102. Chapter 102 The upcoming report [Please subscribe for the fifth update]
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Chapter 102 The upcoming report [Fifth update please subscribe]
The Spring Festival of 2020 passed in a cheerful and lively atmosphere.
Nothing unexpected happened to bring the entire society to a halt.
And Li Mu also stayed at home until the seventh day of the first lunar month.
January 31, 2020.
"Are you leaving today?"
Father Li and Mother Li looked at their children who were packing their luggage and asked reluctantly.
Li Ruyu also has to leave today because her instructor is urging her to go back to the laboratory to do experiments.
She said helplessly: "Hey, if I had known I wouldn't have chosen this major, my tutor has to do experiments every day, even during the Chinese New Year."
Li Mu also said helplessly: "I will go to the United States to attend the meeting in five days. There is no way, they don't celebrate the New Year like us."
Father Li and Mother Li also knew that the two children did not mean to go back early, so Mother Li stepped forward and rubbed the heads of the two children, "Okay, please pay attention to safety outside, especially Li Mu, you go
After you go abroad, just follow the teacher and don't run around in other places, it's very chaotic abroad."
Father Li also emphasized: "Especially don't go to places where there are many black people, and go back to the hotel early in the evening. You can wander the streets at two or three in the middle of the night in China, but you can't do that over there."
"besides……"
After listening to his parents' instructions, Li Mu didn't feel impatient.
After all, he doesn't know when he will come back next time. If there are too many academic matters, he may not be able to come back this summer.
When Li Ruyu next to her saw her parents talking to Li Mu, she became jealous: "Mom! Dad! You didn't tell me, just tell Li Mu!"
Mom rolled her eyes: "You're not going abroad."
Dad also said: "You should learn more from your brother. He has been invited to give reports at foreign conferences. You should also work hard to keep up with your brother."
Li Ruyu suddenly pouted.
And Li Mu burst out laughing.
When Li Ruyu was admitted to Peking University, his parents asked him to learn from his sister.
But now, the offense and defense are easy to change.
…
Without much nonsense, the two left home and got on the shuttle bus to the airport.
Li Mu's flight was an hour earlier than Li Ruyu's. Standing in front of the boarding gate, Li Ruyu's sister still expressed concern: "When you go abroad, just listen to what our mom and dad say. Don't run around, and don't be fooled by those women abroad."
Some of them have been abducted, especially the kind of women who stand outside at night. If you want to find a girlfriend, my sister will introduce it to you..."
Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, stop being a mother here, I still don't understand."
"The eldest sister is like a mother, I don't know!" Li Ruyu rolled her eyes at him: "You bastard."
"Okay, I'm going to board the plane first." Li Mu waved his hand and dragged his suitcase towards the boarding gate.
Li Ruyu waved to him: "Don't forget to bring me a gift."
"Be at ease."
…
The flight took just a few hours from takeoff to landing.
Li Mu had already crossed the north and south of the Yangtze River and arrived in Shanghai.
First, he went to the consulate in Shanghai to get the visa he had applied for before the holidays. Since he was invited to attend an academic conference, it was very easy to get this visa.
At the same time, since it is not a study visa, there is no need for proof of English scores such as IELTS or TOEFL.
After obtaining the visa, he and Professor Lin Yao got on a plane to the United States on February 5.
The 2020 Joint Mathematics Conference was held in Denver, Colorado, so they had to take a connecting flight after arriving in New York.
In this way, it was not until February 7th that they finally arrived at their destination.
I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Colorado Convention Center, which is one of the official hotels designated for this conference. The cost of stay is relatively low.
"Okay, our meeting starts on February 10th. In the next few days, you can go around by yourself. Of course, you can only go around here at most, but you can't go too far.
"
When they arrived at their room, Lin Yao gave one last instruction.
"Okay." Li Mu nodded.
"Well, I have to go to bed first. It feels like my biological clock hasn't been adjusted yet."
With that said, Lin Yao yawned, rubbed his head and returned to his room.
As for Li Mu, because he rests very efficiently, his biological clock has long been adjusted on the plane.
However, he never thought about going out for a walk.
"My reporting date is February 14th, only one week left."
"As for the hail conjecture, there is still one last thing left to do..."
Li Mu returned to his room, frowning.
In fact, the report they want to make must be submitted two weeks before the meeting.
So there was nothing he could do. A week ago, he made a report on his current progress and submitted it.
But he still didn't stop trying.
Because he already felt that he was getting closer and closer to the last source of inspiration.
He's about to catch it!
…
The fleeting time carries the earth to February 14th.
Valentine's Day.
However, for mathematicians, Valentine's Day seems to be far less important than mathematics.
In the Colorado Convention Center, discussions about mathematics continued.
Today's conference program mainly involves invitations from major lecturers to give reports. These report invitees are arranged to give speeches in different conference rooms, and other participants can choose the reports they want to listen to based on their own interests.
In most conference rooms, although there are many people sitting there, they are basically not full.
But there are always exceptions.
In one of the conference rooms, hundreds of seats were packed, and there were even people standing in the aisles.
Anyone who knows something about contemporary mathematicians will be amazed by the lineup of participants if they stand in front of the conference.
Well-known mathematicians such as Terence Tao, known as the Mozart of Mathematics, Professor Pierre Deligne, a Grand Slam winner of mathematics awards, and Andrew Wiles, the prover of Fermat's Last Theorem, are all here, and Gerd Fa
The great god Ertings also came.
What is the appeal of this report that attracts so many great people?
"Professor Faltings."
Terence Tao walked into the conference room, and after seeing Faltings, he walked up with a smile and said hello.
Faltings used the method of algebraic geometry to prove the Model's conjecture in number theory, and won the Fields Medal for it. Since then, he has made many achievements, and also served as the Institute of Mathematics of the Max Planck Society in Germany.
’s strengths.
He is one of the well-deserved gods in contemporary mathematics.
And the relationship between the two of them is relatively familiar.
"Tao." Faltings saw Tao Zhexuan and nodded to him.
"Professor Faltings can come to participate in this report. He must have read the article in today's report, right?"
"Yes." Faltings nodded and said: "This report is very close to proving success, but it is a pity that it is only missing the last step. But what can be said is that this reporter should be called the distance
Hail to the person closest to guessing the answer."
"Yes." Terence Tao also nodded.
Just that last step.
But for mathematics, a step away often means a huge ravine.
