Chapter 493: The Philippine Award
Chapter 493
The 30th International Conference of Mathematicians will be held in Sydney, Australia from September 1 to September 15.
This is a grand event in the mathematics community every four years.
According to statistics, more than 5,000 mathematicians and more than 200 media reporters from all walks of life around the world will participate in the conference.
Set a record of the highest number of participants in history.
It also means that this is the largest international mathematical conference in history.
There were 254 mathematicians invited to participate in the conference in China.
It is only ranked behind the three major mathematical powers of the United States, Ying Kingdom and Sweden.
At the level of top mathematicians, China may still be a little far from other mathematical powers, but the level and number of middle-level and bottom-level mathematicians are no less than those of major powers such as Britain and the United States.
Over the past four years, major mathematical powers such as Britain and the United States have been developing, but similarly, the mathematical community in China has also ushered in a vigorous and rapid development.
The injection of fresh blood and the rise of veteran mathematicians undoubtedly no longer declare that the mathematical community in China has grown into a force that cannot be underestimated.
Among them, the most typical representative is Cheng Nuo.
Since Mr. Chen Shengshen passed away, there has been no mathematician in the Chinese mathematics community for a long time, and has achieved top-notch research results in the international field.
However, Cheng Nuo's appearance made up for this shortcoming.
To prove the BSD conjecture, this achievement alone is enough to make Cheng Nuo permanently remembered in the history of world mathematics.
It can be said that in terms of academic achievements, regardless of other aspects, Cheng Nuo is the number one person in the mathematics world in China!
And this year, Cheng Nuo is only 24 years old!
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In mid-August, Cheng Nuo received an invitation letter from the International Mathematics Alliance.
At the end of August, Cheng Nuo and several professors from Tsinghua University were invited to attend the meeting flew to Sydney together.
Boray Hotel Sydney.
There were many people around the hotel.
A business car slowly parked at the hotel door.
The hotel security guard opened the car door, and Cheng Nuo, who was wearing a black suit, got off the car and walked into the hotel amid everyone's screams.
"Wow, so young and so handsome. Who is this? Is this mathematician invited to attend the International Mathematician Conference?"
"Even if you are ignorant, you don't know this person! He is Professor Cheng Nuo from China. Half a year ago, the person who announced the proof of the BSD conjecture was him!"
"Well, I heard that this is a monster-level figure. You know, Professor Cheng Nuo is only 24 years old this year! We are also twenty-four years old, but they are about to win the Fields Medal, and we, the doctoral student, have not graduated yet!"
"Indeed, after you say that, I have no shame to see anyone!"
"What are you? Compared with Professor Cheng, I wonder if I was born to make up numbers for humans!"
Cheng Nuo, who had already walked into the hotel, naturally couldn't hear the conversation of the group of melon-eating people outside.
Walking into the hall, looking at the magnificent decoration inside the hotel, and looking at the mathematicians from various countries who were coming to him with a smile on their minds, Cheng Nuo's face appeared with a hint of sadness.
He also attended the International Mathematician Conference four years ago.
But that was disguised as a waiter and sneaked in.
At that time, due to the influence of Cheng Nuo's theorem, he ran away early in order to worry about being exposed.
Today is different.
He came here with a dignified attitude, and there was no need to be sneaky like he did last time.
Moreover, in the last session, he could only stand in the audience and looked at the four mathematicians enviously to pick up the Fields Medal, which symbolized the highest award in the mathematics world.
But this time, he will come on stage in person to accept the Fields Medal.
After a few simple greetings with several mathematicians, Cheng Nuo returned to the room on the grounds of preparing for tomorrow's academic report.
That’s right, Cheng Nuo this year was also invited by the International Mathematics Alliance to hold a forty-five-minute academic report at tomorrow’s mathematician conference.
As for the content of the report, Cheng Nuo has already prepared for it.
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The next day, September 1st.
The opening ceremony of the 30th International Mathematician Conference was held in the auditorium of Borui Hotel.
At the opening ceremony, a total of three international mathematics awards will be awarded.
Among them, the award of the Fields Medal is the most eye-catching.
First, the opening speech was made by Mr. Manel, Chairman of the International Mathematics Alliance.
The first one was awarded was the Nawanglinna Award.
Cheng Nuo and several mathematicians who were nominated for the Fields Medal sat in the second row.
His fingers crossed, and his face looked very calm.
Although there is still some time before the list of winners of the Philippine Awards was announced, the other nominated mathematicians sitting in the same row with Cheng Nuo were not very calm.
There were even a few people, clenched their fists, and their palms were sweating.
They knew that this might be the closest they had to the Fields Medal in their life, and once they missed it, they would be a real miss!
People will only remember which ones who won the Philippine Award in the end, and they will not care about who the other nominees are.
This is a winner-takes all battle, and the losers have nothing.
None of them wants to lose.
The award presentation process is complicated.
More than an hour later, Cheng Nuo was so bored that he was about to fall asleep, and then he saw Mr. Manel walking to the microphone with an envelope with a smile.
Cheng Nuo was immediately shocked.
He knew that the list of winners of the Philippine Awards would be announced soon.
Although I understand that if nothing unexpected happens, the Fields Medal should be held firmly by him, Cheng Nuo is still a little nervous at this point.
The people next to them leaned forward one by one, their faces twisted, waiting for the final verdict.
On the stage, the smiling Chairman Manel raised the envelope in his hand.
"Everyone, the winners of the Fields Medal are now in this envelope. So far, the Fields Medal has been established for nearly a hundred years, and a total of 51 mathematicians have won the award."
"The junior high school established by the Fields Medal is to commend young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics. What makes me honored is that this purpose has been achieved. The achievements made by each Philippine Prize winner in the field of mathematics are outstanding and admirable. Every medal is well deserved for their winners!"
"It is under the leadership of these outstanding mathematicians that world mathematics has developed so rapidly and shocked outsiders."
“Now, I am honored to announce the winner of the 20th Fields Medal.”
Chairman Manel tear opens the envelope, and the old and loud voice echoes in the auditorium.
"They are..."
"Professor Cheng Nuo from Tsinghua University in China!"
“Professor Bilick from the University of Melbourne, Australia!”
"Professor Darikaya from Harvard University in the United States!"
"Professor Downstantin from Oxford University in Yingguo!"
Chapter completed!