Chapter 130 Announcement of Winners List

Author: Qian Yueqiu

Chapter 130 Announcement of Winners List

"This is simply incredible. It's hard to imagine that this paper was written by one person alone."

Deligne sighed from the bottom of his heart. Being able to independently write the contents of a paper at this age is enough to occupy a pivotal position in the mathematics world, even if it fails to prove the Hodge conjecture in the end.

You must know that most academic research is often conducted jointly by teams or institutions.

It is difficult to make significant progress in mathematics at this level.

But a young man from China did it, and he did it to this extent.

I can only call him a true genius.

He has been working in mathematics for so many years and has seen so many geniuses that he can count them all on two hands.

But compared with the author of this paper, those geniuses seem to have become ordinary people again.

At this time, Witten, a professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and wearing a pair of oval-framed glasses, also raised his gaze and looked at Hofer on the sofa to express his opinion.

"I am not surprised that the world's mathematical problems are proved by young people. After all, the thinking of us old guys has been imprisoned."

“It’s hard to break out of the constraints of existing mathematical frameworks.”

"Otherwise, after so many years, only the Poincaré conjecture would not have been successfully proven."

"Don't forget that Perelman, who has faded from the public eye, is a mathematical hermit who is incompatible with the mathematics world."

Witten's words made everyone recall that when the Poincaré conjecture was proved to have caused a huge sensation in the mathematics community, the relevant paper was originally posted on the website by Perelman, and he rejected the Ph.D. award issued by the International Mathematical Union.

Ertz Prize and bonus. Now he has completely faded out of the world of mathematics and has become a true mathematical hermit.

"If the Hodge conjecture can be proven, it will be another great event for the mathematical community after the Poincaré conjecture."

After listening to the conversation of several people, Professor Feiffman finally couldn't help but stand up with excitement.

Speaking impassionedly.

"This is equivalent to opening a wormhole channel between two seemingly unrelated fields, algebraic geometry and topology, allowing mathematics to unify these two fields to a certain extent for the first time."

Before Hofer called these professors here, he was excited and nervous about this paper.

I hope it can really prove Hodge's conjecture, but I'm afraid that the joy will be in vain in the end.

But now I see that everyone, including Professor Deligne, has a very high opinion of this paper, and my excitement undoubtedly exceeds my anxiety by a large margin.

Thinking that the Annals of Mathematics can publish this paper will undoubtedly establish its position as the top four major journals in mathematics.

However, mathematical research is rigorous after all, and may be overturned before the official results are released.

As the person in charge of the Annual Journal of Mathematics, he naturally knows this very well.

Therefore, he had no choice but to hold back the excitement in his heart for the time being, and asked Professor Deligne again with great respect.

"Professor Deligne, can the Hodge conjecture be proven?"

"I need some time." Deligne paused for a few seconds before answering in a deep voice.

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Apparently he had been attracted by the content of the paper and wanted to lock himself in a room to demonstrate the proof process.

But when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, turned around and Hofer added.

"Whether the Hodge conjecture can be proven or not, it is an honor for the Annals of Mathematics to publish this paper."

"I understand." Hofer nodded excitedly.

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In early October, under the review of the competition area organizing committee, each competition area began to announce the list of winning teams.

This is undoubtedly the most exciting time for students who are competing for the first time.

Although under normal circumstances, as long as you upload a complete solution process and paper within the specified time, you will receive corresponding awards and certificates, there is still a difference between the provincial first prize and the provincial second prize.

"The winners list for our division will be announced today, right? Has Zhou Qi's result come out?"

On October 11, 2016, in the men's dormitory, Zhao Yuefeng suddenly thought of something and sat up from the bed. He turned his eyes to Zhou Qi at the desk and asked.

Although he and Qian Yudong did not participate in the competition, it was still related to the honor of the entire dormitory.

He pays more attention to others during this period.

Zhou Qi was staring at the computer screen at the desk. When Zhao Yuefeng's voice came to his ears, he quickly answered the previous sentence without turning his head.

"If it is not postponed, according to the notice, the official website should publish the list of winners soon."

"Is it going to be announced soon? I want to see it." When Zhao Yuefeng heard that the results were coming out soon, he immediately became interested and quickly got out of bed.

As the dormitory leader, Qian Yudong also temporarily stopped playing his game after listening to the conversation between the two, stood up and walked towards Zhou Qi.

"Whether we can get two meals depends on this." He said softly with a smile on his face.

He must have hoped that both Xu Yun and Zhou Qi would win the prize, so that in addition to having two free meals, he would also be able to gain face when talking to fellow students in the future, at least without any trace of water in their words.

Everyone is well aware of Xu Yun's strength. In a competition of this level, he can win prizes even if he performs normally with his eyes closed.

So what Qian Yudong is most worried about is Zhou Qi, not knowing how his group is doing.

Just as the three of them gathered in front of the computer screen, waiting for the official announcement of the list of winners, Zhao Yuefeng noticed that Xu Yun behind him was still reading and studying the textbooks with a calm face. He was not attracted by the list of winners, and was curious in his heart.

I couldn't help but ask more questions.

"Xu Yun, aren't you going to take a look at the list of winners? It will be announced in two minutes."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Xu Yun could answer, Qian Yudong next to him took the lead and added something.

"With Xu Yun's ability, it is not easy to win the award. There is no need to wait for the announcement of the award list."

"That's true." Zhao Yuefeng nodded and agreed with Qian Yudong's words.

Xu Yun spent more than half a month studying textbooks borrowed from the library, including mathematical physics and some elective courses.

For him, no matter whether he has won an award or not, or what award he has won, Professor He will definitely notify him as soon as possible.

There is really no need to stick to the official list of winners.

Soon, Zhao Yuefeng's voice of surprise came, immediately attracting two other pairs of eyes.

"The list is out, take a look."

After Zhou Qi refreshed the official website page again, several more pages of lists immediately appeared on the originally blank page.

This is the list of winners of the 2016 National College Student Mathematical Modeling Competition.

Without Zhou Qi's reminder, Qian Yudong and Zhao Yuefeng, already wide-eyed, quickly searched the list.

Within two seconds, Zhou Qi's name was found under the provincial first prize, as well as his other two teammates Zhang Xiaoyuan and Liu Xinning.

"Hold the grass."

"Zhou Qi, you are so good, you actually won the provincial first prize."

"We must treat you tonight."

After confirming the meal, Qian Yudong seemed very happy and reached out to pat Zhou Qi on the shoulder to feel happy for him.

In fact, Zhou Qi is not very confident about his modeling. After all, Question B of the competition is not very easy.

Worried that he would hold back the team, he has been feeling quite uneasy for the past half month.

So I stayed in front of the computer early today, just to confirm the results as soon as possible.

Fortunately, it turned out that his worries were completely unnecessary, and their team successfully won the provincial first prize.

"I'm a little surprised by this ranking. You can order whatever you want for dinner." After answering Qian Yudong with a smile on his lips, he quickly picked up his phone and took a photo of the list and put it in the group.

Zhang Xiaoyuan and Liu Xinning were obviously paying attention. As soon as the picture was successfully sent, their messages popped up in the chat window.

"Thank you two big guys for guiding me." Liu Xinning added a shy expression.

Zhang Xiaoyuan expressed regret: "It's a pity that I couldn't win the National Award."

But soon he thought of something again and sent another message asking: "By the way, how is Xu Yun's group?"

Zhou Qi was about to reply when he saw this message, but his thoughts were interrupted by Zhao Yuefeng's voice beside him.

"Why didn't I see Brother Yun's name? Isn't that right?"

"It is true that Xu Yun's name is not there." Qian Yudong checked the list again and nodded in agreement with Zhao Yuefeng's words.

Neither of them participated in the Higher Education Society Cup, so it was normal for them not to know the selection rules.

In order to prevent the two of them from worrying, Zhou Qi explained at this time: "There is no list of winners announced by the competition area, so there is a high probability that the competition area organizing committee took a fancy to it and was qualified to be submitted for the national award."

"At that time, I will also participate in the on-site defense organized by the competition area organizing committee."

After speaking, he turned around to look at Xu Yun and proactively asked about his qualifications to be submitted for the National Award.
To be continued...