Great Country Academician

There is a saying that riches and honor do not return to their hometowns, like walking in brocade clothes at night.

Xu Chuan has no intention of showing off, but he wants to live a better life at home than before.

Both economically and spiritually.

Although money cannot solve 100% of all problems, it can solve more than 90% of problems.

The price of goods has risen rapidly these years. It is true that more than one million yuan can build a villa in the countryside, but if it is built well, there is basically no money left.

Xu Chuan still wants to leave some money for his family. Anyway, these bonuses are of no use to him for the time being.

As for money, if you earn it, you must use it, and if you don’t use it, it’s just a number.

It's just that how to get parents to accept the money is more difficult. After all, he has already given a sum of money to the family before, and he will definitely not want to give it to his parents.

Fortunately, Xu Chuan is very familiar with his father. Sure enough, after he proposed to send money to the family in these two names, he hesitated for a while and finally nodded in agreement.

I won’t talk about house repairs, feedback to the village, helping the village to repair ponds and dams, Xu Jianguo will definitely approve.

Xujia Village is a small village with one surname and one village. The village is not big, with only fifty or sixty households in the village.

In the past few years, the Xu family received a lot of help from the village. Otherwise, with the ability of Xu's father to farm and occasionally do carpentry, he would not be able to earn much money a year, and he would not be able to support the schooling of the two children. The four children are all very good, and all of them were admitted to the provincial capital, so the expenses will be even greater.

Before Xu Chuan graduated from high school, the family ate meat for almost 365 days a year. Only when Xu Chuan or Xu Xiao came home would they eat meat.

If it weren't for the help of the village and folks, the Xu family would definitely be in debt.

Therefore, Xu Jianguo still supported Xu Chuan's idea of ​​giving back to the village, but it didn't take half a million yuan to repair ponds and dams.

There are several ponds in the village, how to repair them, how to build dams, how many excavators are needed, and how much money is needed. He can figure out the general idea after thinking about these things for a while.

"By the way, Dad, Mom, there is one more thing."

Seeing that his father agreed, Xu Chuan went on to say: "I have graduated from university, and I want to study abroad and go to Princeton in the United States. If it is short, it will take two to three years, and if it is long, it may take three to five years. time."

The matter of going to study abroad must be discussed with the family, so as not to worry the parents.

Confucius said: "When your parents are with you, don't travel far away."

However, many people misunderstand this saying that is widely circulated in the market, thinking that children should not travel far when parents are alive, so as not to be filial.

But there is actually a sentence behind it: "Parents are here, if you don't travel far, you must travel well."

It means going out when your parents are healthy, and let them know that it is safe for you to go.

So Xu Chuan must explain clearly to his family, so as not to worry them.

"Study abroad?"

Xu Jianguo was stunned for a moment. A second ago, he was still thinking about how much money should be spent to repair the pond in the village, trying to save some money while doing good things, but he was surprised by Xu Chuan's words the next second.

"Then you haven't been able to go home these few years?" Mother Xu asked tremblingly.

Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. It's just that during the few years of studying abroad, I may be able to come back every year during the Chinese New Year. After all, I still have a lot to learn, and I can't come back just like I did in China. .”

Hearing this, Xu's father and Xu's mother breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They thought that Xu Chuan would not come back after being away for a few years. After all, going abroad is too far away from rural people like them.

"Chuan'er, we definitely support going to study abroad, but after going out, you have to take good care of yourself and call home more often."

Xu's mother was nagging, Xu Chuan listened carefully, nodding from time to time, while Xu's father ate in silence, occasionally looking up at his two-year-old son.

Although Xu Chuan is an adult and capable of taking care of himself, parents are not worried about their children traveling far away.

After staying at home for a few days, he went to Xingcheng No. 1 Middle School to see that girl Xu Xiao, and left some living expenses and pocket money for her. After all, Xu Chuan embarked on a new journey alone.

Back at Nantah University, Xu Chuan sorted out the things in the dormitory to prepare for the next trip abroad.

Living alone, he actually doesn’t have any daily necessities, but more books, manuscript paper, printed materials and papers, etc.

There are a lot of these things, piled up on bookshelves, drawers and other places, and waste paper can be sold for hundreds of yuan for fifty cents a catty.

Of course, it is impossible for Xu Chuan to buy waste paper for these things. For him, these things all carry memories.

And it is no exaggeration to say that these things will be cultural relics in the future.

Think about Einstein's study notes. If it is auctioned, millions of meters of gold can be photographed casually.

Of course, this also has something to do with Einstein's death.

Just like a painter, no matter how famous his paintings were during his lifetime, they cannot match the soaring prices of his paintings after his death.

It's just that Xu Chuan's head is a little dizzy now, there are too many materials in these books, and he has read more math books in the past year than other college students have read in four years of college.

On the bed in another room of the dormitory, there is a bed full of various books standing upright.

"Forget it, sort out the key materials, take some unfinished ones to Princeton, keep some commemorative ones, and give the rest to the students in the mathematics department."

Xu Chuan muttered, and began to organize the books and manuscripts in the dormitory.

There are a lot of books, papers and manuscripts in his dormitory. It is unrealistic to take them all away, but it would be too wasteful to keep them all in this dormitory.

Many of these books and printed papers contain notes and his insights from reading them. These things are of little use to him, because the knowledge is all in his mind.

But for other students in the Department of Mathematics, these things should be regarded as treasures, from which you can read all the way through his study journey, as well as some methods and ideas for solving problems.

More or less, it can bring some inspiration to others.

Especially those printed papers, the value is even higher, not everyone has research funds or money to buy these things.

Of course, the books and materials that can be sent out are limited to mathematics, let alone physics. He didn't read much physics books for a year in college, and the textbooks sent out didn't even have his name written on them.

After tossing and tossing for two or three hours, Xu Chuan finally finished the dormitory.

The things sorted out were divided into three piles.

The least pile of information is some manuscript paper, which is what he is going to leave behind, such as the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture, the proof process and manuscript paper of the Weyl-Berry conjecture, and the distortion and application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem.

These things have a high value of nostalgia and collection for him, so Xu Chuan kept them.

As for the middle part, there are several mathematics books and some papers. These are his unfinished work papers and corresponding books.

Such as the literature and papers related to the "Proton Radius Mystery", as well as part of the data he manually analyzed and calculated.

He had to take these to Princeton so he could continue with the rest of the work.

As for the rest, there are all kinds of books, notebooks, and some manuscript papers that record the complete calculation process.

These things are still useful to the students of the mathematics department in the same year.

After sorting out the books and materials in the dormitory, Xu Chuan didn't make much fanfare. He just quietly found the students who needed these books and gave them the prepared books.

There are more than 80 people in the Department of Mathematics. Even if he read more books in the past year, it is impossible for everyone to read one book.

Moreover, these books also contain his hard work and study notes, so he naturally hopes that those who get them will treat them well.

Although Nantah University is a top 985 institution, not everyone still loves to study after entering the university. Most of them work hard, but there are also quite a few people who just dawdle.

Everyone has their own choice, Xu Chuan can't comment, but he can make his own choice and give a little help to those students who work hard.

After disposing of the things in hand, the Morning Star Mathematics Award will also be awarded.

After buying a high-speed rail ticket, Xu Chuan and Rong Zhizhuan, the dean of the School of Mathematics, went to the capital. This year's Morning Star Mathematics will be awarded at the 7th World Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, which will be held at Shuimu University.

At this World Chinese Mathematics Conference, the Chern Prize and the ICCM International Cooperation Award were awarded together with the Morning Star Mathematics Prize.

The former was established by the International Mathematical Union in memory of the late Chinese mathematician Chern Shiing-shen, and rewards scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the international field of mathematics.

This is also the first mathematics award named after a Chinese mathematician by the International Mathematical Union. It is a lifetime achievement award similar to the Wolf Award.

Although there is no age limit for the Chern Award, Xu Chuan is also qualified to receive this award, but this year's Chinese Mathematicians Conference is out of the question.

This type of lifetime achievement award is basically awarded to mathematicians who are over forty years old or even older.

After all, you give a lifetime achievement award to a mathematician under the age of 40, which means cursing others for their short life or failure to make breakthroughs in the future, which is not very good.

If the Chern Mathematics Prize had been awarded at this conference, Xu Chuan might have won it. Unfortunately, the Chern Mathematics Prize will not be held until next year.

As for the ICCM International Cooperation Award, it is similar to the Chern Award. It is mainly awarded to leading mathematicians with outstanding achievements and high morals in the field of mathematical sciences, in recognition of their lifelong outstanding contributions to the Chinese mathematics career.

This year's World Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, and the entire Nantah University, were invited to participate in this year's mathematics conference, and only Xu Chuan and Rong Zhizhuan were invited.

Only Xu Chuan was invited to give a report at the mathematics conference. Rong Zhizhuan was invited because of Nanjing University. After all, it is a top-ranked university in China, so he definitely needs an invitation.

As for the other mathematics professors at Nantah University, none of them received invitation letters.

Of course, you can participate without receiving the invitation letter, but you have to pay for food and lodging, and you cannot participate in the party on the last day.

Xu Chuan followed Rong Zhizhuan, and the two arrived at Wenjin International Hotel next to Shuimu University.

This is one of the best hotels near Shuimu University. It costs two to three thousand yuan to stay in an ordinary room for one night.

However, Xu Chuan, as a guest invited to participate in the mathematics conference, naturally does not need to worry about food and lodging. The Huaguo mathematics conference has already been arranged.

After handing over the invitation letter to the staff at the front desk, Xu Chuan signed his name on the report form under the surprised eyes of the young and beautiful lady at the front desk, and took over the participation card handed over.

"Dean Rong, which room do you live in?"

Dragging the suitcase, Xu Chuan walked side by side with Rong Zhizhuan towards the elevator, pressed his floor and asked.

"Let me take a look." Rong Zhizhuan flipped through the room card in his hand and said, "1719."

Xu Chuan nodded and pressed the seventeenth floor.

The elevator door closed slowly, but it was blocked by someone's hand halfway through.

"Sorry, please wait."

A voice came into the elevator, and Xu Chuan looked up. It was a young man who was older than him blocking the door with his hands, followed by a familiar figure.

And this familiar figure's eyes lit up when he saw Xu Chuan, and he greeted him with a smile.

"Long time no see, Xu Chuan."

Xu Chuan quickly responded: "Academician Zhang, hello."

This familiar figure was none other than Academician Zhang Weiping of Sun Moon University. He had wanted to recruit Xu Chuan into Sun Moon University as a student, but it was a pity that Xu Chuan went to Nantah University in the end.

Seeing Xu Chuan again this time, Zhang Weiping had mixed feelings, and regretted not insisting on it.

He knew that Xu Chuan's math talent was good, but he didn't expect it to be so good that he solved a world-class math conjecture in one year of college.

It would have been nice if it had persisted a little longer.

Lost for a moment, Zhang Weiping turned back and walked into the elevator, stood beside Xu Chuan, and greeted Rong Zhizhuan with a smile.

"Dean Rong is also here. You guys have a good student from Nantah University. If I had persisted when I was training at IMO, maybe Xu Chuan would be my student."

Rong Zhizhuan smiled and nodded in greeting: "Xu Chuan is indeed very good, but there are also many math geniuses in Sun Moon University. The student behind you is Hu Xingjian, who won the gold medal in Qiu Chengtong's mathematics competition for college students two years ago. outstanding."

In the past two years, he served as a judge in Qiu Chengtong's mathematics competition for college students. He naturally knew this gold medalist. Although his talent was not as good as Xu Chuan's, he was still outstanding.

Zhang Weiping shook his head, didn't care about the feelings of the young people around him, and said directly: "The younger generation, who can compare with Xu Chuan?"

"Xingjian, let's get acquainted." This is Dean Rong Zhi of Nanyang University's Mathematics Institute, and the one next to him is the genius I mentioned to you before, Xu Chuan, who proved Weyl-Berry's conjecture. "

"Hello, Dean Rong, and God Chuan."

Following behind Zhang Weiping, Hu Xingjian rushed out to say hello.

On the side, Zhang Weiping continued: "For this mathematics conference, you should exchange and study with Xu Chuan. He is a top mathematician in the field of spectral fractals you are learning."

As he said that, he looked at Xu Chuan again, and said with a smile: "Xu Chuan, this is my student, Hu Xingjian, this year's second year of graduate school, and his study direction is spectrum theory and Hilbert space. I know you will come to this conference, so I deliberately brought him here to learn from you, don't hide it, give me some pointers."

Xu Chuan quickly said: "Don't dare to give advice, just learn from each other."