Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 342 - 128 This is even closer to me than my own grandson! _2

Chapter 342: Chapter 128 This is even closer to me than my own grandson! _2

When mathematician Peter Schultz became a W3 level professor at Bonn University at the age of 24 and won the Fields Medal at 30, how many Western mathematicians were envious? Now, with such a potential student around, I can understand that feeling.

Li Lixing even suspected that Qiao Yu might not need to wait until 24; maybe as soon as he became an adult, Yanbei could directly grant him a full professorship, and no one would have a word against it.

A paper independently completed has already been confirmed for publication in Ann. Math., and another has been submitted to Invent. Math. With the influence of the Geometric Langlands Conjecture and Qiao Yu’s wild imagination, Li Lixing believes the paper is very likely to be published.

Their research group’s paper will surely be published in one of the four major journals within two years, and now it seems Qiao Yu can at least be the third author.

Next, he will also give a thirty-minute report at the World Algebraic Geometry Conference.

Regardless of anything else, even if Qiao Yu does nothing in the next two years, solely based on these achievements this year, he could become an associate professor at Huaqing, and no one would have a word against it. What affects Qiao Yu now is nothing but his age.

A sixteen-year-old university professor, too unprecedented, might even spark debate in the legal community.

For example, is this valuing genius, or employing child labor?

It feels difficult to define.

"Ah, so... a genius!" Yuan Zhengxin sighed.

However, the old man wasn’t thinking about Qiao Yu’s talent at this moment, but his effort.

How many kids in the talent class are like Qiao Yu, sitting quietly and fully focused on reading for an entire afternoon? His casual scribbled notes filling several pages?

Whenever Qiao Yu enters this office, it’s always like this, without exception.

The noise outside doesn’t affect him in the slightest.

So these professors, after all, are somewhat short-sighted, only thinking that Qiao Yu is a genius, but not delving into the sweat behind the genius, that drive!

In this world, aside from capital gained through blood relation, what honor can be easily earned?

When a group of students complains about having one less day of rest, do they ever think about those with stronger capabilities who are still silently striving?

Li Lixing noticed the old man seemed a bit nostalgic and timely took his leave: "Elder Yuan, I’ll go ahead and get busy."

"Alright, you go." The old man nodded slightly.

Watching as Li Lixing turned and left, the old man then put his glasses back on and began scrutinizing Qiao Yu’s proof process, supplemented by Li Lixing and Professor Ronald.

The process was wonderful!

But what caught the most attention was Qiao Yu’s six lines of concise and exquisite argumentation.

He directly constructed an exquisite and rigorous logical framework, demonstrating the profound relationship between global functions and transformation groups.

By defining the invariance of the Whitaker layer, he clearly introduced the properties of the characteristic layer and revealed its invariance through mapping. Using the principle of categorical contraction, he proved the automorphism nature of the mapping, ultimately relating the global function to the automorphism of the Whitaker layer, showing the harmonious unity among mathematical structures.

No wonder Li Lixing emphasized praising Qiao Yu’s talent, because the most precious part was the mathematical thought it embodied, abstract and concise, like a sword piercing directly to the core of the problem. It made the old man couldn’t help but clap the table in admiration.

After finishing, the old man picked up his phone for a look.

The little fellow who likes to report everything achieved such good results yet didn’t come to him for credit?

Heh... Is it because he’s afraid I’ll praise him into arrogance?

Intending to ask on WeChat, a thought suddenly struck his mind, and he stood up from his seat and walked out of the office.

"Arrange a car to take me to the opposite International Mathematics Research Center."

"Huh? Elder Yuan, Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center?"

"Are there others opposite?"

"This...should we inform the other side first?"

"No need, I’m just going to have a casual look."

The old man waved his hand, refusing.

If Tian Yanzhen can come to Huaqing, what can’t he go to Yanbei?

...

Half an hour later, Elder Yuan appeared at the entrance of the Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center.

Strolling into the Math Research Center gate, Yuan Zhengxin hesitated a little.

Qiao Yu did mention he stayed in some corner of the research center, but didn’t specify exactly where.

Just considering whether to make a call to let the boy come out to meet him, he was recognized.

"Elder Yuan?"

Yuan Zhengxin turned his head for a glance, looking like a young professor in attire.

"Yes, it’s me, may I ask who you are?"

"Hello, Elder Yuan, I’m Xue Song, an associate professor at the Math Research Center."

Indeed, the professor who recognized Yuan Zhengxin was Xue Song.

He was planning to go out to take care of something when he saw Yuan Zhengxin standing at the gate.

"Oh, Professor Xue, hello. I’ve heard Qiao Yu mention you. You used to be at Yujiang University?" Yuan Zhengxin nodded and asked.

"Yes, I’ve just been transferred here this year." Xue Song answered a bit nervously.

He didn’t know how Qiao Yu introduced him to the elderly man in front of him.

If Qiao Yu happened to explain the reason why he apprenticed Tian Yanzhen, Xue Song felt the old man might not regard him favorably.

Of course, Xue Song felt this wasn’t entirely his fault.

Back then, his phone only had Tian Yanzhen’s contact, not Yuan Zhengxin’s. If he had both, he might have made the same choice as Qiao Yu, submitting the paper to both, then seeing which one of the big shots would appreciate such a student.

Luckily, the old man showed no signs of displeasure, only smiling and saying: "Not bad, I heard from Qiao Yu that you guided him a lot, you have worked hard."