Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 362 - 131 Sorry, I can’t think of a title for this - !_4

Chapter 362: Chapter 131 Sorry, I can’t think of a title for this Chapter!_4

Although he arrived in the morning, he didn’t attend the small seminar organized specifically for Qiao Yu. After all, he is not a member of this conference’s organizing committee, nor does he hold a position on the review panel.

In fact, the reason he came to this meeting with Lott Degen was because of Lott Degen’s previous invitation.

The dean of the Princeton School of Mathematics still plans to talk to Qiao Yu.

Moreover, as the editor-in-chief of one of the four major mathematics journals in the world, Ann.Math, he surely doesn’t lack invitations to such large-scale academic conferences. In fact, even editors wouldn’t lack them.

Even though the topic he is researching, the N-body problem, strictly speaking, doesn’t directly belong to the field of Algebraic Geometry.

Of course, it cannot be said that there is no intersection at all. After all, many special cases of the N-body problem can form a completely integrable system, and such systems often require the use of Riemann Surface and Abelian variety in Algebraic Geometry for research.

Not to mention, the N-body problem often needs to be studied within the Hamiltonian Dynamics framework, and the phase space of Hamiltonian systems has a symplectic structure. Symplectic Geometry and Algebraic Geometry are intimately related in certain situations...

If discussing some generalized and abstract problems of the N-body problem, the motion of particles can be abstracted as a vector field on an algebraic variety. When studying the dynamic behavior on these algebraic varieties, methods from Algebraic Geometry become an effective tool.

So, the old man’s attainments in the field of Algebraic Geometry are actually quite profound. Whether in terms of seniority or achievements, he is at least stronger than eighty percent of professors who specialize in Algebraic Geometry. Naturally, he is more qualified to attend this grand event.

Upon hearing this news, Lott Degen was also quite surprised.

"Oh, Professor Zhang, really, I think that kid should be your student. He’s implementing your ideas through his actions, adept at posing problems to himself and then solving them! I remember you always required this of your students."

His tone was exaggerated, which left Zhang Shuwen momentarily unsure of how to respond.

Although he had met Qiao Yu once, to be honest, he didn’t seem to have said that on that day.

However, given the things he mentioned that day, Qiao Yu also completed them very well, so Zhang Shuwen was even somewhat uncertain if he had mentioned these things to Qiao Yu.

"If Professor Tian heard what you said, he would be quite unhappy." Zhang Shuwen casually replied to Lott Degen’s teasing.

Alright, just like Pan Jingyuan, his curiosity has been piqued as well.

The problem is indeed very interesting—just like when Qiao Yu found the loophole in the Geometric Langlands Conjecture, it’s equally intriguing. He also really wants to know how Qiao Yu solved the problem the kid found.

"I don’t want to care about these things anymore. In fact, based on the information I’ve received, your previous analysis was correct. That child has already connected with Schulz. Who knows what they’ve talked about. They even let a sixteen-year-old kid give the opening report!? Anyway, those old guys must be crazy! Alas..."

Lott Degen let out a long sigh.

Zhang Shuwen certainly understood the reason for Lott Degen’s sigh.

The old man has probably become desperate.

After all, it’s indeed hard for him to hold out hope of winning in this competition.

Although Princeton is indeed very attractive to many students, this attraction most likely won’t include a sixteen-year-old boy who can speak at a world-class mathematics conference.

Let’s put it this way: after tomorrow’s conference, the sixteen-year-old Qiao Yu will likely become the focus of the entire mathematics community. Any university in the world... as long as they have a mathematics department, who wouldn’t want to attract such a young prodigy?

Just like the stock or futures markets in the capital markets, what mathematicians value more is certainly not the achievements Qiao Yu has already obtained but the expectations. Yes, everyone values the expectations for Qiao Yu’s future more.

A potential future leader in the world of mathematics, the kinds of insights he proposes would be widely acknowledged.

Just like when Hilbert proposed his twenty-three problems at the 1900 World Congress of Mathematicians in Paris, covering multiple areas including Number Theory, Algebra, Geometry, and Analysis, directly driving the development of the entire field of mathematical research.

With such an outstanding alumnus, the influence of Hilbert’s alma mater at that time—the University of Königsberg—was also beyond doubt. During that period, the University of Königsberg attracted many academic elites and became one of the centers of science and culture in Europe.

It was merely due to some well-known reasons of that era that this university could be said to no longer exist.

If, in the context of modern mathematics now advancing into many specialized fields, another almost dominative mathematical leader like Hilbert were to emerge, naturally, it would also be beyond doubt that this would bring great benefits to their alma mater.

"Really, Professor Dugen, I suggest you not to think so much. As I mentioned earlier, Qiao Yu doesn’t seem to plan on studying abroad. And to be honest, even if an exchange were possible, the United States is not his best option right now." Zhang Shuwen said seriously.

Lott Degen looked at Zhang Shuwen, surprisingly finding himself unable to argue.

This special era has seen some things already unable to be kept out of the academic circle, and the high walls of the school can no longer block many things. He naturally understood this point as well.

"Damn it..." the bad-tempered little old man cursed, but of course, no one knew exactly what he was cursing about.