Chapter 172 Reporter Interview Application Seminar, Embarrassing School of Mathematics
Shi: How about everyone stop for a moment?
The Science and Technology Award Conference has come to an end, and members of the leadership group have left early.
The atmosphere at the venue became more lively.
Media reporters are also allowed to enter the lobby and can conduct interviews at will.
Many scholars who are confident in their research projects are waiting to be interviewed by reporters. Even among award-winning projects, there are those who receive attention and those who do not.
There are some projects that are of great concern.
For example, there are large-scale physics projects and some medical-related science projects.
Mathematics research often receives the least attention, because many mathematical theoretical research works are divorced from reality, and even if they are stated, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Today is an exception.
More than a dozen reporters walked towards Wang Hao, and they even felt like they were chasing after a star.
The number of a dozen people doesn't sound like a lot. In fact, there are no more than fifty reporters who can enter the lobby. In other words, more than one-third of the reporters are directed at Wang Hao.
Even the official media cares about traffic, and no media wants to publish reports that go unnoticed.
Wang Hao is the source of traffic.
In this hall, few scholars can compare with the attention Wang Hao has received, including the two old academicians who have won the highest science and technology awards. Even among ordinary people, few people pay attention to them.
The reporters all went to interview Wang Hao, while other scholars could only watch with a wry smile.
Of course, other scholars were interviewed, but there were hundreds of people in the venue, so it was great to meet a reporter for an interview.
Zhu Peng and Wang Hao stood together, preparing to leave together.
When he saw many reporters coming here, especially towards him, Zhu Peng subconsciously thought they were coming to interview him. He waved his hand with a smile, and then saw a group of reporters surrounding Wang next to him.
Hao.
He was pushed away directly.
Zhu Peng put down his hand in embarrassment and moved a few steps to the side. Then he simply walked away and vowed again in his heart, "Next time I will never be with Wang Hao again..."
Reporters surrounded Wang Hao.
Because they are all official media, they did not rush to ask questions. A CCTV reporter took the lead and asked, "First of all, congratulations to Professor Wang Hao for winning the first prize in natural science. How do you feel at this time?"
Wang Hao's face remained motionless and he said four words calmly, "I'm very excited."
He was indeed very excited when he presented the award, but now he feels much calmer.
Seeing that calm look and the excited words on his lips, the reporters all felt very strange and thought in their hearts, 'Maybe it's because they got the news too early?'
A reporter also asked, "Can you tell me when you learned about the award?"
Wang Hao finally had an expression, and he said somewhat depressedly, "If you ask this, I have something to say. I don't even understand why I won the award, and others knew it earlier than me."
"Now this rumor is so scary. I went to the Science Foundation, and several people told me that I had won the award."
"When I came in the morning, I wasn't sure that I won the first prize. Everyone else knew about it. I suggest that the official keep this award a secret, and at least ensure that the information channels are fair?"
"Why don't I just announce it directly? Why am I the only one who doesn't know?"
The surrounding reporters laughed as they naturally understood what Wang Hao meant.
The science and technology awards are only announced on the spot, but because there are many people involved in the award selection, especially top academicians, some news will definitely be revealed.
But the same is true internationally.
For some top academic awards, some winners are locked in early. The relevant top scholars will know the winners, but the winners themselves do not know because they will not be notified in advance.
Later, a reporter asked, "Professor Wang Hao, you won the first prize in natural sciences for your "Mathematical Conversion Method for Finding Infinite Sequences", which is a research method related to number theory. So, do you think this is
Your best research?”
“Best research?”
Wang Hao thought about it carefully, pursed his lips and said, "Probably not. I don't know which research is better, but the one that impressed me the most was the research related to Mersenne primes."
"Why?" the reporter asked with interest.
"It is very interesting to explore the unknown." Wang Hao explained, "This research uses mathematical methods to analyze numbers that others can only discover by luck."
"This is crucial. Every discovery of Mersenne primes gives me a sense of accomplishment."
Wang Hao said it very seriously. He also gave an example, "This is like buying a lottery ticket. When buying a lottery ticket, we assume that it all depends on luck without any intervention of human factors. However, if you can use mathematical methods to analyze the lottery ticket,
As a result, if you buy the corresponding numbers and win the prize, will you feel a sense of accomplishment?"
A group of reporters nearby nodded along.
Needless to say!
You can win the lottery just by relying on analysis, and your sense of accomplishment and harvest will be immediate.
Wang Hao added in a sarcastic tone, "It's a pity that GIMPS is so poor. Otherwise, I would have to have the server in the computer lab run 24 hours a day."
"..."
Many reporters didn’t quite understand the meaning, but the content of the complaints seemed a bit unfriendly?
Get over this!
A reporter continued to ask, "More than ten days ago, you published an argument about the NS equation on your blog, which attracted the attention of the international mathematics community and became the focus of the mathematical community. Is your current research related to NS equations?
Is it related to equations?”
Wang Hao nodded and said, "The research I just completed is about the NS equation problem."
He said seriously, "Here, let me emphasize again that the solution set of NS equations is smooth, at least under normal values."
"Buckmaster's research is very interesting. He proved that when the solution set is allowed to be rough, the output of the NS equation will be unstable, but this does not deny the smoothness of the exact solution set of the NS equation."
"I have already proved this. If it is a conventional value, even if it is only an approximate solution, the output of the NS equation will converge in a bounded manner."
"In addition, I relied on the methods of function theory and functional analysis to analyze the variable values, and I can conclude..."
"Ula Ula~~"
A lot of professional terms came out of Wang Hao's mouth, which made the reporters next to him dizzy. Some reporters standing in the back row quickly left silently.
The reporter standing at the front pretended to listen carefully, but later took a break and said quickly, "Professor Wang Hao, that's it. I'm going to interview other people first."
One reporter was so pretentious that he even interviewed Zhu Peng.
Zhu Peng was very happy to find a reporter interviewing him, so he heard the reporter ask, "Professor, what kind of research are you doing?"
…
Zhu Peng returned to the hotel with Wang Hao with a complicated look on his face.
The award ceremony that day was still very tiring. They just rested in the hotel. The next day, Zhu Peng went to the Science Foundation to deal with matters related to the project.
Wang Hao went to Capital University.
Professor Wu Hui said that Capital University will hold a seminar on applied mathematics, and the theme is the application of NS equations.
When he arrived at the gate of Capital University, Wang Hao met Academician Wu Hui.
Wu Hui was with several professors. They came ten minutes early, especially to wait for Wang Hao.
After waiting for Wang Hao, everyone walked in together.
Wu Hui and Wang Hao were at the front and introduced, "This is an applied mathematics symposium led by Academician Zhang Hongxin. It is not a formal meeting, just a discussion for everyone to study together."
"Mainly because of Buckmaster's research some time ago."
"Many people have begun to worry about the unreliability of NS equations. Academician Zhang Hongxin organized a seminar with the purpose of using theoretical analysis to gain confidence in research in applied fields."
"This time we will demonstrate specific NS equation types and values for thirteen major applications, and will also conduct a series of calculations to try to cover the content of these thirteen major applications."
"At least it must be proven that even if an approximate solution is obtained, the deviation is within a fixed range."
Wu Hui said and looked at Wang Hao, "This is your proof that the NS equation has bounded convergence under rough values, but you only proved that the output has bounded convergence and did not determine the range of fluctuations. We need to demonstrate the range of fluctuations
, ensuring that universal applications will not cause problems.”
"Although it is impossible to prove that the solution set of NS equations is smooth, we must at least ensure that there will be no problems in application."
Wang Hao listened patiently, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke, "Academician Wu, I wanted to tell you yesterday, so I'd better tell you now... I don't think this argument makes any sense."
"Why?" Wu Hui stopped and looked at Wang Hao full of doubts.
Others also came closer and looked over.
Wang Haodao, "Because I have proved that the exact solution set of the applied values of the NS equation is smooth."
Wu Hui said, "I know your argument, but it just denies Buckmaster's research. The bounded convergence of the output of the rough-valued NS equation does not mean that the solution set of the original equation is smooth."
Others also said, "Yes, we are doing an application demonstration, not just for Buckmaster, but his research is still worrying."
"Although you proved that the approximate output of the NS equation is bounded convergence, you cannot determine how big the fluctuation is."
"The smoothness of the NS equation is a problem of the century. In terms of application, it is better to demonstrate it in detail."
"When we do basic mathematics, the ultimate goal is to support applications, not just theory!"
"Professor Wang, don't underestimate this meeting, it's very important!"
Listening to the voices of people around him, Wang Hao didn't know what to say for a moment. He had already clearly stated that he had proved the smoothness of the NS equation, so why did he still need to prove it?
He felt that he was almost convinced, but when he thought about it carefully, something seemed wrong.
never mind!
If there are many of you, you are right!
…
This seminar was held in a small conference room.
Because it was just a seminar, there were only a few dozen participants, but each of them could be said to be a top scholar in the field of partial differential equations.
Among them, there are only four academicians of the Academy of Sciences, and they are all between fifty-five and sixty-five years old. They are old enough to continue working. Each one of them can be said to be a figure in Mount Tai and Beidou.
Others have at least the title of professor of mathematics, most of them are from top universities, and a few are from the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences.
Wang Hao saw many familiar faces, but some people he had only seen once and could not name.
The seminar officially begins.
Because it is just mathematicians discussing mathematical problems together, there is no such complicated process. Academician Zhang Hongxin, the organizer of the meeting, directly explained the situation, "We are discussing related concerns about the application of NS equations in recent times."
"We need to use theoretical mathematics to support applications. This seminar is different from the past. The relevant information will be made public, and the main work is to perform calculations on various parts."
"We have summarized some application data issues and will divide them into thirteen groups to perform calculations for various situations."
Next is grouping.
Grouping depends on personal wishes. People who are familiar with each other will definitely want to be together. Some people are not assigned to a group and are used as supplementary personnel. That is, whichever group needs people will go to whichever group.
Wang Hao was not assigned to a group. He was also a free agent. Several groups were looking at Wang Hao, hoping that Wang Hao could join.
They all know that Wang Hao's mathematics level is absolutely top-notch, especially in terms of calculations. Young mathematicians are always more efficient than older mathematicians.
After they were divided into groups, Zhang Hongxin asked, "Does anyone have any questions?"
Everyone look at each other.
Wang Hao hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand.
Zhang Hongxin smiled and nodded at Wang Hao, "Professor Wang, what questions do you have?"
Wang Hao said seriously, "I thought about it and thought I should say it again. Within the value range of conventional applications, the exact solution set of NS equations is smooth."
Zhang Hongxin nodded doubtfully.
He didn't quite understand what Wang Hao meant. Of course they also believed that the NS equation was smooth, but without a definite proof, they could only demonstrate it based on applications.
Wang Hao continued, "This is not a simple opinion, but I have already proved it and submitted a manuscript, and it should be published soon."
He said it very straightforwardly.
However, others never imagined that he proved the smoothness of the solution set of NS equations, and thought that he was talking about his demonstration of Buckmaster's research, that is, the demonstration of 'bounded convergence of rough values of NS equations'.
Zhang Hongxin was silent for a moment, seemed to think about the words, and said, "Professor Wang, we are making an application demonstration now, not to refute Buckmaster's research."
"yes!"
Another academician, Shao Yuming, said, "Professor Wang, your argument is your argument. Our argument is different. We are in the field of argument application."
"Although you think that the NS equation is smooth, there is no 'thinking' in mathematics, and it is uncertain without proof."
After he finished speaking, he added, "With so many of us demonstrating together, it will be more professional and cover a wider range."
There was something he didn't say in his mind, 'Just because you think our argument is meaningless? Are you here to participate in the seminar, or are you here to cause trouble?'
'Even if I win the first prize in natural science, I can't do this!'
Many people in the conference room had the same thoughts as Shao Yuming.
They felt that Wang Hao was causing trouble. The seminar was about to begin and their arguments were about to begin.
What is this young man emphasizing?
he thinks……
He thinks that we need to conduct application demonstrations!
Zhang Hongxin and Shao Yuming both felt that they had restrained their tempers and told Wang Hao angrily that if it had been anyone else, they would have kicked them out long ago.
Isn't this here to cause trouble?
We are only doing application arguments here. Do you think application arguments are meaningless?
This is too much!
Wang Hao was refuted by two academicians, and when he felt the weird looks in other people's eyes, he felt very depressed.
He was kind enough to remind him, and he even said he had proved it...
As a result, no one paid attention!
never mind!
Wang Hao shook his head and simply sat aside, not officially participating in the work. He thought that if someone came to come, he would help with the calculations. If no one came to come, he would forget it.
This argument makes no sense and is a waste of time.
I didn't leave on the spot, which was a great honor.
Perhaps because of what Wang Hao said just now, or perhaps because the application demonstration is not difficult, no one came to ask Wang Hao for help.
The calculation work of the demonstration meeting lasted nearly two hours.
Most scholars are very active. When they feel tired, they take a break midway and then continue working. Each group sits together and continues to discuss, calculate, and record.
There was a positive atmosphere in the conference room.
Wang Hao was sitting alone by the wall, seemingly isolated from everyone, but he was also very leisurely, crossing his legs, drinking tea, and killing time while scrolling through his mobile phone.
Occasionally, other people looked over and couldn't help but twitch their lips.
Maybe, this is the generation gap?
The scholars who were busy with their calculations did not notice that someone at the door called Academician Shao Yuming away with a strange expression.
Shao Yuming went out for more than ten minutes, and when he came back, his expression became very strange. He glanced at Wang Hao several times, and when he looked at Wang Hao, there was extreme embarrassment on his face.
He stood at the door for a long time, seemed to finally muster up the courage, and shouted to everyone, "Everyone, stop for a moment!"
"Please stop and listen to what I have to say!"
Everyone looked over.
Shao Yuming still looked at Wang Hao, cleared his throat, and asked softly, "Professor Wang, why don't you talk about it? Is it the one you mentioned in the meeting just now?"
"ah?"
Things happened so suddenly that Wang Hao didn't react for a while.
"Forget it, let me say it."
Shao Yuming pursed his lips hard, kept his face, and said, "That's right. I just got the news that Professor Wang Hao has the latest research results related to the NS equation. The results were published in "New Mathematics"
"Progress", the content is..."
"Prove the smoothness of the exact solution set of NS equations under the range of values."
Everyone else was in a daze.
"Ahem..."
He felt very embarrassed as he spoke, and his old face even turned red, "That's it, so, that's it..."
"this……"
"We can stop this argument, otherwise..."
"Well...it's not easy for everyone to get together. Let's study together Professor Wang Hao's latest achievements..."