Chapter 462: Your Brother Chuan is still the same Brother Chuan!
After visiting Academician Pan and unexpectedly gaining some ideas and directions for strongly correlated electronic systems, Xu Chuan also left with Yang Qiu.
On the campus of Peking University, Mr. Yang, accompanied by Ms. Weng, got into the car and said goodbye because his legs and feet were not very convenient.
Mr. Qiu, on the other hand, was going to continue chatting with Xu Chuan and walk all the way back to Shuimu.
On the campus of Peking University, Xu Chuan naturally walked with this old gentleman all the way. The two of them were chatting. He remembered something and asked:
"By the way, Mr. Qiu, about the meeting you mentioned last time that advocates sorting out mathematical knowledge and reviving ancient mathematical knowledge, hasn't the time been set yet?"
Mr. Qiu shook his head and said: "IMU had two more meetings later and they are still discussing."
"You know, when this kind of conference is held in China, the country naturally hopes to hold it in a larger direction, so I hope 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 they are constantly discussing and revising it, so the time has not been determined."
After a slight pause, he continued: "But judging from the last result, it should be soon, probably around January after New Year's Day."
"I will notify you when the time is determined."
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "No problem. But speaking of it, isn't Peking University the leader in this kind of meeting?"
When it comes to the influence and strength of mathematics departments in domestic universities, Peking University is indeed unique. There is nothing to say about this.
Whether it is domestic status or international influence, Peking University’s Mathematics Department has surpassed Shuimu by a lot. Sometimes, the ranking of Shuimu Mathematics Department even falls out of the top three in the country.
According to common sense, such an internationally influential conference should be held at Peking University. After all, Peking University is the window to the Chinese mathematics community to the outside world.
Hearing this, Mr. Qiu snorted coldly and said: "They want to do it, but I facilitated this exchange meeting. Why should I give them a chance?"
"And putting aside appearances, with their influence among top international mathematicians, they cannot facilitate such a meeting."
Speaking of this old gentleman from Peking University, I am a little dissatisfied. The friction between him and the Mathematics Department of Peking University is also well-known.
In terms of overall strength, the Department of Mathematics at Peking University is indeed number one among domestic universities.
But when it comes to influence among the world's top mathematicians, after Mr. Chen's passing, Peking University as a whole is still lacking.
Whether it is Xu Chuan or Qiu Chengtong, their influence among top-level mathematicians is much stronger than that of Peking University.
After all, the names of the Seven Millennium Problems and Fields Medal winners are there, and Peking University cannot catch up with them no matter how hard they try.
Xu Chuan smiled and did not answer. The two of them 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, then suddenly shouted: "Lu Tianrui, here."
On the side of the road, Lu Tianrui, who was walking hurriedly on campus with a book in his arms, heard the shout and looked over. Two familiar-looking figures, a young man and an old man, were standing on the other side of the road looking at him.
After staring at the two people for a while, he seemed to recognize their identities, but he couldn't believe that these two people would appear here.
After rubbing his eyes to confirm that he was not hallucinating, he quickly ran over and asked excitedly and tremblingly: "Brother Chuan, is this really you?"
After saying hello, he greeted Mr. Qiu, who was standing with Xu Chuan, cautiously: "Professor Qiu, hello."
Looking at the familiar figures in front of him, Xu Chuan felt a little emotional.
The person I met this time was a friend who participated in the IMO competition together in high school. Six or seven years later, the little fat boy back then had grown up.
The only thing that hasn't changed is his fat figure and the round glasses on the bridge of his 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, is undoubtedly talented in mathematics. After being recruited by Peking University in advance, he will naturally continue on the path of mathematics.
Lu Tianrui nodded and said, "It's really fast. I'll have to go there in January next year."
Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Awesome, you used to study for a Ph.D., right? You completed college and graduate studies in six years, which is pretty good."
Hearing this, Lu Tianrui scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "I have already obtained a doctorate from Peking University, and this time I went to study in the past."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan was a little surprised: "Okay, Xiao Tianrui, this beta pretends to be pretty good. He completed all his studies in six or seven years."
Lu Tianrui: "Compared with Brother Chuan, you are far behind."
On the side, Mr. Qiu Chengtong said with a smile: "It took me six years to complete a postgraduate Ph.D. in college, which is already very impressive. 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 when you have time. I won't disturb you two young people today."
Xu Chuan nodded and said, "I will definitely do it."
Mr. Qiu smiled and waved his hand, nodded to Lu Tianrui, and then strolled away with his hands behind his back.
"Let's go, find a place to sit."
Mr. Qiu left, and Xu Chuan smiled and patted his teammate on the shoulder.
Although the two have always been in contact occasionally, they haven't seen each other for six or seven years, so it is still very joyful to meet unexpectedly, especially the friendship that they had in the past when they competed together and went through the journey together.
In front of a milk tea shop on the Peking University campus, the two of them found a quiet place to sit down. Lu Tianrui also felt a little emotional when looking at the former friend who was now a giant.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The master who took him to participate in the competition back then has really become a master now.
Although he knew the gap between the two a long time ago, he never expected that the gap would be so big.
While 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-old problem.
I'm afraid the gap between them cannot be calculated in years. If we insist on saying so, we can only say that they are two different species.
After all, even if he thought his talent in mathematics was pretty good, he never thought he would be able to 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 competitions together, someone else would probably be so reserved sitting next to him that he wouldn't even know what to say.
After chatting for a while, he relaxed a little, looked at Xu Chuan and asked curiously: "Brother Chuan, why did you come to Peking University?"
He was aware of the conflict between the Peking University Mathematics Department and his great teammate, but he didn't expect to encounter them on the Peking University campus today.
Xu Chuan smiled and said, "I know Mr. Pan Deming from your school. I came here to visit him. I didn't expect to meet you by chance."
After a slight pause, he continued: "When you go to Princeton next year, which direction are you planning to study in depth?"
Lu Tianrui: "The current chosen direction is algebraic geometry. If there are no surprises, I will try to delve deeper into this field."
"It's 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 before embarking on the path of studying algebraic geometry. Your research on Hodge's conjecture gave me too much shock and inspiration."
After a pause, he continued: "Brother Chuan, I have read your paper proving Hodge's conjecture, but unfortunately not even one out of ten can understand it."
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The proof of Hodge's conjecture is indeed more complicated and involves many fields of mathematics. When I go back, I will mail you some books and manuscript papers that I used to study algebraic geometry. Maybe you can take a look at me
The road we have traveled before.”
When he was studying at Princeton, he left several large boxes of books and papers that he had read and studied, and those things were later shipped back by mail.
For him now, those things are useless, but if they are given to Lu Tianrui, they should help him make further progress in the field of algebraic geometry.
After all, there are a lot of his thoughts on the problem and some research ideas.
Hearing this, Lu Tianrui swallowed with some difficulty. He naturally knew how precious these things were.
Not to mention students like him who are still in the learning stage, but even top mathematicians, it might be helpful.
But it was hard for him to refuse. After all, for a mathematics researcher, such a gift was a dream come true.
Seeing his old friend's confusion, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite to me. Anyway, those things from before are just sitting there unused."
Hearing this, Lu Tianrui took a deep breath, nodded solemnly, and said, "Thank you, Brother Chuan."
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "If you encounter any problems in mathematics, you can come to me."
The two chatted for a while. Suddenly, Lu Tianrui seemed to have regained his previous personality. He looked at Xu Chuan curiously and asked: "Brother Chuan, why did you win the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal together?"
How does it 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. He thought he would have some lyrical feelings, but he didn't expect it to be just this sentence.
But then, he reacted again.
Sure enough, no matter how time changes, Brother Sichuan is still the same Brother Sichuan during the competition, the same defiant and indifferent, but he is more fluent and natural in pretending to be beta.
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Saying goodbye to the old friends he met by chance, Xu Chuan returned to the Beihai Hotel and began to sort out today's exchanges and gains with Mr. Yang and Mr. Qiu.
Without him, these two old gentlemen can be said to be the first people in China's current physics and mathematics circles.
Even in the whole world, these two old gentlemen are among the best.
The ideas proposed by a master of this level are naturally well thought out, and are of extremely high value even to him.
The days passed like this, and in the blink of an eye, New Year's Day of 22nd was here.
In this new year of the Gregorian calendar, China has ushered in a new beginning.
The Dawn Demonstration Reactor project in Jinling was officially transformed into Huaguo Fusion Energy Company, and the Dawn Demonstration Reactor also 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 Dawn's limit.
When all four generator sets equipped with the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor are in operation, the full-load power generation is enough to supply energy to the entire Sujiang Province.
Along with the official connection of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor to the grid, there is another piece of good news.
"China and Pakistan Railways signed a transnational power grid interconnection project!"
"China is negotiating with Laos, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on cross-border power grid interconnection projects."
The two pieces of news caused quite a stir around the world.
This news is definitely not good news for other countries except China and the countries that cooperate with it, especially for Western countries led by the United States.
.......
Atlantic coast, white house.
The elderly president was holding a newspaper in his hand, looking at the news on it and not knowing what he was thinking.
At this moment, China begins to export energy to other countries, which means that they begin to squeeze out other countries' resources in Southeast Asia.
Especially for the United States, small countries in Southeast Asia are an important means for them to contain each other.
If China only signs a transnational power grid interconnection project with Pakistan Railways and provides it with cheap power, it would be nothing. After all, one Pakistan Railways is far from enough to affect the situation.
But when all of Southeast Asia falls to China, the situation in Asia will gradually collapse completely.
Even, not only Southeast Asia, but also other countries.
When faced with cheap electric energy, not to mention small countries in Southeast Asia, even the European Union, as long as the conditions proposed by China are not so excessive, they may not be able to last long.
After all, the EU's urgent shortage of energy is an urgent 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 significantly reduced.
Although everyone is now catching up with controllable nuclear fusion technology, no one knows how long it will take for other countries to catch up with China in this regard.
It might be ten years, it might be twenty years, it might even be longer.
During this period, it is unlikely that some countries will directly trade core technologies to gain support from China, and it is not impossible to build a controllable nuclear fusion reactor in their own 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 time it loses a country, it means that their influence in the world is weakened.
This is undoubtedly an even worse change for them, who have already begun to decline.
