Great Country Academician

After visiting Academician Pan for a while, and unexpectedly gaining some ideas and directions for strongly correlated electronic systems, Xu Chuan also left with Yang and Qiu.

On the campus of Peking University, Mr. Yang, accompanied by Ms. Weng, got in the car to bid farewell and left because of his inconvenient legs and feet.

Mr. Qiu, on the other hand, was going to continue chatting with Xu Chuan and walked all the way back to Shuimu.

On the campus of Peking University, Xu Chuan naturally walked with the old gentleman all the way. The two chatted. He remembered something and asked:

"By the way, Mr. Qiu, about the meeting you mentioned last time that advocates sorting out mathematical knowledge and revitalizing those ancient mathematical knowledge, haven't you decided on a time yet?"

Old Mr. Qiu shook his head and said, "The IMU held two more meetings later, and we are still discussing it."

"You know, if this kind of conference is held in China, the country naturally hopes to hold it in a bigger direction, so I hope that the IMU will invite more top mathematicians to expand its influence."

"Of course, the International Mathematical Union also hopes to use this opportunity to expand the influence of mathematics, so it is constantly discussing and revising, which has resulted in the time being unable to be determined."

After a slight pause, he continued: "But judging from the results last time, it should be soon, probably around January after New Year's Day."

"I will let you know when the time is determined."

Xu Chuan nodded with a smile, and said, "No problem. But speaking of it, Peking University didn't take the lead in this kind of meeting?"

When it comes to the influence and strength of the mathematics departments of domestic universities, Peking University is indeed unique, and there is nothing to say about this.

Whether it is domestic status or international influence, the Department of Mathematics of Peking University has surpassed Mizuki by a lot. Sometimes, the ranking of the Department of Mathematics of Mizuki even fell out of the top three in China.

According to common sense, such an internationally influential conference should be held at Peking University. After all, Peking University is the window of Huaguo's mathematics community to the outside world.

Hearing this, Mr. Qiu snorted coldly, and said, "They really want to do it, but I facilitated this exchange meeting, so why give them a chance."

"And aside from appearances, in the influence among the top international mathematicians, they can't facilitate this kind of meeting."

Speaking of Peking University, this old gentleman is a little dissatisfied, and the friction between him and the Department of Mathematics of Peking University is also well-known.

In terms of comprehensive strength, the Department of Mathematics of Peking University is indeed number one among domestic universities.

But in terms of influence among the top mathematicians in the world, Peking University as a whole still lacks after Mr. Chen passed away.

Whether it is Xu Chuan or Qiu Chengtong, among top-level mathematicians, their influence is much stronger than that of Peking University.

After all, there are the seven Millennium Problems and the winners of the Fields Medal, which Peking University can’t keep up with no matter how flattering it is.

Xu Chuan smiled, but didn't answer the conversation. The two skipped the topic and walked forward while chatting.

Suddenly, Xu Chuan noticed the figure of a young man, who looked very familiar, like an old friend.

He stopped and squinted his eyes for a while, and suddenly called out: "Lu Tianrui, here."

On the side of the road, Lu Tianrui, who was hurriedly walking on the campus with his books in his arms, looked over after hearing the shout, and two familiar figures, one young and one old, were standing on the other side of the road and looking at him.

After staring at the two for a while, he seemed to recognize their identities, but he couldn't believe that they would appear here.

After rubbing his eyes and confirming that he was not hallucinating, he quickly ran over and asked excitedly and tremblingly, "Brother Chuanchuan, is it really your old man?"

After saying hello, he greeted the old Mr. Qiu who was standing with Xu Chuan in a cautious manner: "Professor Qiu, hello."

Looking at the somewhat familiar figure in front of him, Xu Chuan felt a little emotional.

The person I met at this meeting was my friend who participated in the IMO competition together in high school. Six or seven years have passed, and the little fat man back then has grown up.

The only thing that remains the same is the fat figure and the round glasses on the bridge of the nose.

"I didn't expect to meet you at Peking University. Last time you told me that you were going to apply for Princeton, I thought you were going to study abroad." Looking at the little fat man in front of him, Xu Chuan sighed with a smile.

As his teammate, Lu Tianrui, who won the gold medal in the CMO competition together, has an undoubted talent in mathematics. He was recruited by Peking University in advance and he will naturally go on the road of mathematics.

Lu Tianrui nodded and said, "It's really coming soon, I'll have to pass in January next year."

Xu Chuan said with a smile: "Amazing, did you study for a Ph. D. in the past? It took six years to complete university and postgraduate studies, which is pretty good."

Hearing this, Lu Tianrui scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "I have already obtained a doctorate degree from Peking University, and this time it was for advanced studies in the past."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was a little surprised: "Yes, Xiao Tianrui, this β is pretty good, and he completed all his studies in six or seven years."

Lu Tianrui: "Compared to Brother Chuan, you are far behind."

On the side, old Mr. Qiu Chengtong smiled and said: "It took six years to complete the postgraduate Ph.D., which is already very good. Don't compare with this monster, he is not a normal person."

After a pause, he then looked at Xu Chuan and said with a smile, "Go to Shuimu to chat with me if you have time, so I won't bother you two young people today."

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "I will definitely."

Old Mr. Qiu waved his hands with a smile, then nodded to Lu Tianrui, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

"Let's go, find a place to sit."

Mr. Qiu left, Xu Chuan smiled and patted his teammate on the shoulder.

Although the two prestige have always had occasional contact, they haven't seen each other for six or seven years. It's still very joyful to meet unexpectedly, especially the friendship that they used to compete together and come together.

In front of a milk tea shop on the campus of Peking University, the two found a quiet place to sit down, looking at the former friend in front of them, now the giant, Lu Tianrui also felt a little emotional.

The great god who took him to participate in the competition back then has really become a great god now.

Although he was aware of the gap between the two a long time ago, he never thought that the gap would be so large.

He is still studying. This great master has already solved two of the seven millennium problems, won the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize, and also served as the chief designer of the controllable nuclear fusion project to solve this century problem.

I'm afraid the gap between them can't be calculated in years. If you insist, you can only say that they are two different species.

After all, even if he thought that his talent in mathematics was not bad, he never thought that he could solve a millennium problem in this life.

But the teammate in front of him, who was only one year older than him, had already solved two of them.

If it weren't for the friendship left over from participating in the competition together back then, if someone else sat with him, he would probably have to be so reserved that he wouldn't even know what to say.

After chatting for a while, he also let go a little bit, looked at Xu Chuan and asked curiously: "Brother Chuan, why did you come to Peking University?"

He was aware of the conflict between the Department of Mathematics of Peking University and his great teammate, but he did not expect to encounter it on the campus of Peking University today.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "I know old Mr. Pan Deming from your school. I came here to visit him this time. I didn't expect to meet you by chance."

After a slight pause, he continued: "When I go to Princeton next year, which direction do I plan to study further?"

Lu Tianrui: "The current chosen direction is algebraic geometry. If there is no accident, I should try to go deeper into this field."

"Very good, algebraic geometry is a very broad field." Xu Chuan said with a smile.

Lu Tianrui nodded, and said: "Speaking of which, I was influenced by you to study algebraic geometry. Your research on Hodge's conjecture has given me too much shock and inspiration."

After a pause, he continued: "I have read Brother Chuan's paper proving Hodge's conjecture, but it is a pity that none of the ten can understand it."

Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The proof of Hodge's conjecture is indeed more complicated, involving more fields of mathematics. After I go back, I will mail you some books and manuscripts that I used to study algebraic geometry. Maybe you can take a look at my the way we've traveled before."

When he was studying at Princeton before, he left several large boxes of books and papers that he had read and studied, and those things were shipped back by mail.

For him today, those things are useless, but if you give it to Lu Tianrui, it should help him to go further in the field of algebraic geometry.

After all, there are a lot of his thinking on the problem and some research ideas on it.

Hearing this, Lu Tianrui swallowed with some difficulty. He naturally knew how precious these things were.

Not to mention giving it to a student who is still in the learning stage, even if it is given to a top mathematician, it may be helpful.

But it was hard for him to refuse, after all, for a mathematics researcher, such a gift could be said to be a dream.

Seeing the entanglement of this old friend, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Don't be polite to me, anyway, those things from before are still idle there."

Hearing this, Lu Tianrui took a deep breath, nodded solemnly, and said, "Then thank you Brother Chuan."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "If you encounter any problems in mathematics, you can come to me anyway."

The two chatted again, and suddenly, Lu Tianrui seemed to have regained his previous personality, staring at Xu Chuan curiously, and asked, "Brother Chuan, what kind of thing is it that you won the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal together?" How do you feel?"

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan thought about it seriously before replying, "It's okay."

Hearing this answer, Lu Tianrui was stunned for a while, thinking that there would be some lyrical feelings, but unexpectedly, it was just such a sentence.

But immediately, he reacted again.

Sure enough, no matter how time changes, Brother Chuan is still the same Brother Chuan during the competition period, the same against the sky, the same indifferent, but pretending to be beta is more fluid and natural.

Saying goodbye to the old friend he met by chance, Xu Chuan returned to the Beihai Hotel, and began to sort out the exchanges and gains with Mr. Yang and Mr. Qiu today.

Without him, these two old gentlemen can be said to be the first people in the world of physics and mathematics in Huaguo today.

Even in the whole world, these two old gentlemen are in the top batch.

The ideas put forward by a big bull of this level are naturally well thought out, even for him, they are of extremely high value.

The days passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, the 22nd New Year's Day arrived.

In this new year of the Gregorian calendar, Huaguo ushered in a new sail.

The Poxiao Demonstration Reactor project in Jinling was officially transformed into Huaguo Fusion Energy Company, and the Poxiao Demonstration Reactor completed the final grid connection and began to provide a steady stream of electric energy to the entire Jinling City.

Of course, supplying a city, even a provincial center like Jinling, is not the limit of Daybreak.

When the four sets of generating units equipped with the Lixiao Demonstration Reactor are all in operation, the full-load power generation is enough to supply energy for the entire Jiangsu Province.

Along with the official connection of the Lixiao Demonstration Reactor to the grid, there is another piece of good news.

"Huaguo and Pakistan Railway signed a transnational power grid interconnection project! "

"Huaguo is negotiating with Laos, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on the cross-border power grid interconnection project. "

The two pieces of news caused considerable turmoil around the world.

This news is definitely not good news for other countries except Huaguo and the countries that cooperate with it, especially for Western countries headed by the United States.

Atlantic coast, White House.

The elderly president was holding a newspaper in his hand, looking at the news on it, wondering what he was thinking.

At this moment, Huaguo began to export energy to other countries, which meant that they began to squeeze other countries' resources in Southeast Asia.

Especially for the United States, the small countries in Southeast Asia are an important means for them to contain each other.

If Huaguo just signed a cross-border power grid interconnection project with Pakistan Railway to provide it with cheap electricity, it would be fine. After all, one Batie is far from enough to affect the situation.

But when the entire Southeast Asia falls to China, the situation in Asia will gradually and completely collapse.

Even, not only Southeast Asia, but also other countries.

In the face of cheap electricity, not to mention the small countries in Southeast Asia, even the European Union, as long as the conditions proposed by Huaguo are not so excessive, I am afraid that they may not be able to last long.

After all, the EU's urgent need for energy is an imminent matter.

Although switching the lifeline of energy from Tsarist Russia to China is not a good thing for them, it is not unacceptable if the price of energy can be greatly reduced.

Although everyone is now catching up with controllable nuclear fusion technology, no one knows how long it will take for countries to catch up with China in this regard.

It may be ten years, it may be twenty years, or even longer.

During this period, some countries may directly trade core technologies to obtain support from China, and it is not impossible to build a controllable nuclear fusion reactor in the country.

After all, for many countries, judging from the dawn fusion reactor that has been realized, the annual power generation of a large fusion reactor is enough to supply a small and medium-sized country.

For the United States, every loss of a country means that their influence in the world is weakened by one point.

This is undoubtedly a worse change for them who have already started to go downhill.