will be there. But if all goes well and I can be there, I will upload the content of the 60-minute presentation before the deadline. 】
After typing his name at the payment place, Lu Zhou replied to the mail according to the address of the mail.
After doing all this, he leaned back on the office chair, and his eyes drifted out of the window.
Speaking of time is really fast...
It will be four years in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Lu Zhou couldn't help recalling his life four years ago.
At that time, he was still working as a professor at Princeton, delving into the secrets of the NS equation. At that time, I probably lived a fulfilling life in another sense completely different from what I am now.
Thinking of this, he actually began to miss it.
I don't know how his friends in Princeton are doing now...
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(The new month has started again, let’s vote for a guaranteed monthly ticket~~~~)